Virginia Uhi, MA Student
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Interests
Language policy; sociolinguistics; first language acquisition; second language acquisition
Education
2023 City University of Hong Kong, BA, Linguistics and Language Applications
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Virginia Uhi is an MA Student at 51社区黑料Linguistics. She is an international student from Hong Kong. Her areas of interest are language policy and education within the sociolinguistics field. Virginia didn鈥檛 originally intend to pursue graduate studies until she came to 51社区黑料for an exchange program during Spring 2022. She became inspired by the atmosphere and the professors at SFU. Virginia felt that studying Linguistics at 51社区黑料would be an eye-opening opportunity, and she joined the MA program in Fall 2023.
With hands-on experience in roles ranging from fundraising and teaching assistantship to research and recruitment consultancy, Virginia has honed her expertise in relationship management, client confidentiality, and multilingual communications. Her passion lies in making a positive impact through engaging projects and initiatives.
Awards and Recognitions
- March 13, 2025: Second place winner at the 51社区黑料Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
- April 10, 2025: Presentation at the 51社区黑料3MT Finals, titled Are they good enough for you? of the presentation.