http://events.ubc.ca/welcome.html November 7, 2009 - 07 Nov 2009 19:94:00 UT en-US Copyright 2008-2009, Bedework info.events@ubc.ca http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/cal/event/eventView.do?subid=-1&calPath=%2Fpublic%2FEvents+Calendar%2FDepartment+of+Language+and+Literacy+Education&guid=CAL-09d22401-242fa56f-0124-2fcf3b8e-00000004myubc-team@interchange.ubc.ca&recurrenceId= Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30 PST Thu, November 19, 2009 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Presenter: Dr. Ryuko Kubota Title: Globalization and language learning in rural Japan: The role of English in the local linguistic ecology Location: Digital Literacy Centre, Ponderosa F room 103 In a globalized world, English is often considered to be the most useful lingua franca for intercultural communication. However, globalization has also increased ethnic and linguistic diversity in local EFL communities, challenging this assumption. This presentation draws on a qualitative study of a small Japanese community with a growing number of non-English-speaking immigrants, largely from Brazil but also from China, Peru, Korea and Thailand. I analyze interviews with three Japanese female volunteer leaders who are teachers and learners of English and two Japanese male workers who study Portuguese in order to support the local Brazilian migrant workers. I investigate how they view and engage in local linguistic diversity and how this is related to their subjectivities and to their experiences in learning and using English. The presentation highlights emergent themes and offers pedagogical implications of the local linguistic ecology for the teaching and learning of English for global communication. The LLED Research Seminars are an opportunity for faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars to introduce/showcase their recent scholarly work to the LLED community. Everyone is invited to attend. Contact: Dr. Steven Talmy Subject - International Subject - Learning And Research - Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Subject - Learning And Research - Interdisciplinary Type - Lecture Type - Meeting Type - Seminar http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/cal/event/eventView.do?subid=-1&calPath=%2Fpublic%2FEvents+Calendar%2FFaculty+of+Education&guid=CAL-09d22401-24b5e72e-0124-b738e44b-0000004dmyubc-team@interchange.ubc.ca&recurrenceId= Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30 PST Thu, November 19, 2009 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM See description. Free. Location: St. John's College, (Social Lounge), 2111 Lower Mall, UBC Presenter: Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Contact: Roger Boshier (roger.boshier@ubc.ca) At one time Canada was regarded as an "honest broker" committed to human rights and mediating squabbles between Soviet bloc countries and the United States. Many immigrants chose this vast land as a favoured destination because of Canada's commitment to human rights. But, what now? Today, Canada stalls efforts to get a child soldier out of a US prison in Cuba. A Polish visitor is tasered in the arrivals hall at Vancouver airport. Canadian residents are incarcerated without charge or any chance of seeing evidence concerning their behaviour. Because of Canadian complicity, a man is tortured in Syria. Hence, when it comes to human rights, is Canada still a leader? Alex Neve is a lawyer and Secretary-General of Amnesty International (Canada). In this, the second memorial lecture held to honour the memory of former UBC faculty members Paz and Knute Buttedahl, Neve will trace the history of human rights in Canada, recall recent events and raise crucial questions about what it means to be Canadian on the road ahead. Subject - Learning And Research - Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Subject - Learning And Research - Interdisciplinary