| Title | Learning about Global Englishes: Educational Video Project |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Education |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2020 |
| Project Summary | This project will produce seven 5-7-minute-long educational videos, featuring topics on global varieties of English (Global Englishes) with a documentary flavour. Each video will be accompanied by online-posted discussion questions, learning activities, and a list of resources for further study. The main audience includes UBC undergraduate and graduate students, who are studying about diversity of English and preparing to become English language teachers in Canada and abroad. The videos and support materials aim to invite learners to recognize the existence of the global diversity of English, their historical, economic, and ideological underpinnings, and the biases attached to non-standardized Englishes and racialized English speakers. The resources invite the students to develop, assess, and transform their knowledge of and attitudes toward linguistic and human diversity. The evaluation of the videos will be conducted in relevant LLED courses. The videos’ flexible format and open accessibility allow interdisciplinary, multipurpose, and global utility. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2020/2021 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Ryuko Kubota |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 17,450 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Ryuko Kubota, Professor, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education |
| Year 1: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2022/2023 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Ryuko Kubota |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 32,550 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Ryuko Kubota, Professor, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education |
| Year 2: TLEF Showcase |  |