Dr. Bonny Norton on The Blue Hour
Dr. Bonny Norton was interviewed on local radio station CITR (101.9fm) on March 11, 2021 as a result of her Killam Professorship. She talks about her current research addressing multilingual literacy for children in African and Canadian communities, Storybooks Canada.
Congratulations to Dr. George Belliveau and his research cluster on being awarded a 2021/22 Grant for Catalyzing Research Clusters
Please join us in congratulation Dr. George Belliveau and his research cluster, UBC Research-Based Theatre (RbT), on being one of thirty-five clusters awarded 2021/22 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters in the recent UBC GCRC competition.
Congratulations to Jonathan Ferreira on receiving the LLRC Master’s Research Award
Congratulations to Jonathan Feitosa Ferreira on receiving the LLRC (Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada) Master’s Research Award
Michelle Gilman successfully defended her dissertation. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Michelle Gilman on the successful defence of her PhD dissertation: Rethinking “Family” in a Family Literacy Program: A Canadian Case Study!
Congratulations to Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem of the UBC Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2021
Congratulations to 2021 LLED Research Grant Recipients
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2021 LLED Research/Scholarship Grants!
Dr. Derek Gladwin to host Professor Pat Dolan as a D’Arcy McGee Beacon Fellow
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Derek Gladwin (LLED) has successfully received funding from the Ireland Canada University Foundation to host Professor Pat Dolan, UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth & Civic Engagement, as a D’Arcy McGee Beacon Fellow at UBC.
New Globe and Mail article by Asma Afreen and Dr. Bonny Norton, on COVID-19 and heritage language learning
The Globe and Mail published on February 5th, 2021 the article: “COVID-19 and heritage learning: How community-based language schools are adapting to the pandemic”, by PhD candidate Asma Afreen and Dr. Bonny Norton.
Congratulations Dr. Bonny Norton on her University Killam Professorship
We are very excited to congratulate Dr. Bonny Norton on her University Killam Professorship
Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Shoemaker on receiving the 2020 Mary Sue Stephenson Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kathryn Shoemaker on being the 2020 recipient of the Mary Sue Stephenson Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching!