Karoline Emilie Søgaard

Karoline Emilie Søgaard is a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen and holds an associate lecturer position (currently on leave) in EFL didactics at University College Copenhagen. She specializes in teaching English to young learners and participated in the 'Early foreign language learning and plurilingual education' project (2015-2018).

Education:

• Master in English, University of Copenhagen (2007), thesis: 'Immersion teaching based on the Canadian approach - an applicable method in the Danish context?'

Research Focus: Her work centers on intercultural competence development in primary EFL through picturebooks, examining attitudinal dimensions and empathy via qualitative case studies. Current doctoral research investigates how picturebook interventions foster intercultural awareness in Danish young learners.

Publication Trends: Recent works analyze picturebook-mediated intercultural encounters in Danish primary EFL classrooms (2024) and integrated frameworks for intercultural-multilingual competence across foreign language subjects (2021), demonstrating consistent focus on pedagogical innovation in early language education through visual narratives.