Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, University of York
I am interested in most aspects of second language teaching and learning, particularly three inter-connected areas: the learning and teaching of morphosyntax; how learners process the input; and the nature and roles of different types of knowledge.
I also work on several projects related to methods, design and ‘open practice’ in research into second language learning and teaching.
I seek to engage with teachers, teacher educators and policy-makers to increase their awareness of and involvement in research, and to increase the relevance of my work to classroom teaching.
Hundreds of languages are spoken in the UK, but this isn't always reflected in the classroom
Aug 21, 2017 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
More than 300 different languages are now spoken in British schools. And in England, over 20% of primary school children use English as an additional language. This equates to over 900,000 children for whom English is...
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