Marie Källkvist

Marie Källkvist

Professor
Department of Languages Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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Professor of English, specialising in Language Education and Language Learning
Associate Professor of English, specialising in English Linguistics, at Lund University
Qualified secondary-school teacher of English and Swedish
Director for the Centre for Eductional Linguistics
Leader of English Education Scholars Sweden


Teaching: Language Learning, English Language Education, Sociolinguistics and Research Methodology

Research: English Language Education, particularly the teaching and learning of English in Swedish mainstream schools and in higher education; multilingual education, language policy and planning in Swedish higher education

Service to society: In-service training of language teachers and school leaders focusing on translanguaging pedagogy, focus-on-form and classroom interaction

Leadership posts: Previously several different posts as assistant head of department, deputy head of department, and director of studies at Lund University in 2006-2014. Principal Investigator for MultiLingual Spaces, funded by the Swedish Research Council (2017-2022); Co-director for the Centre for Educational Linguistics; Head of the Post-Graduate Studies Committee of Supervisors in Languages and Linguistics (språkvetenskapliga handledarkollegiet)

Educational background:
B.A. English and Swedish (Lund University, 1990)
M.A. Language Education (Lund University, 1990)
M.Phil. English and Applied Linguistics (Cambridge University, 1992)
Ph.D. English and Applied Linguistics (Cambridge University, 1997)

Teaching

  • Vocabulary in L2 teaching and learning
  • Theoretical perspectives on language education
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Supervision of degree projects (BEd and MEd) in English language education
  • Research methods
  • Discourse analysis
  • Classroom research
  • Supervision of five PhD students

I have a background in English Linguistics and Applied Linguistics and have previously taught the following modules at Lund University:

  • Basic, general grammar
  • English grammar
  • Phonetics and English Pronunciation
  • Introduction to English Linguistics
  • English for business students
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Language Education
  • Language Policy and Planning in Sweden and the English-speaking world
  • Research methods in applied linguistics, including basic statistics
  • Translation
  • Supervision of BA- and MA-level degree projects
  • Supervision of PhD students

Research

English Language Education, particularly the teaching and learning of English in Swedish mainstream schools and in higher education; multilingual education, language policy and planning in Swedish higher education

I publish in high-ranking journals such as the Modern Language Journal and Language Learning as well as in anthologies published by leading publishers such as Mouton de Gruyter, John Benjamins, Lawrence Erlbaum, and Multilingual Matters.

Ongoing, externally funded research projects
STAGE
(English in primary school)
Disciplinary literacy in teacher education (of primary-school EFL teachers)

Publications

Selected publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Article in journal (Other academic)

Article, review/survey (Other academic)

Article, review/survey (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Conference paper (Refereed)

Conference paper (Other academic)

Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Collection (editor) (Refereed)

Collection (editor) (Other academic)

Collection (editor) (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))