Dr. Jan Hare Named 2017 Women of Distinction Awards Nominee
Dr. Jan Hare, Assoc. Dean, Indigenous Education and Professor, LLED, has been named as a nominee for the YWCA’s 2017 Women of Distinction Awards in the category of Education, Training & Development. The awards celebration will be held Monday, May 29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre: ywcawomenofdistinction.org
A UBC Innovation Snapshot: Be inspired by and connect with innovators at UBC
Dr. Guofang Li’s research on Transnational/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education was featured in a UBC Innovation snapshot.
Well done, Ron!
A great article about Ron Darvin’s research on equity and digital literacy was published in the Vancouver Sun.
Welcome, Dr. Dawn Allen!
Dawn’s teaching experience includes work as a TESL specialist in California, France, and Mexico, and as an instructor in the teacher education program at McGill University. She is currently teaching part-time in our B.Ed program.
Congratulations 2016 LLED SSHRC Winners!
LLED congratulates Katie and Claire!
Congratulations Dr. Patricia Duff!
This award recognizes and honours a distinguished scholar for her/his scholarship and service to the profession in general and to the American Association for Applied Linguistics in particular.
Congratulations Dr. Bonny Norton!
Dr. Bonny Norton has been granted the highest honour a Canadian scholar in the arts, humanities and sciences can achieve in Canada!
Congratulations to Dr. Annette Henry!
Dr. Annette Henry has taken up the appointment of David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education within the Faculty of Education, effective July 1st 2016, for a three-year term.
Vancouver Summer Program 2016
Vancouver Summer Program: Language Learning and Teaching in the World (Course A: Language Practices in Multilingual Contexts; Course B: Strategic Language Use in a Globalized World).
Welcome Tokyo Teachers!
LLED welcomes 25 Tokyo secondary school teachers to a program aimed for developing pedagogical English proficiency, pedagogical expertise, and intercultural awareness. The program has been designed in close collaboration among ELI, LLED, and PDCE.