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November 25, 2024 R u there? Using abbreviations in your texts reduces the chance of getting a reply: Study

November 10, 2022 Prof uses comics to explore students' linguistic identities, lived experiences

November 2, 2022 Pilot project uses VR simulations to help newcomers learn English

September 15, 2021 Understanding babies' minds: U of T researcher examines how infants learn language

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August 12, 2019 U of T's Bonnie Jane Maracle on preserving Indigenous languages via Google Earth

July 31, 2017 Lost words: how dozens of Indigenous languages in Canada are in danger of disappearing

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March 3, 2017 Thanks to K-Pop and Korean dramas, Toronto's Korean speech contest at U of T gets bigger each year

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January 10, 2017 U of T launches class on ancient Ethiopic language with a donation from The Weeknd

January 6, 2017 The English of a Millennium Ago: U of T compiles "Dictionary of Old English"

July 18, 2014 Translating written English to Chinese is focus of new minor at UTSC

November 27, 2013 Literacy secrets: understanding how children learn to read