Upcoming Event & Call for Presentations

2024 Ensuring Full Literacy SSHRC PG Annual Meeting

When:

May 14, 2024 - Trainee Event
May 15 - 16, 2024 - Meeting

Where:

Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Event planning is currently underway, and we will provide more details as they become available. In the meantime, we kindly ask you to register your intent to attend by filling out the form below and to reserve the date in your calendar.

https://forms.gle/74CEgKtmB1Poac426

As part of the event, we would like to make space for a number of presentations. If you are intrested in presenting at the annual meeting, please fill out the form below by February 26th, 2024.

https://forms.gle/eWGFmGTy2uxX7oii6

For questions, please reach out the Nympha at ensuring.literacy@ubc.ca or to Cindy at cindy.hamon-hill@dal.ca.

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Research translation for knowledge mobilization

Our EFL group has seen remarkable studies, projects, and partnerships, and we're eager to extend the impact by sharing these outcomes with fellow researchers, organizations, parents, and teachers.In 2024, as we embark on the second half of our partnership, we are committed to enhancing our knowledge mobilization efforts. As part of our commitment to promoting widespread awareness and understanding of literacy in our multicultural and digital world, we invite you to work with us to share your research with our wider community.

Whether you have recently published a paper, completed a partnership or Mitacs project, or have noteworthy insights from your ongoing research or partnerships, we want to help you translate your work for a broader audience.

Leah Brainin, our Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, will work directly with you to learn about your research, translate and tailor it for your desired audience, and with your feedback, write an engaging blog-style article to share on our website and social media pages. 

If at any point you are interested or have any questions, please email Leah at lbrainin@uwo.ca with “EFL” included in the subject line.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to expand the reach of your research and contribute to our collective mission. We look forward to hearing from many of you and working together to maximize our impact.

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The Bilingual Language & Literacy Lab at the University of Michigan (Kovelman Lab) offers graduate and post-doctoral training opportunities. The team has two projects, one focused on Literacy and dyslexia in Chinese-English bilinguals and one focused on Language and DLD in Spanish-English bilinguals, using behavioral and fNIRS neuroimaging methods. Background in any of the following: bilingualism, education, linguistics, neuroscience, and proficiency in Spanish or Chinese - is a strength.

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Ioulia Kovelman at kovelman@umich.edu.