Zoe Lam

Lecturer, Asian Studies
zoe.lam@ubc.ca


Zoe Lam teaches Cantonese language courses at UBC Asian Studies. She received her B.A. in Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies and M.Phil. in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and had taught a variety of language-related subjects at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. To fulfil her interest in speech perception and heritage language maintenance, she completed her Ph.D. in Linguistics at UBC, where she investigated how heritage speakers of Cantonese in Canada perceive tones. As an advocate of knowledge mobilization, Zoe works closely with community members, and is the instructor of a Cantonese Saturday School held at the historic Mon Keang School in Vancouver Chinatown. She and her community collaborators received the BC Heritage Award in 2020 for excellence in programming that advances the appreciation, understanding, and practice of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. She was an invited keynote speaker in numerous public talks, seminars, and panel discussions, including the International Mother Language Day, the UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, and public programs of the Chinese Canadian Museum. Zoe often speaks about her Cantonese-related academic and community work at local and international media outlets, including CBC Radio, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Metro News, Fairchild Radio, South China Morning Post, and Singtao Daily.

Full profile:
https://blogs.ubc.ca/zoelam