BAM Kelowna!

Saturday, May 13, 2023 – Monday, May 15, 2023

The conference on Bilingualism and Multilingualism (BAM) will take place in Kelowna, at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus.

REGISTRATION

Registration is now open!
Early bird registration will be open until March 15, 2023.

The registration fees are $60 for faculty members and $45 for non-faculty members. Registration includes meals during the conference (except the evening of May 14, when the banquet takes place).

The conference banquet on May 14, 2023, will take place at Grey Monk Winery. Tickets cost $65 each and must be purchased while completing the registration form.

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Welcome topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Indigenous language learning and/or revitalization
  • Minority languages
  • Foreign accents
  • Foreign language learning
  • Motivation and language learning
  • Heritage language learning
  • Second, third, fourth, etc. language learning
  • Simultaneous bilingualism
  • Dual language learning
  • Language delays and disorders
  • Language and identity
  • Language and emotions
  • Linguistic vitality (with or without any prefixes on “linguistic”)
  • Code-switching
  • Study abroad
  • Language(s) among migrant populations
  • Language in school/work
  • Forensic linguistics
  • English as an additional language

We welcome contributions from any discipline.

MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Keynote speakers:

    • Roswita Dressler, University of Calgary
    • Andrea MacLeod, University of Alberta
    • Onowa McIvor, University of Victoria
    • Jie Yang, Simon Fraser University

Invited symposium:

Building Connections: Language and Literacy Education in the Okanagan School of Education. Featuring: Dr. Jessica Chan, Dr. Bill Cohen, Dr. Scott Douglas, and Dr. Carl Ruest. This will be followed by a series of Scholar-Practitioner Shares from educators and practitioners who will share how their research has been translated to educational practice.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

    • Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    • Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
    • Okanagan School of Education (BEd French Pathways with the participation of the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Education and Child Care of British Columbia)
    • Psychology
    • Research and Innovation, Office of the Vice-Principal

MORE INFORMATION

MAP OF UBC OKANAGAN CAMPUS

UBC OKANAGAN AND ADJACENT HOTELS

The  UBC Okanagan campus is very close to the airport but is not well connected to the downtown via public transportation. If you do not have a car, you might wish to consider staying in nearby hotels (see “UBC OKANAGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA”) or check out the student residences on campus.

STUDENT RESIDENCE ACCOMODATIONS

KELOWNA PUBLIC TRANSIT

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Please direct any other questions to Elena: elena.nicoladis@ubc.ca