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Karen is a Lecturer in Second Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and an Associate Researcher on Strand 4 of the MEITS project which focuses on multilingualism and identity in foreign language learning. Karen’s current research interests also include the development and transfer of language learning strategies and the language development and social integration of students who speak English as an additional language in UK schools. She currently teaches and supervises on a range of courses in the Education Faculty, including the Masters course in Research in Second Language Education and the PGCE course in Modern Languages. Karen previously taught French and Spanish in secondary schools in England.