Frank is a senior Lecturer in applied linguistics with particular interests in linguistic landscapes, social media, football fan activism, and EAL.
He has been involved in the ‘Thinking Together’ research project, investigating the use of ICT in primary mathematics classroom to promote exploratory talk. He is an active CPD facilitator on the topics of language and mathematics, English as an additional language (EAL), and provision for gifted and talented EAL students.
The impact of Frank’s work have come through his work with NALDIC on EAL issues through publications and CPD. He has also written a number of articles for The Conversation on language, nationality and migration that have attracted interest from around the globe (over 30k readers so far). He has also made frequent appearances on national and local radio talking about language and migration issues.