Dr Angela Gayton

Lecturer (English Language & Linguistics)

Biography

I have been at the University of Glasgow since 2019, in the post of Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Education. In my time here I have worked predominantly with our postgraduate taught (PGT) cohorts in English Language and Linguistics. I have also been supervising PhD students in areas such as language learning motivation; university classroom interaction; and EMI education.

Previously, I worked at the University of Cambridge as a postdoctoral research associate on an AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) project entitled “Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies” (MEITS). I was associated with the Education Strand of MEITS, which explores the relationship between multilingual identities and attainment. In addition, I was heavily involved with MEITS' public engagement and outreach activities.

Before joining the MEITS team, I worked for three years as a Teaching Fellow in the University of Edinburgh's School of Education. I lectured and supervised MSc students in the areas of second language acquisition and second language teaching curriculum development.

Research interests

My current research interests include:

language issues within the internationalisation of higher education
issues of identity in the language classroom
perceptions of English as a global language
teacher education - the theory-practice nexus
language learning motivation, specifically in Anglophone contexts.

Recent research projects have included:

Investigating relationships between theory and practice in language teacher training: A longitudinal study
Student transition to university education and university transition to new modes of delivery: Tracing student experiences through reflective writing
How are International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores set and used for university admissions selection: A cross-institutional case study
Embedding language assessment literacy in university professional development

Research groups

Applied Linguistics

Publications

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2026

Gayton, Angela M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Fordyce, Kenneth and Hennebry-Leung, Mairin (Eds.) (2026) Research Methods for Applied Linguistics: A Practical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781399528986

2025

Forbes, Karen, Evans, Michael, Fisher, Linda, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Liu, Yongcan and Rutgers, Dieuwerke (2025) Willingness to identify: an exploration of the factors that influence secondary school students’ willingness to identify as multilingual. The Language Learning Journal, (doi: 10.1080/09571736.2025.2549114) (Early Online Publication)

Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X and Wegorowski, Piotr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2074-4050 (2025) Looking back to move forward: tracing students’ experiences of transitioning to university. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 7(1), pp. 28-51. (doi: 10.47989/kpdc586)

Lam, Daniel M. K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-7158 and Gayton, Angela M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2025) ‘6.5 sounds a bit better than 6.0?’: A case for embedding language assessment literacy in university teaching staff professional development. Higher Education Research and Development, 44(4), pp. 976-991. (doi: 10.1080/07294360.2024.2439854)

Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Evans, Michael, Fisher, Linda, Forbes, Karen and Rutgers, Dieuwerke (2025) Participative multilingual identity construction in higher education: challenging monolingual ideologies and practices. Education Sciences, 15(4), 463. (doi: 10.3390/educsci15040463)

2024

Rutgers, Dieuwerke, Evans, Michael, Fisher, Linda, Forbes, Karen, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X and Liu, Yongcan (2024) Multilingualism, multilingual identity and academic attainment: evidence from secondary schools in England. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, 23(2), pp. 210-227. (doi: 10.1080/15348458.2021.1986397)

Forbes, Karen, Evans, Michael, Fisher, Linda, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Liu, Yongcan and Rutgers, Dieuwerke (2024) ‘I feel like I have a superpower’: a qualitative study of adolescents’ experiences of multilingual identity development during an identity-based pedagogical intervention. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, (doi: 10.1080/01434632.2024.2313564) (Early Online Publication)

Fisher, L., Evans, M., Forbes, K., Gayton, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Liu, Y. and Rutgers, D. (2024) Language experiences, evaluations and emotions (3Es): analysis of structural models of multilingual identity for language learners in schools in England. International Journal of Multilingualism, 21(1), pp. 418-438. (doi: 10.1080/14790718.2022.2060235)

2023

Reilly, Colin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-1041, Scandurra, Rosario, Rescue, Elvis, Hermannsson, Kristinn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-3914 and Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2023) Language and employment in Ghana: capturing the multilingual reality. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44(9), pp. 807-826. (doi: 10.1080/01434632.2023.2195853)

2022

Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X and Fisher, Linda (2022) Multilingual identity construction through participative reflective practice in the languages classroom. In: Ayres-Bennett, Wendy and Fisher, Linda (eds.) Multilingualism and Identity. Cambridge University Press, pp. 299-320. ISBN 9781108490207 (doi: 10.1017/9781108780469.015)

Mason, Matthew J. and Gayton, Angela M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2022) Active learning in flipped classroom and tutorials: complementary or redundant? International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(2), 6. (doi: 10.20429/ijsotl.2022.160206)

2021

Forbes, Karen, Evans, Michael, Fisher, Linda, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Liu, Yongcan and Rutgers, Dieuwerke (2021) Developing a multilingual identity in the languages classroom: the influence of an identity-based pedagogical intervention. Language Learning Journal, 49(4), pp. 433-451. (doi: 10.1080/09571736.2021.1906733)

Lam, Daniel M.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-7158, Green, Anthony, Murray, Neil and Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2021) How are IELTS scores set and used for university admissions selection: A cross-institutional case study. IELTS Research Reports Online Series, No. 3. Documentation. ELTS Partners: British Council, Cambridge Assessment English and IDP: IELTS Australia.

2020

Fisher, Linda, Evans, Michael, Forbes, Karen, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X and Liu, Yongcan (2020) Participative multilingual identity construction in the languages classroom: a multi-theoretical conceptualisation. International Journal of Multilingualism, 17(4), pp. 448-466. (doi: 10.1080/14790718.2018.1524896)

Gayton, Angela M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2020) Exploring the widening participation-internationalisation nexus: Evidence from current theory and practice. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 44(9), pp. 1275-1288. (doi: 10.1080/0309877X.2019.1678014)

2019

Hennebry‐Leung, Mairin, Gayton, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X, Hu, Xiao Amy and Chen, Xiaohui (2019) Transitioning from master's studies to the classroom: from theory to practice. TESOL Quarterly, 53(3), pp. 685-711. (doi: 10.1002/tesq.505)

2018

Gayton, Angela Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2018) A context-specific approach to L2 motivation in Anglophone settings: a first step towards theory development. Language Learning Journal, 46(4), pp. 384-397. (doi: 10.1080/09571736.2015.1130081)

Lanvers, Ursula, Hultgren, Kristina and Gayton, Angela Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2018) ‘People can be smarter with two languages’: changing anglophone students' attitudes to language learning through teaching linguistics *. Language Learning Journal, 47(1), pp. 88-104. (doi: 10.1080/09571736.2016.1196384)

2016

Gayton, Angela Mary ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-359X (2016) Perceptions about the dominance of English as a global language: impact on foreign-language teachers’ professional identity. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, 15(4), pp. 230-244. (doi: 10.1080/15348458.2016.1194209)

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Supervision

I welcome enquiries about future PhD supervision that relate to my current research interests. Before getting in touch, please consult the information about the PhD Applied Linguistics programme.

Ren, Yiming
The role of English in Chinese EMI students' learning

Teaching

I am heavily involved with teaching on the MSc in Applied Linguistics, and am convenor for the following courses that sit within that programme:

Applying Linguistics in Social and Professional Life (ENGLANG5117)
Language and the Global Campus (ENGLANG5123)
Social and Individual Variables in Language Learning and Teaching (ENGLANG5122)

I also supervise postgraduate students in areas that are covered across these courses.

Additional information

I am an associate editor of the Journal of Language, Identity and Education.

Angela Gayton

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