Literacy Language and Culture

Bushra Amil: Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Language and Culture

Bushra Amil is the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Language and Culture in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include language and literacy, applied linguistics, translanguaging and TESOL. Before coming to UMaine she was an English (ESL) teacher in Pakistan. You can read a Q&A with Amil below.

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Postponed: UMaine to host free screening and panel discussion of The Right to Read film

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and teaching, along with the Maine Department of Education, are co-hosting a free screening of the documentary The Right to Read on Thursday, April 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the McIntire Room at Buchanan Alumni House.

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Two conferences in May will celebrate literacy across the lifespan

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host a pair of conferences this month that highlight the many ways its Literacy, Language and Culture programs support schools and communities throughout the state.

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College of Education and Human Development faculty and staff awards announced

The recipients of this year’s University of Maine College of Education and Human Development faculty and staff awards were announced at a college-wide meeting on Friday, April 21.

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