Eivind Nessa Torgersen

Eivind Nessa Torgersen is a Professor of English Language at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), serving as Head of the English and Foreign Languages Department within the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. He holds a visiting professorship at Nord University, where he teaches phonetics and supervises doctoral students. His research focuses on sociolinguistic variation, particularly in London English, multilingual education in Norway, and second language acquisition.

He earned his PhD in 2004 from the University of Reading with a study on speech processing strategies in L1 and L2 learners. His work bridges sociolinguistics and corpus linguistics, examining topics like vowel systems, pragmatic markers, and speech rhythm. He has led major projects, including the Research Council of Norway-funded Acquisition of English in the Multilingual Classroom (2018–2023).

Recent publications highlight his expertise in multicultural London English, multilingual classroom dynamics, and phonetic analysis. He advises PhD candidates Dianna Walla and Tone Stuler Myhre, and collaborates with institutions like Lancaster University and Nord University. His contributions to language policy and teacher training emphasize leveraging students’ multilingual resources in EFL education.