Field of work
I teach and do research in the fields of reading and writing skills as well as research on digital technology. I also work and do research in Children- and Young Adults' literature, including picturebooks and graphic novels (comics). Currently I am working on children's literature and ecocriticism. I also work on teachers' Professional Development, Kompetanse for kvalitet, KFK.
Key words in teaching and research: English language education, Reading and writing skills in the English subject, Children and Young Adult literature, Ecocriticism, Intercultural competence, Values
ORCiD: 0000-0002-1921-5162
Research project: NFR project Negotiang Values in Norwegian Teacher Education (NeVa), 2025-2028.
Courses taught
- Master in children and young adult literature
- Master in education
- Master i engelsk didaktikk
- GLU 5-10
- KFK 5-10
- KFK 1-7
- PhD, Økokritikk og didaktiske praksisar (PHD912)
- English didactics
- Culture studies
- English literature
- Professional development, In-service courses, Kompetanse for kvalitet (KFK)
Research areas
- From Reading Thrill to Writing Skill
- Nature in Children's Literature (NaChiLit)
- Literature circles in the classroom
- Children's literature
- Graphic novels
- Mobile Learning: Mobilising and Transforming Teacher Teacher Education Technology, Erasmus+ funded project. Website: http://mttep.eu
Research groups
- Forskargruppe i lese- og skrivedidaktikk, Research group leader
- From Reading Thrill to Writing Skill
- Nature in Children's Literature (NaChiLit)
- Researching English Teacher Education, Language and Literature (RETELL)
- Language Education and Teacher Training (LETT)
- Bergen / York Reading Research Group (BYRRG)
- Mobilising and Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogies