Gunhild Tomter Alstad

Gunhild Tomter Alstad is Professor of Educational Linguistics and Vice-Dean for Education at the University of Inland Norway. She leads the research group 'Language Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Contexts' and coordinates international projects like 'Literacy Education in Multilingual Settings' with the University of Zambia.

Her research focuses on multilingualism, early literacy development, and language ideologies in educational contexts, particularly in kindergarten and teacher education. Research interests include:

• Norwegian as a second language acquisition
• Emergent literacy in multilingual children
• Language policy in early education
• Cross-cultural teaching methodologies

Publications demonstrate a strong focus on multilingual pedagogy, teacher training frameworks, and policy analysis in Nordic educational systems. Research consistently explores linguistic diversity and inclusive education practices.

She supervises graduate students and leads projects developing multilingual resources like Storybooks Namibia and Storybooks Zambia, supported by international grants.

Leads collaborative research teams exploring language didactics and multilingual childhood development across international contexts.