Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
PhD in Sociolinguistics & Education | 2009 | King’s College London | Education | Thesis title: “Learning the language of The Other: A linguistic ethnography of Turkish-language classes in Greek-Cypriot classrooms” |
MA in Language, Ethnicity and Education | 2005 | King’s College London | Education | “Language maintenance, Identity and a Greek School in London” |
BA in Greek Philology (specialization: Literature) | 2004 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | Greek Philology |
Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
From | To | |||
2009 | 2011 | Open University of Cyprus | Cyprus | Research Fellow Project: “Investigation of the obstacles and possibilities of multiculturalism, reconciliation and social justice in Greek-Cypriot education”. Primary Investigator: Dr Michalinos Zembylas |
2010 | 2011 | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Part time teaching staff |
Feb. 2010 | June 2010 | University of Nicosia | Cyprus | Part time teaching staff |
Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
2017 | “De-securitizing Turkish: teaching the language of a former enemy, and Intercultural Language Education” | Charalambous, P., Rampton, B. | Applied Linguistics | 38(6) | 800-823 |
2016 | “Diversity and conflict: Negotiating linguistic, ethnic and emotional boundaries in literacy classrooms” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous P. | Linguistics & Education | 35 | 50-62 |
2016 | “Troubling translanguaging: language ideologies, superdiversity and interethnic conflict” | Charalambous, P., Zembylas, M. | Applied Linguistics Review | 7(3) | 327-352 |
2016 | “Breaking classroom silences: a view from linguistic ethnography” | Rampton, B. | Language and Intercultural Communication | 16(1) | 4-21 |
2016 | “Human rights and the ethno—Nationalist problematic through the eyes of Greek-Cypriot teachers” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P., Lesta, S. | Education, Citizenship and Social Justice | 11 (1) | 19-33 |
2016 | “Toward a critical hermeneutical approach of human rights education: universal ideals, contextual realities and teachers’ difficulties” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P., Lesta, S. | Journal of Curriculum Studies, DOI:10.1080/00220272.2016.1188156 | 1-21 | |
2016 | “Teachers’ pedagogical perspectives and teaching practices on human rights in Cyprus: an empirical exploration and implications for human rights education” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P. | Pedagogies: An International Journal | 1-21 | |
2016 | “Toward a Critical Hermeneutical Approach in Human Rights Education: Transformative Possibilities and the Challenges of Implementation” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P., Lesta, S. | European Education Journal | ||
2015 | “Teachers’ Understandings of Human Rights and Human Rights Education (HRE) in Cyprus: An Exploratory Study” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P., Lesta, S. | Human Rights Review | 16 (2) | 161-182 |
2014 | “The schooling of emotion and memory: Analyzing emotional styles in the context of a teacher's pedagogical practices” | Zembylas, M., Charalambous, P. | Teaching and Teacher Education, DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.08.001 | 44 | 69-80 |
Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
2016-[2019] | BONDS – educational programme for social inclusion for immigrant mothers and children through collaborative comic story-telling. | Erasmus + (KA2 Strategic Partnership for adults) | Local coordinator |
2016-[2019] | The Living Book - Augmenting Reading For Life | Erasmus + (KA2 Strategic Partnership) | Partner |
2016-2018 | Sociolinguistics & Security | British Academy | Partner |
2014-2017 | Cost Network New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe | EU Framework Programme, Horizon 2020 | Member of the Management Committee |
2016-2017 | Everyday Practices of (In)security | KCL Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy | Partner |
2012-2015 | Crossing languages and borders: intercultural language education in a conflict-troubled context | Leverhulme Trust, in collaboration with King’s College London | Co-investigator & Fieldwork Coordinator |
2010-2013 | RICK’s Café - Recreating Inter-cultural and International Competences and Knowledge Space, Comenius Multilateral Network Project | ΕU Lifelong Learning Programme | Partner |
2013-2014 | Human Rights Education in Cyprus | Open University Cyprus | Researcher |
Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
2016-today | Cyprus Technical Committee on Education | Member | Advice the government and the Office of the Negotiator on issues related to Education |
2014-2016 | SIG Language and literacy | Co-Coordinator | Organize activities in relation to Language and Literacy for the Special Interest Group of the Cyprus Pedagogical Association |
Date | Title | Awarded by: |
Fall 2017 | Fulbright Visiting Fellowship | Graduate Centre, City University of New York |
2016 -2018 | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund for creating an exchange programme for BA English literature undergraduate students at EUC and Stockton University in New Jersey | US State Department |
6.6.2015 -19.7.2015 | SUSI award for the Study of US Society & Culture – selected as one amongst 18 scholars across the world to receive 6 weeks scholarship | New York University (US State Department) |
2006- 2009 | Social Sciences and Public Policy funding award for PhD studies | King’s College London |