Authors

Alice Corr is Lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham. She specialises in Ibero-Romance linguistics, morphosyntax and dialectology, with a particular focus on non-standard synchronic and diachronic variation. Her wider research interests include linguistic theory, language policy, language documentation, and linguistics in education. She is principal investigator of a British Academy/Leverhulme-funded documentation project on the grammar of Judeo-Spanish, and coordinates the Linguistics in Schools Transatlantic Educational Network (LISTEN!) initiative. She has published in a range of journals, and her first book is currently in preparation for publication with Oxford University Press.

Andreas Krogull is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, having previously held a position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on historical sociolinguistics, multilingualism, standardization, and language policy and ideologies.

Andy Hancock is Head of the Graduate School of Education & Sport and Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Edinburgh.

Angela Tellier is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Essex and administrative coordinator for RiPL.

Antonella Sorace is professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh.

Astrid Adler is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for German Language in Mannheim. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, especially on multilingualism, language attitudes and language statistics.

Baroness Coussins is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords. She co-chairs the all-party parliamentary group on modern languages, is a vice -president of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and president of the Speak to the Future campaign.

Bas Aarts is Professor of English Linguistics at University College London, and Director of the Survey of English Usage.

Bernadette Holmes is director of Speak to the Future, the National Campaign for Languages and co-chair of RiPL.

Bettina Migge is Professor of Linguistics in the UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at University College Dublin.

Charles Burdett is Director of the Institute of Modern Languages Research and Professor of Italian Studies at Durham University. He is Chair of the Alliance of Modern Languages, Area Studies and Linguistics Subject Association (AMLUK). His research interests include travel writing, the legacy of Fascism and Italian colonialism, the representation of Islam and the Islamic world in contemporary Italy. He was Principal Investigator of the large grant, ‘Transnationalizing Modern Languages: Mobility, Identity and Translation in Modern Italian Cultures’ (2014-2018). The project explored a series of critical instances of linguistic and cultural translation embedded within the histories of Italian mobility. He is co-editor of the volumes, Transnational Italian Studies (2020) and Transcultural Italies: Mobility, Memory and Translation (2020).

Charles Forsdick is James Barrow Professor of French at the University of Liverpool and Leadership Fellow for the AHRC ‘Translating Cultures’ theme.

Charlotte Ryland is Director of the Stephen Spender Trust and founding Director of the Queen’s College Translation Exchange (Oxford), organisations dedicated to promoting language-learning, multilingualism and translation. In both of these roles she works to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in international culture through translation, with a particular focus on bringing creative translation activities into UK schools. Charlotte recently co-founded the Future of Languages campaign, which brings together linguists from across the sector to develop and share an ambitious vision for language-learning. You can find her on Twitter @charlotteryland

Claire Gorrara is Professor of French at Cardiff University.

Colin H. Williams is Honorary Professor of Welsh at Cardiff University and Visiting Fellow at St. Edmund’s College, at the University of Cambridge

David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London

David Hall is Postdoctoral Research Assistant on AThEME: The Emergence of Multiethnic Varieties at Queen Mary University of London

Dr Dawn Leslie is a Lecturer in Scottish Language and Linguistics at the University of Aberdeen. Her main research interests are centred on societal language attitudes regarding Scots and speakers’ perceptions of linguistic variation.

Diana Sutton is Director of The Bell Foundation, a Cambridge based Educational Trust working on language education and social exclusion.

Dina Mehmedbegovic is lecturer in Education at UCL

Dora Alexopoulou is a Principal Research Associate at DTAL, PI of the EF Research Lab for Applied Language and Learning which investigates second language learning of English and aims to bring innovation in language teaching through a systematic cross-fertilisation between linguistic research and teaching techniques.

Douglas Kibbee is Emeritus Professor of French Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include language policy and language rights, the history of linguistic thought, and translation. Recent publications include Language and the Law. Linguistic Inequality in America and a critical edition of Scipion Dupleix's Liberté de la langue françoise dans sa pureté.

Elena Ioannidou is assistant professor in Language Education and Sociolinguistics at the University of Cyprus.

Emanuelle Santos is a Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham.

Emma Humphries is a Research Fellow in Language Policy in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast. She is working on the AHRC Modern Languages Leadership Fellowship Language Policy Project ‘Foreign, indigenous and community languages in the devolved regions of the UK: policy and practice for growth.’

Emma Marsden is director of the NCELP and of OASIS. She is Professor of Second Language Education at the University of York and editor of the journal Language Learning.

Emmanuelle Labeau is Reader in Language in Society (formerly French Language and Linguistics) at Aston University in Birmingham. Most of her publications explore the French verbal system with a special interest in language variation change. Since her AHRC fellowship, Emmanuelle has been working on the languages of Birmingham, particularly in healthcare, and secured 'Engage for Ukraine' funding from Birmingham Voluntary Services Committee to help refugees overcome language barriers when settling in the region.

Esther Gutierrez Eugenio is the European Projects Manager at Cambridge English Language Assessment, University of Cambridge

Florence Myles is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Essex and chair of RiPL.

Florence Myles is Professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Essex and chair of RiPL.

Graeme Trousdale is Senior Lecturer in the department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are in cognitive and historical linguistics. He is a member of the LAGB’s Education Committee and is keen to develop ways of engaging with teachers to encourage more opportunities for young people to learn about linguistics.

Annette conducted her PhD at Queen Mary University of London. Her doctoral project looked at language variation in Beijing Mandarin among local-born young adults and the relationship between language use and social meanings related to gender, class, career choices and future aspiration. She has also worked on language attitudes towards different varieties of Mandarin Chinese. Annette is a Research Associate on Strand 2 of the MEITS project, and she investigates the use of standard and vernacular varieties in China, focusing on expression of cultural, political and ideological identities in the increasingly multilingual Chinese society.

Ian Bauckham CBE is a headteacher and executive leader of a multi-academy trust in south-east England. He has spent his career in teaching after graduating in Modern Languages and currently advises both the Department for Education and Ofsted on a range of areas, including modern languages policy. He chaired the Teaching Schools Council’s enquiry into MFL in 2016 and authored the report that came out of that enquiry. He has long experience of training, support and school improvement work across the sector and has served as President of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

Ian Collen is Lecturer in Modern Language Education at Queen’s University Belfast.

Professor Ianthi Maria Tsimpli is Chair of English and Applied Linguistics at Cambridge University

James Fenton is Lecturer in the Centre for Education and Teaching Innovation at the University of Westminster.

Javier Moreno-Rivero is a researcher at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge, where he teaches and examines on Language and Society and Spanish Translation. His academic interests lie in the intersections between language and the social sciences, with a particular focus on jurilinguistics, language policies and professional translation. At the moment, he serves on the editorial board of the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law (Springer).

Jennifer Bruen is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and German in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University where her focus is on language for international business and study abroad. Her research is in the area of language planning and policy at national and EU level as well as in foreign language teaching and learning. She is currently involved in developing an Institution Wide Language Programme. Jennifer has published widely on these topics in many leading international publications. She is co-editor of Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics.

Jenny Cheshire is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London

Jenny brings to the project her research and clinical expertise in autism and developmental language disorders. As a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, working in a London Borough where over 70% of referrals involve children from bilingual/multilingual families, she has direct experience of the issues faced by speakers of community/minoritised languages who also have communication disabilities. Jenny is a steering group member of the East Anglian Regional Hub of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists which provides a valuable link for recruitment and dissemination activities. She is also an early career researcher specialising in the cognitive and social aspects of developmental disorders of language and social communication, and has received ESRC and MRC funding to investigate how pragmatic language difficulties impact on children’s relationships within their social worlds.

Jeroen Darquennes is Professor of German and general linguistics at the University of Namur, Belgium. His research focuses on language contact and language conflict in European language minority settings.

Jonathan Hancock is Research Associate at the Centre for Education for Racial Equality Scotland (CERES), University of Edinburgh.

Jonathan Kasstan is Lecturer in French and Linguistics at the University of Westminster. He specialises in language variation and change with respect to non-standard and minority language varieties, and his research interests are broadly anchored in quantitative sociolinguistics. He is principal investigator of a Leverhulme-funded project that seeks to establish universals of grammatical change in language obsolescence. Recent research articles have been published in major journals such as Language in Society.

Joseph Ford is a Lecturer in French Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Jürgen Jaspers is a researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His reseach interests are sociolinguistics, linguistic ethnography, discourse analysis, urban multilingualism and linguistic standardization.

Kamila Polišenská is Lecturer in the Division of Human Communication, Development and Hearing at the University of Manchester.

Karen Forbes is an Associate Professor in Second Language Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Her current research interests are in multilingual identity, language learning strategies and school language policies.

Leanne Henderson is a Research Fellow in Language Policy on the AHRC Modern Languages Leadership Fellowship Language Policy Project ‘Foreign, indigenous and community languages in the devolved regions of the UK: policy and practice for growth’. Her research focuses on modern languages education policy and she is particularly interested in language learner perspectives at post-primary level. She is a Managing Editor of Languages, Society and Policy.

Liz Wren-Owens is Reader in Italian and Translation Studies at Cardiff University and is Vice-Chair (Research) of the University Council of Modern Languages. Her research focusses on translation and transnational Italian cultures.

Lucy Jenkins is National Coordinator for the MFL Student Mentoring Project.

Marc Debono is Associate Professor in Language Sciences at the Universiy of Tours. His work articulates didactics and sociolinguistics, and focuses in particular on legal language and the relations existing between the legal and linguistic fields.

Marco Hafner is a senior economist and research leader at RAND Europe working on employment, education and social policy research.

Maria Garraffa is assistant professor in the Psychology department at Heriot-Watt University.

Maria Teresa Guasti is a professor in the Psychology department at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

Maria Vender is a research fellow in Linguistics at the University of Verona.

Mark Sebba is Reader Emeritus in Sociolinguistics and Language Contact at Lancaster University. His earlier work was mostly in the area of pidgin and creole languages and in the analysis of conversational code switching in bilingual communities. Through this he became interested in the Sociolinguistics of Orthography, a relatively unexplored field which examines the cultural and social aspects of spelling and writing systems. A more recent interest is in written bilingual and multilingual texts - magazines, websites, signs and other texts which contain a mixture of languages and which cannot be analysed using the methods applied to spoken code-switching. Since 2013 he has been researching the way language questions are asked in population censuses, and has published several papers relating to the 2011 census in the United Kingdom.

Michelle Macleod is Professor of Gaelic at the University of Aberdeen. Her research interests range from Gaelic theatre to language planning and policy with a specific focus on policy implementation in the community.

Michelle Sheehan is Reader in Linguistics at Anglia Ruskin University. She specialises in comparative syntax with a particular focus on the Romance languages, but her research interests extend to sociolinguistic variation, language change and the philosophy of language. She is the project lead on Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages and Vice-chair of Language Analysis in Schools: Education and Research.

Mélanie (mg696@cam.ac.uk) is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. She is co-supervised by Dr Jenny Gibson and Dr Napoleon Katsos, and funded by the ESRC-DTP Cambridge in partnership with Autistica. Her doctoral research is looking at the potential of collaborative and cross-cultural professional learning opportunities to foster inclusive healthcare services for autistic communities. Alongside her academic research, Mélanie is also involved in public engagement projects aimed at supporting children with Speech, Language and Communication disorders (RADLD) and multilingual families (CBN).

Napoleon brings to the project expertise in language acquisition research, especially in how typically- and atypically-developing children learn two languages (or two dialects) simultaneously. His current projects in this area focus on exploring bilingualism in autism and/or ADHD through clinical and sub-clinical population studies and systematic reviews. He is also studying the differences between bilingual and bi-dialectal development. A better understanding of the process of bilingualism is of paramount importance to families, professionals and the society at large. Together with colleagues in Cambridge, Napoleon co-founded the Cambridge Bilingualism Network which aims to increase awareness about the benefits and challenges of raising bilingual children by disseminating state-of-heart research findings and by fostering partnerships between researchers, teachers, clinicians and parents of bilingual children.

Neil Kenny is Lead Fellow for Languages at the British Academy. He is also Professor of French at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.

Neil Mosley is Digital Learning Designer at the Centre for Education Support and Innovation at Cardiff University.

Neil Sheldon is chair of the Teaching Statistics Trust and a former vice-president of the Royal Statistical Society. He is also vice-chair of the UK Linguistics Olympiad.

Nick Avery is a resource developer at the NCELP. He holds an MA in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching from the University of York and has previously taught EFL in France, Spain and Colombia.

Nick Saville is Director of Research and Thought Leadership at Cambridge English Language Assessment, University of Cambridge

Nicola McLelland is Professor of German and History of Linguistics at the University of Nottingham. She was an AHRC Future of Languages Research Fellow in 2022 and Co-Investigator on the MEITS (Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies) research project (2016-2020). Her research interests include multilingualism; language standardization, past and present; the history of language teaching and learning of German and of other languages; the history of linguistics more widely, in Europe and beyond; and languages education advocacy.

Oliver is a teacher of French, German and Arabic in London. He is Chair of the Independent Schools Modern Languages Association.

Paul Glaister is Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Reading. As well as 39 years’ teaching and leadership experience, his 444 publications span research in numerical analysis, mathematics/science education, and teaching and learning. He has taught students in HE on a wide range of applied mathematics courses for mathematics and mathematical sciences programmes, and on programmes in other disciplines, and at all levels, for 37 years. He has considerable experience of education policy and practice in the pre-HE sector, particularly post-16 Mathematics, and on the school-university transition. He has reviewed A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics as a member of ALCAB, and reviewed Core Maths qualifications for the Department for Education, and A-levels for Ofqual.

Penny Roy is Professor in the Division of Language and Communication Science at City, University of London.

Petros Karatsareas is a lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Westminster.

Piotr Blumczynski is Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting at Queen’s University Belfast. He is the author of 'Ubiquitous Translation' (Routledge, 2016) and 'Experiencing Translationality' (Routledge, 2023), and co-editor of 'The Languages of COVID-19: Translational and Multilingual Perspectives on Global Healthcare' (Routledge, 2023). From 2022–2024, he is co-directing the research programme MISTE exploring various sites of translation and cross-cultural encounters on the island of Ireland. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal 'Translation Studies'.

Rachel Hawkes is co-director of the NCELP and Director of International Education and Research for the Cam Academy Trust.

Richard (‘Dick’) Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at University College London and Fellow of the British Academy, with a research record in theoretical linguistics but also a lifelong enthusiasm for bringing linguistics into the school curriculum.

Robert Woore is Asssociate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford Department of Education. He is also lead tutor for the Modern Languages PGCE programme there. His main research interests focus on foreign language learning (particularly reading) in instructed contexts.

Rowena Kasprowicz is a Lecturer in Second Language Education in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading. Her research focusses on instructed foreign language learning in the primary school classroom.

Sally Zacharias is Lecturer in Education at the University of Glasgow.

Sascha Stollhans (@SaschaStollhans) is a Senior Teaching Associate in German Studies at Lancaster University. His academic interests include German language and linguistics, second language acquisition, digital approaches to teaching and learning as well as educational policy. He currently co-leads the German strand of the national "Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages" project.

Sharon Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies with Modern Languages and International Placement Coordinator at Stranmillis University College in Belfast

Shula Chiat is Professor in the Division of Language and Communication Science at City, University of London.

Stavroula Tsiplakou is associate professor of Linguistics at the Open University of Cyprus.