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Elisabeth Barakos is a sociolinguist and critical discourse analyst with over 16 years of research, teaching, and administrative experience at universities in the UK, Germany, and Austria. She is currently a Lecturer (Teaching) in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at University College London (UCL), Institute of Education (IOE). Her research interests include multilingualism, language policy, and education. She has taught courses at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria, and has held various academic positions such as Guest Professor in English Linguistics at the University of Vienna, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Her academic training includes a Doctorate in English Linguistics from the University of Vienna, as well as postgraduate qualifications in Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through the Graduate Teacher Programme in the United Kingdom. She is fluent in German and Spanish and has a working knowledge of French, contributing to her expertise in language education and policy.