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Dept. of Language and Literacy Education

Parents and kids learn English better together

Immigrant and refugee families improve their English language skills and maintain their first language when parents and kids learn together, according to UBC researchers.

Apr 5, 2017

Jan Hare

‘The little MOOC that could’: Online course promotes Indigenous ways of knowing

In classrooms across Canada, some children learn about colonialism for the first time by standing on dozens of blankets strewn across the floor.

Feb 21, 2017

UBC expert on Black History Month

UBC expert on Black History Month

A UBC education professor talks about the need for black history in the school curriculum and the month’s significance.

Feb 1, 2017

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