Barbara King

Barbara King is a Lecturer at the University of Reading, specializing in modern foreign languages teacher training. She holds multiple academic roles including Secondary ITT MFL admissions coordinator, Primary PGCE tutor for Languages, and coordinator for the Foreign Languages Leadership Pathway. She supervises Masters and doctoral candidates in areas like second language learning pedagogy and early language education.

Her professional affiliations include the Institute of Education's research group on Language and Literature in Education, and the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism. She contributes to BA Primary Education with QTS programs, focusing on primary languages curriculum development.

Current research interests involve language use in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classrooms, supported by her involvement with the ESRC Professional Development Consortium in Modern Foreign Languages. No published articles or awards are listed in her profile.