How multilinguist Dr. David Gramling’s visual disability became a gateway to their language learning
In a new editorial for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we spoke with Dr. David Gramling about their personal journey with a visual disability and how it became the gateway to his multilingual learning.
What’s your favourite untranslatable—and why does it matter?
Why are untranslatables – words or concepts that are difficult to render from one language to another – so meaningful? Multilinguist Dr. David Gramling explains why untranslatables are significant to diverse cultures.
Add major impact on your university degree with a Chinese minor
Hear from students about their Chinese Language Program experience and how they turned their passion for a distinctive language and culture into a minor at UBC.
Arts Multilingual Week 2022 Q&A
From October 31 to November 4, Arts Multilingual Week is celebrating the numerous ways that the languages we speak help shape our everyday lives.
On respecting (Indigenous) linguistic sovereignty
Who decides how a language should be used, translated, documented, spoken, or taught? Dr. David Gramling retraces the history of language interferences and calls for critical improvement
UBC Arts grad Aiyana Twigg wins Lieutenant Governor medal for work on Indigenous language revitalization
Aiyana Twigg was awarded the 2022 Lieutenant Governor’s medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation.
Doing linguistics is doing social justice work
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard explains why language discrimination is also a form of social injustice, and how many people are discriminated against based on the language they speak or how they speak it.
What is special about a university language course?
Are you thinking about taking a language course? If you’re deciding between a university offering versus a free automated online course, Dr. Qian Wang, Director of the Chinese Language Program and Associate Professor in Chinese Linguistics, explains what makes a university language course unique, how it benefits your Arts degree, and why it adds value […]
Six types of linguaphobia and why you don’t need them
Being aware of linguaphobia and being open to language learning can help combat various forms of oppression, while also renewing our ability to find pleasure, humanity, and meaning in all languages around us.