{"id":5054,"date":"2026-05-27T23:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2026-05-27T23:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:36:53","slug":"dr-nayr-ibrahim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2026\/05\/27\/dr-nayr-ibrahim\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nayr Ibrahim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Year of graduation: <\/strong>2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supervisors:<\/strong> Prof Vivien Edwards &amp; Prof Nazima Rassool<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Research focus:<\/strong> My PhD research investigated how trilingual\/triliterate children negotiated an emerging multilingual identity.\u00a0It was a qualitative case study, using mixed and multimodal methods, that placed the child at the heart of the research process as it elicited their\u00a0attitudes, perceptions and interpretations of living and learning in diverse multilingual contexts.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Memorable experiences at the IoE:<\/strong> I was a part-time student studying away from the university, in Paris, with a full-time job on the side! Even though I was not based in the UK, I did hop on the Eurostar and came over to Reading as often as I could to: meet my supervisor; attend Researcher Development sessions; give my first presentation at the Language Studies PhD conference; and finally for my viva. I always found every one very friendly and helpful, and enjoyed meeting up with other PhD students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Career:<\/strong> After graduation, I have accepted the post of Associate Professor of English Subject Pedagogy at Nord University in Bod\u00f8, Norway. I am excited to move to Norway and to start my work with student teachers at the University. 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