MARIA NAYR DE PINHO CORREIA IBRAHIM

Dr. Nayr Correia Ibrahim is Associate Professor of English Subject Pedagogy at the Faculty of Arts, Culture and Education. She has over 25 years of international experience in English and bilingual education, working in South Africa, Portugal, Cairo, Hong Kong and Paris, where she headed the Young Learner and Bilingual Section at the British Council.

She holds a PhD in trilingualism, triliteracy and identity from the University of Reading and has published widely on multilingualism and identity. She has contributed to several European multilingualism initiatives, including the EU’s Key Competencies for Lifelong Learning. Her book Teaching Children How to Learn, co-authored with Gail Ellis, won an ESU English Language Award in 2016.