Dr. Patricia Duff is one of fifteen UBC faculty members announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in September 2024. Fellows and College Members are officially inducted into the RSC at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in November. Learn more about her research below.
Patricia Duff is a Distinguished University Scholar and internationally recognized leader in applied linguistics and multilingual education. Her award-winning scholarship on case study research methods, Chinese language learning, and academic English discourse socialization has catalyzed new lines of research in diverse geopolitical, disciplinary, and ethnolinguistic global contexts. Her foundational research on the complex experiences of transnational learners has transformed the theory and methods used in research on multilingualism worldwide.