Home of SLEEC (Syrians Learning English for Employment in Canada). Funded by @SSHRC_CRSH. PI: @AppLingProf
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#Ramadan is a time for peace, compassion and supporting the most vulnerable.
Ramadan Kareem to all who are celebrating!
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Wishing a time of blessings for #Ramadan to all Muslim people around the world — with special thoughts for those living in places where the quest for peace, prosperity and rights has to continue. – at Geneva, Switzerland
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Arabic coffee is a symbol of hospitality. ☕️
Learn how to make it with Syrian refugee Mohammed.
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✨Happy Holidays! ❄️
A reminder that campus will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 25 to Jan. 3. The campus officially re-opens on Jan. 4, 2022. Classes for the spring term begin on Monday, Jan. 10. ow.ly/5LeU50HerYW
👤: Ashley Richter (she/her), UVic Theatre student
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Your resume is an opportunity to tell your story. Here’s how you can look beyond the typical format to do that. hbr.org/2016/05/improve-your…
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Job interviews are as much for you as they are for the company. So use the time to ask insightful questions like, "How do you measure success, particularly for this position?" hbr.org/2021/10/how-to-succe…
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A new job has been posted in the Faculty of Law for a Program and Classroom Technology Assistant For details and to apply- uvic.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr…
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What's your favourite type of ☕️?
Learn how to make it with Syrian refugee Mohammed.
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See you at our next #SLEECTalk gathering, @AdamouMamadou7? 😁 #AdamouDefendingChampion 2/2
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Our beloved teachers @LearnEnglishCA @AppLingProf,@schoolhousesara @Alisonlebowles @HejaziYusr no matter what we write or say we won't give you back the efforts you did for us, you the ones who guided us to become better and we have learned a lot from you.
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The University of Victoria will be closed Monday, June 28 due to extreme temperatures. People will not be required to work on campus or remotely except in limited situations & to maintain services necessary for the continued operation & safety of campus. ow.ly/pyrf50Fjvgj
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1,000 stories, 1,000 dreams. shorturl.at/jrzKV | "'We have more in common than what separates us': Refugee stories, told by refugees" shorturl.at/eiFX0 via @guardian
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This #preprint shows that #refugees make significant contributions to the economies of their host countries, with rates of entrepreneurship higher than other groups: spkl.io/601743BkL; by A. Newman, @LW_Eddy101 & K. Dunwoodie @Deakin. #WorldRefugeeDay #EconoTw
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What does it takes to be a “good” programmer? “Across outcome variables, fluid reasoning & working-memory capacity explained 34% of the variance, followed by *language aptitude (17%)*, resting-state EEG power in beta & low-gamma bands (10%), & numeracy (2%)” (Prat et al., 2020).
Coding is more about communicating than computing.
New data: the best predictor of how quickly people learned to code wasn't math or cognitive ability, but language aptitude.
Math skill was almost irrelevant. Coding is mastering a language, not numbers.
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Adamou: Today & everyday, the displays of bravery & compassion, of resilience & sacrifice we've witnessed are the real displays of the light & the best of humanity. In our small way, service to those virtues embodied by our Syrian friends is truly a privilege and an honour. @uvic
It's #RefugeeDay
Dear teachers, @AppLingProf, Sarah, Alison, Monica, Yssr.
Thank you so much for being the person who saved us, guided us, changed us to better.
Thank you so much for taking the hand of refugees to the righ place.
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Thank you for being the one to light up the dark road for refugees.
@LearnEnglishCA
Vraiment mes enseignant méritent un remerciement ils changent la vie des réfugiés en une vie meilleure, merci d'avoir mis le programme de SLEEC pour aider les réfugiés
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It's #RefugeeDay
Dear teachers, @AppLingProf, Sarah, Alison, Monica, Yssr.
Thank you so much for being the person who saved us, guided us, changed us to better.
Thank you so much for taking the hand of refugees to the righ place.
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A new opportunity as a Co-op Coordinator for Engineering and Computer Science has been posted.
@uvic @bccanadajobs @top_employers @BC_TopEmployers @uviccoopcareer @UVicECS #BCJobs #GreenestEmployers
Apply here: uvic.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr…
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We're not as good as we think at communicating emotions over email.
We know we're being funny or sarcastic, so it's hard to predict whether the receiver will catch the tone.
When in doubt, pick up the phone. If the emotion is complex, be in doubt.
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