Hamilton Public Lecture by Professor Nicola Daly

'Picturebooks, pedagogies and plurilingualism: Changing linguistic landscapes one picturebook at a time' by Professor Nicola Daly.

Multilingual picturebooks offer many opportunities for readers to both see and hear themselves, and to be aware of the lives and languages of others. They provide opportunities for teachers to draw on the cultural and linguistic capital of the communities represented in their classrooms, and to explore what language is- how it is entwined with culture and identity. In this professorial lecture Nicola will share her journey from linguistics to multilingual children’s literature, exploring language awareness among teachers and children, analysing the design of bilingual picturebooks, and most recently working in a multidisciplinary team to explore Indigenous voices in children’s literature.

This 45-minute public lecture will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, starting at 5.45pm. Ticket scanning and Opus Bar will be open from 5pm.

Free parking is available on campus via Gate 2B, Knighton Road, Hamilton from 4.30pm.

Please register your attendance by clicking on the 'Register Here' button above and bring your eticket with you on the evening to be scanned.