Liz Dale

Liz Dale is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education (FE) within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, affiliated with the Centre for Applied Research on Education. She holds a PhD from the Universiteit van Amsterdam (2020) focusing on language teachers and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Her research emphasizes multilingualism in vocational education, teacher training, and CLIL methodologies.

Education:

• PhD: On Language Teachers and CLIL: Shifting the Perspectives, Universiteit van Amsterdam (2020)

Research Interests:

Dale’s work explores plurilingualism in vocational and professional education contexts, focusing on teacher beliefs, CLIL implementation challenges, and multilingual competencies. She employs innovative methodologies like visual mapping to uncover learners’ language experiences.

Collaborations & Networks:

Key collaborations include work with van Batenburg on multilingualism in vocational education, presentations at international conferences (e.g., World CLIL 2022), and contributions to datasets such as Meertaligheid in het mbo.

Grants & Activities:

• Organized World CLIL 2022 conference
• Presented at academic and professional events on multilingualism and CLIL

Labs/Teams:

Active within the Centre for Applied Research on Education, contributing to applied linguistic studies and educational policy research.