Cecilie Slinning Knudsen

Cecilie Slinning Knudsen is a PhD student and research fellow at the Department of Teacher Education at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) from 2023 to 2027. She is currently on leave from her position as a senior lecturer in Norwegian didactics. Her academic work focuses on language education, particularly in the areas of reading and writing instruction, second language acquisition, and phonology.

Dr. Knudsen holds a master's degree in linguistics from NTNU and a bachelor's degree in languages with English and Nordic languages from Volda University College. She has also studied Norwegian as a second language at NTNU. Her educational background has provided a strong foundation for her research in language education and second language acquisition.

Her primary research interests include language education, the first reading and writing lesson, reading and writing difficulties, second language acquisition, phonology, pronunciation lessons, and linguistic awareness. She is particularly interested in how teachers' knowledge of phonology and the relationship between language phonology and orthography impacts reading and writing instruction quality. As a member of the research groups "Linguistic Diversity in School and Society" and "GrammaKIKK," she contributes to ongoing discussions about language education in multilingual contexts.

Dr. Knudsen's publication record shows a consistent focus on pronunciation teaching, phonology in language education, and second language acquisition. Her work bridges theoretical linguistic concepts with practical classroom applications, particularly in Norwegian language teaching. She has authored textbooks, scholarly articles, and professional development materials that help teachers implement effective language instruction strategies.

Dr. Knudsen has extensive experience supervising bachelor's and master's theses. Her professional activities include numerous presentations at conferences and professional development workshops for teachers across Norway. She has collaborated on various projects related to Norwegian pronunciation teaching and has served as a consultant for textbook development.

She is actively involved in the "Phonology in teacher education" project and has previously worked on "Ten tips on how to support language learning" and the resource bank "uttale.no" for teachers and students working with Norwegian pronunciation.