Dr Charmian Kenner
Charmian Kenner is Lecturer in Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research focuses on bilingualism, literacy and family learning. She has led ESRC-funded studies at Goldsmiths on early biliteracy, intergenerational learning between young children and grandparents, and bilingual learning. She recently directed a research project funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, developing approaches to bilingual learning through partnerships between primary teachers and community language teachers. Her books include Home Pages: Literacy Links for Bilingual Children (Trentham, 2000) and Becoming Biliterate: Young Children Learning Different Writing Systems (Trentham, 2004). Charmian also directed the ESRC seminar series on Multilingual Europe at Goldsmiths (2003-2005), which has resulted in an ongoing international network of researchers and the book Multilingual Europe: Diversity and Learning (Trentham, 2008).