The rationale for this special summer graduate course (LLED 565N: LLED at CSSE) is to make the best use of a national research event that is being hosted by UBC in the summer 2019. LLED 565N will help mentor LLED graduate students into conference participation, the state of the art in Canadian scholarship, and Canadian research journals. The central question the course poses is: “What are some of the most exciting circles of conversation to be found in language and literacy education at Congress 2019?” LLED graduate students will be expected to register for and participate actively (as a presenter or participant) in at least one of the many conferences associated with this event, such as CSSE, LLRC, CAAL/ACLA, CASIE/ACÉÉA. The course will run for two full weeks, beginning Wednesday, May 29 and finishing Wednesday, June 12. Please contact Dr. Bonny Norton (bonny.norton@ubc.ca) for further details.