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Vally Lytra is a Lecturer in Languages in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London's Centre for Hellenic Studies. She specializes in multilingualism, language education in migration contexts, and sociolinguistic research methodologies.
- University: Goldsmiths, University of London
- School: Educational Studies
- Academic Rank: Lecturer
Her research focuses on community language education, inclusive pedagogies, and the intersection of language, ethnicity, and diaspora. She leads the MPhil/PhD program in Education and has conducted fieldwork in Greece, the UK, and Switzerland.
Recent publications analyze the impact of the pandemic on heritage language teaching, digital literacy practices among migrant youth, and interdisciplinary approaches to Greek-Turkish relations. She actively supervises doctoral students in multilingual education and language policy.
- Scientific Awards: Fulbright Award (1996), AHRC & Saripolos Bequest funding (2003)
- Research Grants: Research England funding for post-Brexit/Covid-19 migrant studies (2022)
Lytra co-founded the 40+ Years Greek School of Lausanne and serves on the governing board of a Russian-English bilingual school in London. Her methodological approach combines ethnographic, biographical, and collaborative research frameworks.
