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Panel Discussion: Sustaining Multilingualism: Heritage Language Education in Diverse Communities
February 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free
Join us at the Peña room in Irving K. Barber, UBC Point Grey on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm for a Language Sciences panel discussion on heritage language. Panelists will discuss their respective experiences with speaker communities, and share their perspectives on Sustaining Multilingualism: Heritage Language Education in Diverse Communities.
This is a hybrid event. Advanced registration is required: https://languagesciences.ubc.ca/events/panel-sustaining-multilingualism-heritage-language-education-diverse-communities
For attendees joining us from UBCO or off-campus, please use the Zoom connection information below.
Panelists:
- Dr. Guofang Li, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Language and Literacy Education, UBC
- Mandarin/Multilingualism
- Dr. Zoe Lam, Lecturer, Asian Studies, UBC
- Cantonese
- Dr. Asma Afreen, Sr. Research Analyst, Surrey Schools
- Bangla
- Dr. Joash Gambarage, Sessional Lecturer, Linguistics, UBC
- Swahili
Moderator:
- Dr. Molly Babel, Professor, Linguistics, UBC