Kathrine Staksrud

Kathrine Staksrud is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Languages, Literature and Culture, Østfold University College. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo's Department of Teacher Education and School Research. Her academic interests focus on didactics, oral skills, literature, and language learning mechanisms, particularly in English as a foreign or second language (L2). She coordinates the course Engelsk 1, 5-10. trinn within the Competence for Quality program and teaches didactics, culture, and literature in teacher education.

Before joining Østfold University College in 2018, she had 13 years of teaching experience in lower secondary education. She is part of the STAGE project, which investigates L2 language learning mechanisms, and the Studies of Instruction across Subjects and Competences (SISCO) research group. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the text. Her work bridges educational theory and practice, emphasizing practical pedagogical approaches.