When: Friday, November 2, 2018 | 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Where: Ponderosa Commons, Ballroom, 6445 University Boulevard.
According to the 2016 Census, more than 7 million Canadians speak a language other than English or French as a mother tongue. To help children maintain the home language, as well as learn an official language, a UBC team in the Department of Language and Literacy Education has developed a powerful interactive website called Storybooks Canada. Recent intiatives include Indigenous Storybooks and Global Storybooks.
Friday, November 2, 2018 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Ponderosa Commons Oak House Ballroom, UBC
Program
| 3:00 | Opening | Dr. Gail Murphy, VP Research and Innovation |
| Welcome | Dean Blye Frank, Faculty of Education | |
| Remarks | Dr. Janet Werker, Co-Director, Language Sciences | |
| 3:15 | Panel presentation | Storybooks Canada: Local and Global |
| Chair | Dr. Bonny Norton, Language and Literacy Education | |
| Discussant | Dr. Uchenna Okeja, PWIAS Invited Scholar | |
| Q and A | ||
| 4:15 | Closing | Dr. Janet Jamieson, ECPS and CECER |
| 4:30 | Reception |
Co-organized by Dr. Bonny Norton (LLED) and Dr. Janet Jamieson (ECPS).
To register for the event, please contact bonny.norton@ubc.ca
To register for the event, please contact bonny.norton@ubc.ca