Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
Dr. Norton’s current research addresses digital storytelling and early literacy in African communities. She is best known for her research on identity, language learning, and social change, for which she has received multiple international awards. A Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, she was the inaugural recipient of the Senior Researcher Award of the Second Language Research SIG of AERA.
Contributions:
Norton, B. (2000/2013). Identity and Language Learning: Extending the Conversation. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Norton, B. (2014, in press). (Guest Editor). Multilingual literacy and social change in African communities. Special Issue, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-qjmdetp8&feature=youtu.be
Keywords:
Language education; Identity; International development; Digital storytelling; Africa.
bonny.norton@ubc.ca
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