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2020-21 Vanier scholars
UVic welcomes three Vanier scholars.
Teaching English to help Syrian refugees resettle
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When the influx of Syrian refugees arriving in Canada began in 2015, Li-Shih Huang knew her skills could contribute to resettlement efforts.
Expert for Canada Day
Derek Denis, a post-doctorate fellow in UVic's linguistics department, is available to media for comment on the origins of the word “eh” and why Canadians throw this little two-letter word onto the end of sentences.
Masterminds 2015
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This year’s series of Masterminds free public lectures traverses an eclectic terrain of ideas. A singer, trombone player and a tuba player meet on stage to play music and tell stories about some of their life-changing musical experiences. A computer scientist compares historical and current photographs of mountain glaciers as part of an investigation into the effects of climate change in the West. A medical anthropologist combines research, storytelling and zombie metaphors as part of a cautionary tale of stress in our culture. And a linguist and app developer uses sound and video to demonstrate how we produce language.
In memoriam: Barbara Harris
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Barbara Pritchard Harris, Professor Emeritus, Department of Linguistics, passed away on April 4, 2014.
Research impact caught on video
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Two UVic graduate students have been rewarded for their creative use of video to tell the story of how their academic research is impacting the world. Genevieve von Petzinger and Bernadette Perry are among 25 winners of the national Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) video contest Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers Challenge, involving universities across Canada. The challenge required students to distill their research into a compelling three minutes of narrated video, describing how their SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians.
Applied Linguistics Fair
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Everyone is welcome at the Department of Linguistics’ free Applied Linguistics Fair, Feb. 14, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Michele Pujol Room of the Student Union Building. The fair celebrates language learning and teaching in Victoria and will include information and resource tables, student research posters, and great door prizes. Come and find out about exciting English, French, German, First Nations and Asian language programs in Victoria. More information: alassist@uvic.ca
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