Eivind Nessa Torgersen

Eivind Nessa Torgersen is a Professor of English Language and Head of the Department of English and Foreign Languages at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), within the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. He also holds a Professor II position at Nord University, where he teaches phonetics. His research focuses on phonological and grammatical variation in London English, sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and experimental phonetics. He has led major projects such as the British Academy-funded 'Analysis of London English using corpus tools' (2008) and the Research Council of Norway-funded 'Acquisition of English in the multilingual classroom' (2018–2023).

His PhD thesis (University of Reading, 2004) explored voice processing strategies in L1/L2 learners. Key research areas include Multicultural London English (MLE), language contact phenomena, and pedagogical strategies in multilingual classrooms. He has supervised PhD candidates like Dianna Walla and Tone Stuler Myhre and co-authored influential works on urban dialects, language policy, and teacher education.

Publications span sociolinguistic theory, corpus linguistics, and applied linguistics, with a focus on urban language variation and multilingual education. His work bridges theoretical insights with practical applications, emphasizing the role of multilingualism in education and society. Current projects address challenges in teaching English to diverse student populations in Norway.