Diane Potts

Dr. Diane Potts is a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Lancaster. Her research focuses on digital literacies, multilingualism in education, multimodality, and social semiotics. She teaches courses such as LING 403 (Content-based Approaches to Language Education) and LING 531 (Trends and Issues in English Language Teaching Methodology). Her work explores digital language learning, teacher education, and pedagogies leveraging multilingual resources. She supervises PhD students in areas like computer-mediated communication, CLIL, and multilingual classroom practices.

Research Interests:

• Digital language learning and literacies
• Multimodal pedagogies in EAL/EFL contexts
• Pedagogies for multilingual classrooms
• Content-based language teaching (CLIL/CBLT)
• Social semiotic/SFL frameworks

Professional Contributions:

• Member of Lancaster Literacy Research Centre
• Involved in projects like CLAE II (Critical Literacies and Awareness in Education)