17-18 OCTOBER 2024, VITORIA-GASTEIZ | Facultad de Letras, UPV/EHU
PLENARY
SPEAKERS
Christine Möller-Omrani
Christine Möller-Omrani is an Associate Professor in English linguistics and language didactics at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). Her main research interests include the acquisition of English as an additional language, bilingual education (immersion), and multilingualism in the instructional context. Currently, she is the principal investigator of the project “Education for plurilingualism: Metalinguistic awareness in early instructed language learning” (MetaLearn; https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/), which is financed by the Research Council of Norway in the period 2020-2026 (project number 303375). Möller-Omrani is also the coordinator of the research group “Analyzing and Assessing Linguistic Multicompetence” (AALM) at HVL.
(Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)
Investigating metalinguistic awareness in primary education
Pia Sundqvist
Pia Sundqvist (PhD) is Professor of English Language Education at the University of Oslo, Norway. Her research interests are in the field of applied linguistics and include informal language learning, in particular the relation between extramural English and gaming, English language teaching, and the assessment of L2 oral proficiency. Sundqvist is the author of Extramural English in Teaching and Learning: From Theory and Research to Practice (with Sylvén, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Motivational Practice: Insights from the Classroom (with Henry and Thorsen, Studentlitteratur, 2019), and Testing Talk: Ways to Assess Second Language Oral Proficiency (with Sandlund, Bloomsbury Academic, in press). Her most recent edited book is The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom (with Reinders and Lai, 2022, Routledge). Sundqvist’s work has appeared in outlets such as Applied Linguistics, Journal of Pragmatics, Journal of Second Language Writing, Language and Linguistics Compass, Language Learning, Language Learning & Technology, Language Testing, ReCALL, System, and TESOL Quarterly. She is involved in several research projects and is currently the Primary Investigator of STAGE (STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and outside of school in Norway and Flanders), funded by the Research Council of Norway. Sundqvist, who is a native of Sweden, is the current president of the Swedish Association of Applied Linguistics (ASLA) and Editor-in-Chief of its journal.
(University of Oslo)
Before and beyond the classroom: The importance of young learners’ self-initiated engagement with L2 English
Sandie Mourão
Sandie Mourão is a senior research fellow at CETAPS, Nova University of Lisbon, with over 30 years of experience in English language education as a teacher, teacher educator, educational consultant and researcher. She investigates picturebooks in language education, early years language learning, intercultural awareness and citizenship education, and classroom-based assessment practices. Her forthcoming/recent publications include: Picturebooks in early language learning: Beyond ‘Brown Bear’ (Multilingual Matters, forthcoming); Researching educational practices, teacher education and professional development for early language learning: Examples from Europe (Routledge, 2024); Teaching English to pre-primary children (DELTA Publishing, 2020). Institutional website: https://www.cetaps.com/sandie-mourao/; ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-9850
(CETAPS, Nova University Lisbon)
Picturebooks in early language education: From a little brown bear to a great big polar bear
Hayo Reinders
Dr. Hayo Reinders (www.innovationinteaching.org) is TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral programme at Anaheim University in the USA as well as Professor of Education in New Zealand. Hayo is Editor of the journal Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching (published by Taylor & Francis) and edits a book series on “New Language Learning and Teaching Environments”. He founded the Institute for Teacher Leadership. His interests are in teacher empowerment, learner autonomy, and educational technology.
(Anaheim University)
Digital wellbeing for language learners and teachers