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Language & Literacy Education

  • Dr. Derek Gladwin appointed to the Peter Wall Institute

  • Congratlations Laen Hershler!

    Laen Hershler's thesis, Four Quadrants of Research-Based Theatre, has been selected to receive the Master’s Graduate Research Award from the Arts Researchers and Teachers Special Interest Group (ARTS-SIG). Congratulations!

  • Dr. Monique Bournot-Trites at the presentation of the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Palmes Académiques

    Dr. Monique Bournot-Trites at the presentation of the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Palmes Académiques

  • Dr. Bonny Norton, University Killam Professor, presented at Research Horizons: what now, what next?

    Research horizons: what now, what next? An evening with UBC’s newest University Killam Professors Professor Bonny Norton’s seminal research on identity, language learning, and social change is internationally renowned. To promote multilingual literacy for children and youth worldwide, she leads the Global Storybooks project, which harnesses the scalability of digital technology to provide free online […]

  • Pramad Sah successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!

    Please join us in congratulating Pramod Sah on the successful defence of his doctoral dissertation entitled ‘New hierarchies, new elites: A critical ethnography of English as a medium of instruction policy in Nepali public schools’ on May 2nd, 2022.

  • Wasan Qasim successfully defended her MA thesis. Congratulations!

    Wasan Qasim successfully defended her MA thesis. Congratulations!

  • Lingering with Love & Loss | Remembering Carl Leggo

    Lingering with Love & Loss | Remembering Carl Leggo

Find the latest updates on COVID-19 for students, faculty and staff here.

We are a collective of educators committed to social justice in our work with students, colleagues, partners, and community members. We are privileged to learn, teach, and conduct our research on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

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Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:

Language and literacy learning and teaching in multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal contexts


Critical and anti-oppressive approaches to literacy and language education

Indigenous Language & Literacy Education


Arts-based, literary, and embodied learning in language and literacy education

Digital media, cultures and technologies in language and literacy education


Theories and methodologies for literacy and language education research

Recent Publications

Disseminating evidence-based preventive interventions to promote wellness and mental health in children and youth: Opportunities, gaps, and challenges. Canadian Journal of Public Health.
Leadbeater, B., Walker, M., Bowen, F., Barbic, S., Crooks, C., Mathias, S., Moretti, M., Sukhawathanakul, P., Pepler, D., Angelius, K., Carr, W., Schonert-Reichl, K., et al. (In press)
A Spotlight on Research-based Theatre. Learning Landscapes Journal. https://doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v15i1.1081
Shigematsu, T., Lea, G. W., Cook, C., Belliveau, G. (2022)
A Landscape of Ethics in Research-Based Theater: Staging Lives of Family Members Who Have Passed. Qualitative  Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004221098991
Lea, G. W. & Belliveau, G. (2022)
Key questions in evaluating audience impact: A mixed methods approach in research-based theatre. In D. Snyder-Young & M. Omasta (Eds.) Impacting Theatre Audiences: Methods for Studying Change. New York: Routledge. (pp. 161-172).
Nichols, J., Belliveau, G., Cox, S., Lea, G. W. & Cook, C. (2022)
Bringing disability experiences front stage: Research-based Theatre as a teaching approach to promote inclusive health education. Nurse Education Today, 115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105408
Jarus, T., Mayer, Y., Gross, E., Cook, C., Bulk, L.Y., Hershler, L., Nichols, J. & Belliveau, G. (2022)
Through a glass brightly: Generative ethical tensions in Research-based Theatre. Qualitative Inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004221097677
Michalovich, A., Mayer, Y., Hershler, L., Bulk, L.Y., Cook, C., Graf, H., Lee, M., Belliveau, G., Jarus, T. (2022)
Multiple futures literacies: An interdisciplinary review. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 19(3).
Horst, R. & Gladwin, D. (2022). (Forthcoming, July 2022)
Imagining futures literacies: A collaborative practice. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 22(7).
Gladwin, D., Horst, R., James, K., Sameshima, P. (Forthcoming, July 2022)
Validation of the PPVT–5 for Chinese-English bilingual learners: Application of cross-classified mixed effects model. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics,1(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2022.100013
Ji, R., Li, G., & Gunderson, L. (2022).

News & Events

Dr. Derek Gladwin appointed to the Peter Wall Institute
June 23, 2022

Congratlations Laen Hershler!
June 3, 2022

Digital Media: Providing opportunities for language and literacy learning for youth from refugee backgrounds
June 2, 2022

Dr. Monique Bournot-Trites at the presentation of the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Palmes Académiques
May 9, 2022

Dr. Bonny Norton, University Killam Professor, presented at Research Horizons: what now, what next?
May 4, 2022

Pramad Sah successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!
May 2, 2022

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Job Postings

2022W Sessional Lecturers
Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Digital Literacy Centre, GAA (2022W1)
Application Deadline: Thursday, July 7 2022

2022W Graduate Teaching Assistants in UBC-Rits ASTU (Anticipated)
Application Deadline: -

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