Lorna Carson
Lorna Carson is Head of the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences and Professor in Applied Linguistics. She holds a BA (Mod), MPhil in Applied Linguistics and Ph.D. from Trinity College Dublin, and an M.A. in European Studies (Human Resource Management) from the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. In 2015 she was elected a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She was the Founding Director of the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre which brings together the university's expertise in Japanese, Korean and Chinese Studies.
Professor Carson's research on language learning addresses issues located at the interface between individual and societal multilingualism, with a particular attention on the language classroom, with a focus on language learning, language education policy and assessment.
Her books include Language and Identity in Europe: The Multilingual City and its Citizens (2020, Peter Lang), The Multilingual City: Vitality, Conflict and Change, co-edited with Lid King (2016, Multilingual Matters); Language Learner Autonomy: Policy, Curriculum, Classroom, co-edited with Breffni O'Rourke (2010, Peter Lang), and Multilingualism in Europe: A Case Study (2003, 2005, Peter Lang). She is a former President of IRAAL, the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (2014-2017). She is a member of the Governing Body of Marino Institute of Education, and sits on its Academic Council.
The results of the 2022 South African census – and thoughts on every South African learning their "mother tongue plus two"
2023-10-23"Creating the conditions where this kind of multilingualism is fostered involves commitment, leadership in education policy, and an understanding that the long-term benefits of such an approach are worth the time, cost and effort, because it will contribute to social cohesion, individual well-being and the development of new opportunities for speakers."
BAQONDE and multilingual education in South Africa: An interview with Lorna Carson
2022-02-17"Take time to learn how to pronounce someone’s name. Start there."