Instructor I
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
Reginald D’Silva has a multidisciplinary background in engineering, computer science and the social sciences. His PhD research focused on the use of voice recognition software programs in developing literacy skills in post-secondary English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. He currently is the Academic Director of the UBC Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange programs where he is involved in the scholarship of teaching and learning of language and content courses.
Contributions:
D'Silva, R. A, & Gunderson, L. (2014). Teaching to kinetic diversity: Multicultural Canadian classrooms in the 21st century. Education Canada. 54(1)
Gunderson, L.,D’Silva, R. A., & Murphy Odo, D. (2014). ESL (ELL) literacy instruction: A guidebook to theory and practice. New York, NY: Routledge.
D’Silva, R. A. (2013). Promoting literacy skills through computer-based software: How preference for reading materials can influence reading fluency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Dallas, TX, Dec 06, 2013.
D'Silva, R., & Reeder, K. (2008). Research-oriented faculty members & Course Management Systems: Issues in adoption, use & support of educational technologies. In R. Kobayashi (Ed.), New Educational Technology (pp. 43-65). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Publishers.
D'Silva, R. (2006). Reading by bits and bytes: The use of computer reading software in classrooms. English Quarterly 36 (4) 15-25.
Keywords:
Integrating technology in language and literacy contexts; TESL/TEAL; International education; English for Academic Purposes; Global citizenship studies; Immigrant students’ academic experiences;
reginald.dsilva@ubc.ca
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