Luk Van Mensel

Luk Van Mensel is a Researcher specializing in bilingual education and multilingualism, with a focus on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). He has led projects like ARC 14/19-061: Assessing CLIL (2014-2019) and conducted PhD research on language practices in Dutch-medium education in Brussels (2007-2014).

His recent publications (2023-2025) examine CLIL's impact on

• dyslexic students' academic achievement
• language emotions and motivation
• vocabulary acquisition dynamics

Collaborating with Belgian and French researchers, his work addresses educational outcomes and policy in multilingual contexts.

Van Mensel has actively participated in conferences (e.g., Sociolinguistics Symposium 24, Psychology of Language Learning 4) and served as a peer reviewer for journals like Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. He also contributed to media discussions on Brussels' multilingual demographics and immersion education.