Picturebooks, pedagogies and plurilingualism: Changing linguistic landscapes one picturebook at a time
12 May 2026 - 12 May 2026
5:30–6:30 pm
Region(s): Waikato
Type(s): presentations
We can underestimate picturebooks. The truth is they reflect what we want to pass on to our tamariki-mokopuna; they are incredibly powerful.
Picture books
Picture books offer a way to share and discuss science concepts with children.
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 free professorial lecture Professor Nicola Daly 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.
Location: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Kingston Road, University of Waikato, Hamilton
For more information and to reserve a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/professorial-lecture-by-professor-nicola-daly-tickets-1981635034733.
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You may also enjoy our previous webinars with Nicola Daly Science through picturebooks or Picturebooks for Matariki.
We also have the following recorded sessions focussed on literacy:
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