CHAPTER
Leung, C. and Ancarno, C. 2026. ‘Introducing Multilingual Pedagogy for Teacher Education: A case study in The Gambia’ in CUP edited volume Entangled Assemblages of Multilingualism: Pursuing Equity in Theory and Practice
SYMPOSIUM
UEG’s Multilingual Pedagogy Project Team. 2026. International Symposium Multilingual education in The Gambia: Language policy, teacher education and classroom pedagogy. 19 August. Gambian Teacher Union Conference Hall. Programme available here.
REPORT
Ancarno, C., Bah, E., Ceesay, I.L.B., Ceesay, L., Colley, F., Jammeh, L.B., Konteh, N. and Secka, M.H. (2026) Preparing Teachers to Work Multilingually. Working Papers in Urban Language & Literacies, No. 360. Access the article here: https://wpull.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WP360-Ancarno-et-al-2026-Preparing-teachers-to-work-multilingually.pdf
TALK
Ancarno, C. and Ndow, I. (2026). Multilingual Teaching Competence and Agency: From Language Policy to Classroom Practice. Presentation delivered at King’s Africa Week, King’s College London, 6 March 2026. Abstract available here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/multilingual-teaching-competence-and-agency
INVITED SPEAKER
Ancarno, C. 2025. Ubuntu Translanguaging. Winter School, Wits University, South Africa, 22-27 June.
CONFERENCE
UEG’s Multilingual Pedagogy Project Team. Multilingual Education Pilot Conference. 17 July. Gambian Teacher Union Conference Hall. Programme available here.
TOOLKIT LAUNCH
Multilingual Resources for Primary Schools in The Gambia. 4th July. Baobab Hotel (The Gambia). Programme available here.
TALK
Ancarno, C. Coming soon. ‘Empowering multilingual education: teacher training for sustainable development in Gambian classrooms’
The UK Education and Development Forum (UKFIET).
TALK
Little, S. and Ancarno, C. 2024. Multilingual Resources for Primary Schools in The Gambia: a teacher-led training course. UK Literacy Association International Conference. 5-7 July.
TALK
Ancarno, C. and Inusah, A.R. ‘Transforming teacher training: participatory approaches to multilingual education in West Africa’. BAAL International Conference. 3-6 September
ARTICLE
Ancarno, C. and Jatta, S. 2025. ‘L1-MLE Pedagogy in Teacher Training: Innovations for Multilingual Education in The Gambia’, NORRAG [Special Issue] (11)
→ Access the article here.
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TALK
Ancarno, C. 2024. ‘Multilingual pedagogy in Gambian classrooms: a teacher training toolkit for indigenous language integration’, University of Warwick’s Migration, Identity, and Translation Network, Wednesday 27th November, 2024 17:00-18:00 GMT
→ Talk available online here.
BOOK CHAPTER
Ancarno, C., Bouy, B. and Jeng, M. 2023. ‘Challenges in The Gambia for primary school lessons aiming to enhance literacy in the national languages’. In Multilingual learning in sub-Saharan Africa: critical insights and practical applications edited by Erling, E. Clegg, J. and Reilly, C. Routledge.
TALK
Ancarno, C. 2023. Gambian language development and perception: embracing multilingualism in education. Bringing the Outside In Annual Conference. University of Essex, 21-22 July.
TALK
Ancarno, C. 2023. Multilingual pedagogies in foreign language submersion programs: The Gambia. UK Literacy Association 2023 Annual Conference: ‘Writing matters’. University of Exeter, 23-25 June 2023.
INVITED SPEAKER
Ancarno, C. 2023. English and the lesser taught languages of The Gambia. Queen Mary’s University (London) LingLunch Talk Series. 11 May.
INVITED SPEAKER
Ancarno, C. 2023. Multilingual pedagogies in foreign language submersion programs: The Gambia. Portsmouth University’s School of Languages and Applied Linguistics Seminar Series. 11 January.
TALK
Ancarno, C. September 2022. ‘Transition in The Gambia: embracing societal multilingualism in lower basic education’. British Association of Applied Linguistics 2022 Conference, Queen’s University Belfast.
TALK
Ancarno, C. July 2022. ‘Enhancing Literacy through the Use of National Languages in Gambian Primary Schools’. Bringing the outside in & BAAL-LiA SIG Annual Conference. University of Essex.
TALK
Ancarno, C. June 2022. ‘Language in education policy in The Gambia: What linguistic violence?’ 2nd Workshop Confronting Urban Violence: Global Interdisciplinary Investigations, Brasília-DF.
INVITED SPEAKER
Ancarno, C. May 2022. ‘”I haven’t sent my children to school to learn the national languages”: integrating Gambian languages in education in The Gambia’. Cardiff University CLCR Research Seminar Series.
TALK
Ancarno, C. December 2020. National language literacy lessons in The Gambia. Twitter thread @clydeancarno
TALK
Ancarno, C. June 2022. ‘Language in education policy in The Gambia: What linguistic violence?’ 2nd Workshop Confronting Urban Violence: Global Interdisciplinary Investigations, Brasília-DF.
TALK
Ancarno, C. 2019. ‘Is The Gambia decolonising its language education policy?’ Language and Decolonisation in 21st Century Africa – BAAL Language in Africa SIG Annual Conference, 10 May 2019, University of Portsmouth.
→ Details available here.