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Language & Literacy Education

  • Congratulations to Dmitri Detwyler on successfully defending his doctoral dissertation

    Please join us in congratulating Dmitri Detwyler on having successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on July 29th and completing all PhD graduation requirements. The title of his dissertation is: “Pandemic transformations and settler discourse stabilities in Canadian English-language teacher identity”.

  • 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 […]

  • 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

Kindergarten to Grade 12, Second Language Literacy. Handbook of Practical Second Language Teaching and Learning.
Gunderson, L. & D’Silva, R. (2022)
Mental health literacy in schools. In E. Hennessy, C. Heary, & M. Michail (Eds.). Understanding youth mental health: Perspectives from theory and practice. Open University Press, U. of Dublin.
Wei, Y., Kutcher, S., Baxter, A.., & Carr, W. (2022).
Collaborative learning on energy justice: International youth perspectives on energy literacy and climate justice. Journal of Environmental Education, 53(5), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2022.2113019
Gladwin, D., Karsgaard, C., Shultz, L. (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)
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)
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)
(Re)thinking the medical interview. In M. G. Tweedie & R. Johnson (Eds.), Perspectives on medical English as a lingua franca (pp. 94-114). Cambridge Scholars Press.
Wong, M. M. & Wong, R.Y.T. (2022)
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)

News & Events

A Collective Exploration of Place-Based Literacies: A Hybrid Event
September 27, 2022

October 12, 2022,October 12, 2022,October 12, 2022,October 12, 2022,
Public talk with Dr. Jeff Bale
September 26, 2022

September 6, 2022
LLED Orientation and Welcome Event 2022
September 6, 2022

Congratulations to Dmitri Detwyler on successfully defending his doctoral dissertation
August 24, 2022

Thursday, August 11
Anastasia Zhuravleva’s Dissertation Proposal Presentation
August 4, 2022

July 25, 2022,July 25, 2022
Laura Brass’ Dissertation Proposal Presentation
July 15, 2022

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Job Postings

LLED 573, 2022W2, Part-Time Sessional Lecturer
Application deadline: Friday, October 7, 2022

Department Head & Professor or Professor of Teaching
Application deadline: Thursday, October 20,

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