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Constant Leung

Professor Constant Leung

Professor of Educational Linguistics

Research interests

  • Languages

Biography

Constant has worked for many years in the field of second/additional language education. His academic and research interests include classroom pedagogy, content and language-integrated curriculum development, language assessment, academic literacies and language policy. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Research

Constant's current research interests include language of schooling in ethnolinguistically diverse societies and language assessment.

Research projects:

For further information please see his  Research Staff Profile.

Teaching

    Research

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    Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC)

    The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication is a major centre for descriptive linguistics, applied linguistics and language in education.

    Translate languages
    Hub for Education and Language Diversity

    The Hub for Education and Language Diversity (HELD) is a collaboration between academic, professional and third sector organisations.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    King's Professor Wins British Council Award

    Professor Constant Leung's work in English language teaching and assessment in partnership with the Bell Foundation has been recognised at the British...

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    Events

    19JunExam tables (1). New Blue

    2024 ECS Annual Lecture: The Future of Assessment in Higher Education

    The 2024 annual lecture at the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London discuss the future of assessment, one of the most...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    05OctAbstract people b&w

    English language education in colonised & (in)securitised environments

    In this seminar, two researchers will share a case study of their country to answer the question: how does teaching & learning English really operate in...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    07OctSpeech bubbles digital flat design

    Teaching English in Israel/Palestine, Brazil and the UK: Resonances and commonalities?

    This seminar reflects on similarities and differences between English language teaching in Israel/Palestine, Brazil and the UK.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    30JunPaul Black event

    Innovations in Pedagogy, Assessment for Learning & Classroom Practice: The influence of the work of Paul Black

    This event will celebrate the influential work of Paul Black in educational practice in STEM, which has been commented and analysed in a Festschrift that will...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Must-reads in education, communication and social sciences

    The School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London houses research from a range of different fields – from linguistics to education...

    Books side by side-tom-hermans-1903x558

    Spotlight

    Helping children with English as an additional language reach potential

    Professor Constant Leung from King’s has developed, with colleagues from the University of Cambridge, new tools to improve the way teachers assess and support...

    asian women laptop-van-tay

      Research

      books-1204029_1920
      Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC)

      The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication is a major centre for descriptive linguistics, applied linguistics and language in education.

      Translate languages
      Hub for Education and Language Diversity

      The Hub for Education and Language Diversity (HELD) is a collaboration between academic, professional and third sector organisations.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      King's Professor Wins British Council Award

      Professor Constant Leung's work in English language teaching and assessment in partnership with the Bell Foundation has been recognised at the British...

      Sparkler on a black background

      Events

      19JunExam tables (1). New Blue

      2024 ECS Annual Lecture: The Future of Assessment in Higher Education

      The 2024 annual lecture at the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London discuss the future of assessment, one of the most...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      05OctAbstract people b&w

      English language education in colonised & (in)securitised environments

      In this seminar, two researchers will share a case study of their country to answer the question: how does teaching & learning English really operate in...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      07OctSpeech bubbles digital flat design

      Teaching English in Israel/Palestine, Brazil and the UK: Resonances and commonalities?

      This seminar reflects on similarities and differences between English language teaching in Israel/Palestine, Brazil and the UK.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      30JunPaul Black event

      Innovations in Pedagogy, Assessment for Learning & Classroom Practice: The influence of the work of Paul Black

      This event will celebrate the influential work of Paul Black in educational practice in STEM, which has been commented and analysed in a Festschrift that will...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Must-reads in education, communication and social sciences

      The School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London houses research from a range of different fields – from linguistics to education...

      Books side by side-tom-hermans-1903x558

      Spotlight

      Helping children with English as an additional language reach potential

      Professor Constant Leung from King’s has developed, with colleagues from the University of Cambridge, new tools to improve the way teachers assess and support...

      asian women laptop-van-tay