Language

December 19

LLIMU symposium explores barriers to language and multilingualism in universities and beyond

UBC’s first symposium on Linguaphobia, Linguistic Indifference and the Monolingual University (LLIMU) took place this fall as part of the Faculty of Arts’ Multilingual Week. Read More.

researchHarleen Randhawa and Elita Menezes

August 14, 2025

Voices unheard: BC children are struggling to access speech therapy

A mother’s eyes glimmer with joy as her child utters the first word — three years later than expected. Read More.

featuresVicky Nguyen

May 26, 2025

A healthy understanding

For Young Joe, the most rewarding part of being a medical interpreter is the look of relief that takes over patients and doctors’ faces as soon as she enters the room. Without her, conversation is impossible. Read More.

featuresElena Massing

May 25, 2025

Speak freely

cultureShubhreet Dadrao

April 1, 2025

Talk of kings: UBC professor brings Iranian medieval poetry to the Vancouver Public Library

cultureJulian Coyle Forst

October 3, 2024

Living the Institutions: The Arts language requirement fails its own goal and students

opinionMarie Erikson

March 26, 2024

What has gone missing?: Zehra Naqvi finds her voice in The Knot of My Tongue

cultureAisha Chaudhry

November 28, 2023

Building inclusivity into the French language, one classroom at a time

cultureRenée Rochefort

November 22, 2023

The Philippines speaks more languages than Tagalog. Why does UBC teach none of them?

cultureElena Massing

November 22, 2023

‘An act of great care and great love’: The path toward Yiddish at UBC

cultureTova Gaster

November 22, 2023

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cultureIsa S. You

November 22, 2023

Why are you (hearing people) like this?

cultureEmilija Vītols Harrison

August 8, 2023

New Ukrainian language course caters to a “multilevel, multicultural, multinational” audience

cultureKenneth Lao