Dr Christina Richardson
Senior Lecturer in Language Education
Research interests
- Education
- Languages
Contact details
Biography
Research
Dr Christina Richardson is interested in:
- First and Second language teaching and learning
- Multilingualism: inclusive education
- Dyslexia and language learning: cross-linguistic perspectives on dyslexia
Teaching
Teaching and Learning the Language System (Y2); Teaching Language as Communicative Skills (Y2); Literacies in Theory and Practice (Y3).
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.
![International hero 1903x558](/newimages/ioppn/faculty/About-Us/About-Us/international-hero-1903x558.x260bed21.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,410,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
King’s International Education Research Network
The King’s International Education Research Network explores key areas of international education.
![School classroom student and teacher](/newimages/sspp/ecs/projects/school-classroom-student-and-teacher.x2ce35ea7.jpg?w=780&h=517&crop=780,440,0,31&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Sustaining teacher quality and retention post-pandemic
This project examines the impact of the substantial changes and sustained disruption caused by Covid-19 to the development of secondary school teachers.
Project status: Completed
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Decolonising Language Teaching
Engaging staff and students in active research, training and reflective practice that deconstructs the content and pedagogy of teaching languages and culture.
Project status: Ongoing
![Translate languages](/ImportedImages/Schools/Artshums/german/Translation-games/Translate-languages.x23c64751.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,52&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
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
More needs to be done to decolonise language teaching, King's project team says
Over the course of 10 workshops, lecturers from the School of Education, Communication & Society (ECS) and the King’s Language Centre (King’s LC) have...
![A group of women teachers and lecturers posing for a picture at the end of the last workshop of the project 'Decolonising language teaching'.](/newimages/sspp/ecs/main/decolonising-language-teaching.x7dc41657.jpg?f=webp)
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](/newimages/sspp/ecs/feature/books-side-by-side-tom-hermans-1903x558.x6302a921.jpg?f=webp)
Research
![books-1204029_1920](/newimages/sspp/news-events/books-1204029-1920.xfb94a782.jpg?w=928&h=617&crop=780,440,148,177&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
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.
![International hero 1903x558](/newimages/ioppn/faculty/About-Us/About-Us/international-hero-1903x558.x260bed21.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,410,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
King’s International Education Research Network
The King’s International Education Research Network explores key areas of international education.
![School classroom student and teacher](/newimages/sspp/ecs/projects/school-classroom-student-and-teacher.x2ce35ea7.jpg?w=780&h=517&crop=780,440,0,31&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Sustaining teacher quality and retention post-pandemic
This project examines the impact of the substantial changes and sustained disruption caused by Covid-19 to the development of secondary school teachers.
Project status: Completed
![](https://kcl.ac.uk/siteelements/images/news-image-kings-logo-780x440.xe298f98f.jpg?width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Decolonising Language Teaching
Engaging staff and students in active research, training and reflective practice that deconstructs the content and pedagogy of teaching languages and culture.
Project status: Ongoing
![Translate languages](/ImportedImages/Schools/Artshums/german/Translation-games/Translate-languages.x23c64751.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,52&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
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
More needs to be done to decolonise language teaching, King's project team says
Over the course of 10 workshops, lecturers from the School of Education, Communication & Society (ECS) and the King’s Language Centre (King’s LC) have...
![A group of women teachers and lecturers posing for a picture at the end of the last workshop of the project 'Decolonising language teaching'.](/newimages/sspp/ecs/main/decolonising-language-teaching.x7dc41657.jpg?f=webp)
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](/newimages/sspp/ecs/feature/books-side-by-side-tom-hermans-1903x558.x6302a921.jpg?f=webp)