This episode of Leveraging Languages for Learning brings educators and researchers into conversation about how language, learning, and social change intersect. In this Podcast, four contributors — Anne Keary (Monash University), Ben Rampton (King’s College London), Jessie Sambell (Blackburn English Language School), and Dermot Bryers (English for Action, UK) — discuss their professional journeys and the value of collaboration between researchers and on-the-ground teachers.

Prof. Angel M. Y. Lin, Chair Professor of Language, Literacy, and Social Semiotics in Education, The Education University of Hong Kong Prof. Angel Angel M. Y. Lin is a a leading scholar in the fields of English language education and critical literacies. In this interview, she shares her insight with Mobina Sahraee Juybari on the evolution of her research journey, the urgent challenges and opportunities in the field of language and literacy education, and the need for human

Dr. Sue Ollerhead, Macquarie University Dr. Sue Ollerhead works with translanguaging as a researcher and teacher educator in Sydney. In this interview, she shares her insights with Marianne Turner on the feasibility and impact of translanguaging for students of different ages in Australian classrooms.      Marianne:  Sue, thank you for talking to me today, First, can I ask a general question about the way you work with the idea of translanguaging? What drew you to this idea o

As a researcher and teacher educator, A/Prof. Zhongfeng Tian regularly collaborates with teachers in the US context in order to explore how translanguaging can be effectively utilised for student learning.

A/Prof Julie Choi has just written a book called ‘Kimchi is for Everyone’, an exploration of personal identity and continuous growth. Dr Mobina Sahraee Juybari talked to Julie about the experiences that informed the book.