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Jimmy van Rijt is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University specializing in Language Education. He has extensive experience as a Dutch language teacher in secondary education and has taught at various academic institutions, including Fontys Teacher Training Sittard and Tilburg University. His research focuses on the integration of meaningful content in language literature sciences, aiming to enhance the engagement and depth of understanding in language education. This research includes exploring subject-specific reasoning to achieve deeper levels of comprehension among students and teachers. Jimmy is particularly interested in grammar education and the broader field of education linguistics. In addition to his role at Utrecht University, he is a member of the editorial board for journals related to Linguistics Education and Pedagogical Linguistics, and serves as the editor-in-chief for L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature. He also co-coordinates the Special Interest Group on Educational Linguistics.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Teaching and conducting research in Language Education.
Department of Psychology