Dr Colin Reilly

Lecturer in Linguistics

English Studies Stirling

Dr Colin Reilly

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About me

I joined Stirling as a Lecturer in Linguistics in 2023. Prior to this I was a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex.

My research interests relate to language policy in multilingual contexts. I am interested in how language policies can either inhibit or enable access and engagement with services and institutions, and how we can develop more equitable and inclusive approaches to language policy.

There are two main strands to my research: multilingualism and education; multilingualism and the labour market. I am interested in perceptions towards the value of language and multilingualism and have conducted research on these issues in Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.

I am also interested in collaborative research, and researching multilingually, and most of my research is conducted as part of international, interdisciplinary teams.

Research projects (3)

Multilingual markets: Investigating language skills for informal employment in Malawi
PI: Dr Colin Reilly
Funded by: The British Academy
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Multilingualism in conflict: Investigating the linguistic landscape of Kenyan-Ugandan border towns
PI: Dr Colin Reilly
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Linguistic injustices and inequality in the public domain
PI: Dr Colin Reilly
Funded by: The British Academy
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Outputs (25)

Book Chapter

Decolonising Methodologies Through Collaboration: Reflections on Partnerships and Funding Flows from Working Between the South and the North

Chetty R, Gibson H & Reilly C (2024) Decolonising Methodologies Through Collaboration: Reflections on Partnerships and Funding Flows from Working Between the South and the North. In: Hudley AHC, Mallinson C & Bucholtz M (eds.) Decolonizing Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/decolonizing-linguistics-9780197755259?cc=gb&lang=en&#

Teaching Resource

Wingi lugha darasani

Costley T, Gibson H, Kula N, Mapunda G & Reilly C (2024) Wingi lugha darasani. Futurum.

Article

Emerging principles for researching multilingually in linguistic ethnography: reflections from Botswana, Tanzania, the UK and Zambia

Reilly C, Costley T, Gibson H, Kula N, Bagwasi MM, Dikosha D, Mmolao P, Mwansa JM, Mwandia M, Mapunda G & James E (2023) Emerging principles for researching multilingually in linguistic ethnography: reflections from Botswana, Tanzania, the UK and Zambia [Ukulondolola imisango yakufwailisha ukupitila mu ndimi ishapusanapusana: Amatontonkanyo ukufuma ku Botswana, ku Tanzania, ku UK na ku Zambia]. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44 (8), pp. 689-701. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2023.2194864

Edited Book

Multilingual Learning and Language Supportive Pedagogies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Erling EJ, Clegg J, Rubagumya C & Reilly C (eds.) (2021) Multilingual Learning and Language Supportive Pedagogies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge Series in Language and Content Integrated Teaching & Plurilingual Education. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Multilingual-Learning-and-Language-Supportive-Pedagogies-in-Sub-Saharan/Erling-Clegg-Rubagumya-Reilly/p/book/9780367677527

Book Chapter

Malawian universities as translanguaging spaces

Reilly C (2021) Malawian universities as translanguaging spaces. In: Paulsrud B, Tian Z & Toth J (eds.) English-Medium Instruction and Translanguaging. Bilingual Education & Bilingualism. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 29-42. https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/EnglishMedium-Instruction-and-Translanguaging/?k=9781788927314

Teaching

LINU911 Language and Society

LINPP04 Sociolinguistics: Varieties of English

LINPP07 Linguistic Structures

LINPP10 Dissertation Preparation and Research Training

LINPP13 Language Policy and Practices in Multilingual Contexts

Research centres/groups