Inger Olsbu

Inger Olsbu works as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation, University of Agder. Her academic career spans multiple areas including foreign language pedagogy, literary studies in language education, and intercultural competence development.

• Key research themes: Foreign Language Didactics, Migration Narratives in Contemporary Literature, Role-Playing in Language Learning
• Recent publications focus on intercultural competence frameworks (2021-2024), digital teaching resources (2005-2023), and migration literature analysis (2022).
• She has contributed to Spanish as Foreign Language (SFL) curriculum development through both theoretical works (2005-2024) and practical teaching tools like Locolandia role-playing game (2006).
• Collaborative projects include co-editorial work for Nordic Journal of Modern Language Methodology (2018) and cross-institutional studies with University of Salamanca (2019).

Her methodological approach combines action research (2020) with qualitative analysis of student experiences (2023), emphasizing critical thinking development (2021) and innovative classroom practices.