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Multilingualism, Primary education, Language policy, Linguistic Ethnography, Complementary schools

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United Kingdom

Biography

Carmen Silvestri is a Post-doctoral Research Associate interested in multilingualism and primary education. She completed her PhD (AHRC-funded) in Applied Linguistics at the University of Essex with a project on the role of multilingual education in post-Brexit England. Her ethnographic study investigated multilingual practices and critical pedagogy in an Italian complementary school in London. Carmen is currently part of the team in the Progression in Primary Languages project at the University of Reading. She is also a coordinating member of the association Manifesto di Londra and a co-opted member of the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC).

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Employment (2)

University of Reading: Reading, Berkshire, GB

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University of Reading

University of Reading: Reading, GB

2023-11 to present | Research Associate (Institute of Education)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Essex: Colchester, Essex, GB

2020-09 to 2024-01 | PhD in Applied Linguistics (Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Language and Linguistics)
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Università degli Studi di Firenze: Firenze, Toscana, IT

2012 to 2014 | MA in Languages ​​and Civilizations of the Ancient and Modern East (Faculty of Humanities and Education Studies)
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Università per Stranieri di Siena: Siena, Toscana, IT

2008 to 2012 | BA (Hons.) in Linguistics and Intercultural Mediation (Faculty of Humanities and Education Studies)
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Professional activities (4)

National Association of Language Development in the Curriculum- NALDIC: London, GB

2022-09 to present | Blog Lead
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Manifesto di Londra: London, GB

2022-04 to present | Co-coordinator
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British Association for Applied Linguistics: London, GB

2021-01 to present
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Bilingualism Matters: Edinburgh, GB

2020-04 to present
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Funding (1)

European heritage languages in primary schools: understanding identity and pedagogy in multilingual London

2020-10 to present | Award
UK Research and Innovation (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2420884
GRANT_NUMBER: 2420884
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Works (9)

Complementary schools as ‘breathing spaces’: identity, multilingualism and critical pedagogies in heritage language education

Language and Education
2025-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2024.2404089
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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Diverse population, homogenous ability: the development of a new receptive vocabulary size test for young language learners in England using Rasch analysis

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
2024-12 | Journal article | Author
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119221

URI: https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/119221/
Contributors: Nicola Morea; Rowena Eloise Kasprowicz; Morrison, Astrid; Carmen Silvestri
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University of Reading

Diverse population, homogenous ability: The development of a new receptive vocabulary size test for young language learners in England using Rasch analysis

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100166
Contributors: Nicola Morea; Rowena Eloise Kasprowicz; Astrid Morrison; Carmen Silvestri
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Complementary schools as ‘breathing spaces’: identity, multilingualism and critical pedagogies in heritage language education

Language and Education
2024-08-31 | Journal article | Author
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118964

URI: https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/118964/
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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University of Reading

Italian as a Heritage Language in London: An Ethnographic Perspective on Identity and Pedagogy in a Complementary School

2024-05-15 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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Heritage Languages in Complementary Schools

EAL Journal
2022-11 | Magazine article
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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No-vax, yes-vax. A sociolinguistic perspective on vaccine discourse in Italy

Strictly Language
2022-06 | Magazine article
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri; Giulia Pepe
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A story of Italian Heritage: Jewry, Christianity and Secularisation

Common Ground
2016-01 | Magazine article
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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NALDIC Blog

Interactive resource | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Carmen Silvestri
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