Abigail Parrish

2025-09-08 08:06:11

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield

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Abigail Parrish teaches on a range of programmes in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, UK. A former modern foreign languages teacher, her research focuses on student motivation to learn a language, particularly in school settings, using Self-Determination Theory. She is also interested in student choice, multilingualism and policy relating to school language learning.

Experience

2022–present Lecturer in education, University of Sheffield
2017–2022 Senior lecturer in teacher development, Bishop Grosseteste University
2013–2017 PhD researcher in languages education, University of York

Education

2017 University of York, PhD in Education
2012 University of Sheffield, MA Applied Professional Studies in Education
2010 University of Sheffield, PGCE Modern Languages
2009 University of Nottingham, BA (Hons) Modern European Studies

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