معرفی
J.L. (Josh) Prada is an Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at the University of Groningen's Center for Language and Cognition, within the Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on heritage/minority language education, translanguaging applications, and the intersection of multilingualism with social, cognitive, and neuro-motor processes. He has secured over $4 million in grants, including a Hellen DeVitt Fellowship (2014-2018), and collaborates internationally on projects such as Project CELEBRATE (US Department of Education, $2.99 million) and Transnational Spaces for Critical Multilingual Teacher Education (DAAD-funded).
Education: PhD in Linguistics (Texas Tech University, 2018), MA in Applied Linguistics (Birkbeck, University of London), and BA+MA in English Philology and TESOL (University of Granada and Queen Mary University of London).
Research interests include translanguaging pedagogy, multilingual education policy, neuro-education, and sensescapes. He actively advises graduate students in MA, Research MA, and PhD programs, emphasizing social justice in education. His work spans healthcare communication, teacher training, and transnational education initiatives.
- Grants: Over $4 million in funded projects, including leadership roles in CELEBRATE ($2.99M) and Transnational Spaces ($45K).
- Labs/Teams: Co-director of Transnational Spaces for Critical Multilingual Teacher Education (with Hamburg University) and steering member of Internationalising Teacher Education (DAAD-funded).
