Dr Sal Consoli
Lecturer in Language Education / School Research Methods Coordinator
- Moray House School of Education and Sport
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport,
University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
EH8 8AQ - City
- Post code
Background
Dr Sal Consoli is Lecturer (research) in Language Education at the Institute for Language Education at the Moray House School of Education and Sport. Previously, Dr Consoli worked at the University of Warwick, Newcastle University in the UK and at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. His research focuses on the psychology of language learning and teaching with specific emphasis on student learning motivation and learner engagement as well as language teacher wellbeing.
Dr Consoli's research has been largely influenced by the epistemological and methodological traditions of narrative inquiry and practitioner research (i.e., Action Research and Exploratory Practice). He promotes practitioner research as a crucial dimension of teacher preparation and professional development. Dr Consoli has developed the concept of Life capital which offers a lens to account for (language) learners’ and teachers’ life stories and understand how these interact with learning and teaching experiences.
Dr Consoli also has an active interest in research ethics and reflexivity in applied linguistics and education more broadly. His work has been published in various international peer-reviewed journals, such as TESOL Quarterly, System, and the Journal of English for Academic Purposes. He is co-editor of Reflexivity in Applied Linguistics (Routledge, 2023). Dr Consoli has co-edited a Special Issue on Narrative Inquiry for the journal System and one on Research Engagement for the journal Educational Action Research.
Dr Consoli serves on the Executive Committee of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), the International Association of Psychology for Language Learning (IAPLL), and the Irish Association of Applied Linguistics (IRAAL).
Dr Consoli is a Visiting Research Fellow at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Language and Communication - Stockholm, Sweden
Research in communication in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) examines the communication skills needed by architects, engineers and scientists to meet the challenges of their studies and work.
Qualifications
PhD in English Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics (ESRC-funded, University of Warwick)
PGDip in Research Methods (ESRC-funded, University of Warwick)
MA in English Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics (King's College London)
Postgraduate teaching
Course Organizer for: The sources of knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature (REDU11046)
Course Organizer for: Conceptualising research: Foundations, assumptions and praxis (Research Methods, 2 - Course Code: REDU11045)
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
No
Areas of interest for supervision
I am now at full capacity of PhD students and am unable to take on new candidates.
I supervise PhD students in the areas of:
Psychology of language education
Language practitioner research
Narrative inquiry
Applications of 'life capital' to educational research and practice
Internationalisation of (Higher) Education
Research summary
- Psychology of Language Education
- Practitioner Research (Action Research, Exploratory Practice)
- Narrative Inquiry
- Reflexivity and Ethics
- Internationalisation of (Higher) Education
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Reflexivity in Applied Linguistics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Suggestions
(230 pages)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003149408
Research output: › Book (Published) -
Life capital: An epistemic and methodological lens for TESOL Research
In:
TESOL Quarterly, vol. 56, pp. 1397-1409
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3154
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The ethics and practice of L+ classroom research
In:
Language Teaching: Surveys and Studies, pp. 1-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444822000106
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Practitioner research in a UK pre-sessional: The synergy between exploratory practice and student motivation
In:
Journal of English for Academic Purposes, vol. 57
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101108
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Uncovering the hidden face of narrative analysis: A reflexive perspective through MAXQDA
In:
System
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102611
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Pushing the edge in narrative inquiry
In:
System, vol. 102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102656
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Critical incidents in a teacher-researcher and student-participant relationship: What risks can we take?
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788928243-011
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Initial English language teacher education: The effects of a module on teacher research
(17 pages)
In:
Cambridge Journal of Education, vol. 51, pp. 491-507
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2021.1876840
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
[Review of] Innovations and Challenges in Language Learning Motivation Zoltán Dörnyei. New York, NY: Routledge, 2020 Pp. vii+ 176
(3 pages)
In:
TESOL Quarterly, vol. 55, pp. 657-659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3024
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review (Published) -
Research engagement in language education
(11 pages)
In:
Educational Action Research, vol. 29, pp. 347-357
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2021.1933860
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Understanding motivation through ecological research: The case of exploratory practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788923569-009
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Action research in language education
(12 pages)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367824471-16
Research output: › Chapter (Published) -
Longitudinal L2 motivation inquiry: A response to Lamb’s (2016) ‘when motivation research motivates: issues in long-term empirical investigations’
In:
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, vol. 14, pp. 178-187
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2018.1548081
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
[Review of] Exploratory Practice in Language Teaching: Puzzling About Principles and Practices, J. Hanks, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke (2017), xix + 384pp
(2 pages)
In:
System, vol. 72, pp. 250-251
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2017.12.013
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book/Film/Article review (Published)