Dr Mark Payne
BA, MPhil, PhD
School of Education
Lecturer in Language and Education
Director of MA Language and Education
mark.payne@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 8170
+44 114 222 8170
Edgar Allen House
Full contact details
Dr Mark Payne
School of Education
Edgar Allen House
241 Glossop Rd
Sheffield
S10 2GW
School of Education
Edgar Allen House
241 Glossop Rd
Sheffield
S10 2GW
- Research interests
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Mark has a background in Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching and learning, predominantly as a teacher of German and Spanish in secondary schools in Harlow and Cambridge. Therefore, his research interests have centred mainly on issues around second language acquisition, foreign language planning, the teaching and learning of languages and language classroom practices more generally.
Since January 2013, Mark has been investigating the educational, linguistic and social integration of newly-arrived migrant pupils in local schools, particularly children from Slovak Roma backgrounds. His is currently running a five-year longitudinal study funded by Academies and Enterprise Trust (AET) tracking the progress of Slovak Roma pupils through five years of secondary education.
Mark has conducted ethnographic fieldwork visits to Roma communities and primary and secondary schools in Eastern Slovakia, in conjunction with the University of Prešov. In line with anthropological fieldwork approaches, Mark has been learning both Slovak and Eastern-Slovak Romani.
In disseminating his work, Mark has presented his findings at numerous schools around South Yorkshire and beyond, and at various academic conferences and
meetings nationally and internationally.Funded project:
2015-2020: Academies and Enterprise Trust (AET): Funding for 5-year longitudinal research project: Nurturing Slovak Roma Children at Secondary School: A Longitudinal Study
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Stimulating poverty alleviation by developing tourism in marginalised Roma communities: a case study of the central Spiš region (Slovakia). Land, 11(10). View this article in WRRO
- Multilingual communication under the radar : how multilingual children challenge the dominant monolingual discourse in a super-diverse, early years educational setting in England. English in Education, 54(1), 93-112. View this article in WRRO
- School life on the margins: Slovak Roma pupils negotiating education. Race & Class, 1-1. View this article in WRRO
- Slovak Roma Village of Origin and Educational Outcomes: A Critical Evaluation. Folia Geographica, 1, 31-49. View this article in WRRO
- The Slovak Roma Population in Sheffield. Wideworld, 29(4), 15-17. View this article in WRRO
- Please speak up! : Exploring non-native speakers’ perceptions of their unwillingness to communicate in a foreign classroom setting.. International Young Scholars Journal of Language (IYSJL), 2(1), 3-11. View this article in WRRO
- Slovak Roma Students Negotiating Education in England: A Tale of Two Villages. Tilburg Papers in Culture Studies(189). View this article in WRRO
- The inclusion of Slovak Roma pupils in secondary school: contexts of language policy and planning. Current Issues in Language Planning, 18(2), 161-180. View this article in WRRO
- Nurturing Slovak Roma Pupils: university-academy project challenges and strategies. Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT), 6, 9-11. View this article in WRRO
- Supporting the educational development of Slovak Roma pupils in Sheffield: The Roma Language and Education Tool (RoLET). Tilburg Papers. View this article in WRRO
- The integration of Roma Slovak pupils into a secondary school in Sheffield: A case of school super-diversity?. View this article in WRRO
- MFL Teachers Teaching Classics: The Sheffield-Cambridge Latin Short Course. The Journal of Classics Teaching, 29, 56-60.
- Foreign language planning in Saudi Arabia: beyond English. Current Issues in Language Planning.
- Training Teachers of Russian in the UK: an update. Rusistika, 37. View this article in WRRO
- The impact of rote learning on pupil perceptions of attainment and improvement: The case of Russian. Rusistika, 37. View this article in WRRO
- Cultural Content and References in the Teaching of German. German as a Foreign Language, 2013(1), 52-68.
- Criticality and the practice-based MA: an argument drawn from teaching on the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL). Journal of Education for Teaching(1), 123-135. View this article in WRRO
- The Challenge for German in English Secondary Schools: A Regional Study. German as a Foreign Language(1), 46-69.
- Utilizing Photographs in Researching Foreign Language Planning. Peerspectives(9), 14-23.
- Exploring Stephen Krashen's 'i+1' acquisition model in the classroom. Linguistics and Education, 22(4), 419-429.
- Code-switching in Japanese language classrooms: An exploratory investigation of native vs. non-native speaker teacher practice. Linguistics and Education, 21(1), 44-59.
- Book Reviews. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(2), 260-263.
- Foreign Language Planning: Towards a Supporting Framework. Language Problems and Language Planning, 31(3), 235-256.
- Foreign Language Planning: Pupil Choice and Pupil Voice. Cambridge Journal of Education, 37(1), 89-109.
- Foreign Language Planning in England: The Pupil Perspective. Current Issues in Language Planning, 7(2-3), 189-213.
- Researching Modern Foreign Language Provision within the Context of the Multilingual School and Community. Language Learning Journal(31), 30-38.
- The Future of Modern Languages Teaching. Conference and Common Room, 2(2), 22-25.
Chapters
- Ethnolinguistic Landscaping in Sheffield: The Invisible Repertoires of the Slovak Roma In Horner K & Dailey-O'Cain J (Ed.), Multilingualism, (Im)mobilities and Spaces of Belonging (pp. 39-59). Bristol: Multilingual Matters. View this article in WRRO
- Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices: Lessons to Be Learnt for Facilitating Professional Development in Northern Cyprus In Dikilitaş K & Hakki Erten I (Ed.), Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training for Professional Development (pp. 208-229). Pennsylvania: IGI Global. View this article in WRRO
- Criticality and the practice-based MA: An argument drawn from teaching on the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL), Masterliness in the Teaching Profession (pp. 122-134). View this article in WRRO
Reports
- Nurturing Roma Pupils at Secondary School: A Longitudinal Study at Firth Park Academy, Sheffield
- The Educational, Linguistic and Social Integration of Slovakian Roma Children at Firth Park Academy, Sheffield. View this article in WRRO
Theses / Dissertations
- Researching Foreign Language Planning within the Context of the Multilingual School and Community. University of Cambridge.
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
- Qualitative Research in Language Planning and Policy. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. View this article in WRRO
- Stimulating poverty alleviation by developing tourism in marginalised Roma communities: a case study of the central Spiš region (Slovakia). Land, 11(10). View this article in WRRO
- Teaching activities
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Mark Payne leads modules on the BA Education, Culture and Childhood programme.
He designed, launched (in 2014) and directs the MA in Language and Education (EDUT220). Mark has been a member of the EdD teaching team since 2006. He supervises a number of EdD and PhD students.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Visiting Scholar
- Erasmus+ Teaching and Research Fellow University of Prešov, Slovakia; 24/4/17 - 5/5/17
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University of Bucharest and Hatch Atelier 14/5/17 - 27/5/17 & 12/5/18 - 26/5/18
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia 1/6/18 - 30/6/18
Conferences
- 3 November, 2018: University of Leeds. Keynote Lecture: A Tale of Two Villages: Slovak Roma children negotiating language and education. Roma families and deaf children: Multi-professional understandings Conference. School of Education, University of Leeds
- 8 June 2018: Universitaria Pontificia Bolivariana. Lecture: Second Language Acquisition today: A perspective from the UK.
- 24 May 2018: Universitatea Creștină Dimitrie Cantemir, Bucharest. Conference: The Future of the European Public Space: Democracy, Legitimacy, Activism. Individual paper: Schools as knowledge withholders: Slovak Roma pupils’ experiences negotiating education in the UK
- 12 April 2018: Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava: Briefing Lecture: The Slovak Roma in Sheffield
- 10 April 2018: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Invited Lecture: The Slovak Roma in Sheffield: life, language and educational challenges. Nitra. Slovakia
- 8 November 2017: Charles University, Prague. Invited Lecture: Slovak Roma children negotiating language and education in Sheffield. Sociolinguistics Seminar Series.
- 7 November 2017: Charles University, Prague. Invited Lecture: The Slovak Roma in Sheffield: life, language and educational challenges. Romistické utopie/Romani Studies Seminars.
- 15 June 2017, Sheffield Hallam University. Invited Keynote Lecture: The Roma Language and Education Tool (RoLET): supporting the educational development of Slovak Roma children in Sheffield. Annual National EAL Conference, Sheffield Hallam University.
- 17 May 2017, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest. Conference Paper: A Tale of Two Villages: Exploring issues in the education of Slovak Roma children in Sheffield
- 30 January 2017, University of Cambridge. Invited Lecture: On the margins: Slovak Roma Children Negotiating Language and Education in Sheffield. Event: SLEG/PLACE Research Seminar.
- 18 July 2016, University of Lincoln. Keynote Lecture: On the margins: Slovak Roma Children Negotiating Education in Sheffield. Event: Welcoming Voices Symposium, 18 July, 2016
- 17 June 2016, University of Murcia. Conference Paper: Invisible Repertoires: Slovak Roma Children Negotiating Secondary School in Sheffield. Event: Sociolinguistics Symposium 21, 15-18 June, 2016.
- 28 April 2016, Sheffield Hallam University. Invited Lecture: Educational Challenges for Slovak Roma in Sheffield and Bystrany-Slovakia. Event: Migration, Culture and Community Workshop
- 16 October 2015, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Conference Paper: Problematizing Linguistic Landscaping Research: The Hidden Language of Page Hall, Sheffield. World Universities Network (WUN) Conference: Multilingualism and Mobilities - Understanding Globalization.
- 29 June 2015, University of Sheffield. Conference Paper: From periphery to centre: nurturing Slovakian Roma children at secondary school. World Universities Network (WUN) Conference: Multilingualism and Mobility in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- 22 April 2015, University of Prešov. Slovakia. Lecture: Migration and Immigration: The Slovakian Roma in Sheffield.
- 25 June 2014, University of Birmingham. Conference Paper: The integration of Roma Slovak pupils into secondary schooling in Sheffield: A case of school superdiversity? Event: Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRIS) Conference: Superdiversity: Theory, Method and Practice, 23-25 June, 2014.
- 31 January 2014, University of Sheffield. Lecture: An exploratory study of the integration of Roma children into secondary school education in the UK: A case study of pupils in a Sheffield school. Event: Faculty of Social Sciences Migration Research Group Launch Symposium: Patterns and Pathways in European Union Migration and Mobility since 2004.
- 18 May 2013, Manchester Grammar School. Lecture: MFL Teachers Teaching Classics: The Sheffield-Cambridge Latin Short Course. Event: Joint Association of Classical Teachers Annual Conference
- 5 September 2012, University of Manchester. Conference Paper: Assessment for Learning (AfL): How have AFL practices impacted upon the substantive content of lessons? Event: British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA), 4-6 September, 2012.
- 4 September 2012, University of Manchester. Conference Paper: Criticality and the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL). Event: British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA), 4-6 September, 2012.
- 11 September 2008, University of Swansea. Conference Paper: An investigation of Japanese communicative language pedagogy. Event: British Association of Applied Linguistics Conference (BAAL), 11-13 September, 2008.
- 16 September 2004, UMIST Manchester. Conference Paper: Researching Foreign Language Provision within the Context of the Multilingual School and Community. Event: British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA), 15-18 September, 2004.
- 8 July 2004, University of Southampton. Conference Paper: Foreign Language Planning and Provision in the Context of the Multilingual School and Community in England. Event: Language and the Future of Europe: Ideologies, Policies and Practices, 8-10 July, 2004.
Impact and Engagement Events
- 26 February 2019: Wensley Community Centre, Hinde House crescent, Sheffield: Roma Culture Presentation. Wensley Church Group awareness event.
- 9 October 2017: Holgate Meadows School, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: The Slovak Roma: Life in Slovakia
- 30 June 2017: Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: A Tale of Two Villages: Roma Village Contexts and Insights in Eastern Slovakia. Sheffield Council Roma Briefing Conference
- 3 January 2017, Longley Park 6th Form College, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: The Slovak Roma: Life in Slovakia
- 7 November 2016, Longley Park 6th Form College, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Educational Challenges for Slovak Roma Students in Sheffield
- 5 October 2016, Hinde House School, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Challenges for the Slovak Roma in Sheffield and Slovakia
- 2 September 2016, Firth Park Academy, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Educational challenges for Slovak Roma in Sheffield and Slovakia
- 31 May 2016, University of Sheffield. Paper: Educational challenges for Slovak Roma in Sheffield and Bystrany-Slovakia. Event: School of Education, University of Sheffield, Research Seminar.
- 26 May 2016, Co-operative Academy, Leeds. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Educational challenges for Slovak Roma in Sheffield.
- 9 December 2015, Firth Park Academy, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Migration and Immigration: Enabling participation of Slovak Roma pupils. Yorkshire Outstanding Teachers Event
- 25 June 2015, Co-operative Academy, Leeds. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: One week in Slovakia.
- 13 February 2015, Firth Park Academy, Sheffield. Public Engagement and Impact Presentation: Migration and Immigration: The integration of Roma Slovak pupils into a secondary school in Sheffield.
- 9 June 2011, University of Sheffield. Paper: Exploring Stephen Krashen’s ‘i+1’ Model in the Classroom. Event: Department of Education Seminar Series.
- 27 January 2009, University of Sheffield. Paper: An investigation of Japanese communicative language pedagogy. Event: Department of Education Seminar Series.
- 12 May 2003, University of Cambridge. Paper: A Study of Language Diversification within the Context of a Diverse School Community. Event: The Second Language Education Group (SLEG) Seminar Series, University of Cambridge.
Other
- Wednesday 6 June 2018: Universitaria Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. Leader of Professional Development session for University English Teachers
- Friday 8 June 2018: San Marcos School, Av. El Poblado #Calle 31AS-41, Envigado, Medellín, Colombia: Leader of Teacher Development and Training Event for English Treachers
- Friday 8 June 2018: Liceo Francisco Restrepo Molina, Cra. 42 #16, Envigado, Medellín, Colombia: Leader of Teacher Development and Training Event for English Teachers
- Tuesday 12 June 2018: Leader Teacher Training Session for English Teachers, Marinilla, Antioquia, Colombia
- Wednesday 13 June 2018: Makerspace Seminar: Vermont School, Avenida Las Palmas Indiana Mall Km. 2 Vía La Fe, Antioquia, Colombia
- Thursday 14 June 2018: All day Teacher Training Event: Language Acquisition, Learning and Pedagogy: Marinilla Teacher Training Centre, Marinilla, Antioquia, Colombia
Media
- 19/1/17: Published article in the Sheffield Telegraph on the Roma: Telegraph Voices: Special debate on Sheffield’s Roma community
- 6/12/16: Quoted in The Sun article on the Roma: THE ROMA EMPIRE Locals blast crime-hit Sheffield ‘ghetto’ where 6,000 Eastern European immigrants have settled since 2012
- 18/4/16: Newspaper article about my research in Yorkshire Post: How they reduced Sheffield’s ‘boiling pot of racial tension’ to a simmer
- 16/10/14: BBC Radio Sheffield interview on Toby Foster Breakfast Show: My Charity work, Calais and Migration to Sheffield
- 10/11/2014: BBC Radio Sheffield interview on Rony Robinson Lunchtime Show: The Slovak Roma
- 9/12/16: BBC Radio Sheffield interview on Toby Foster Breakfast Show: The Casey Report and Slovak Roma Migration
- 16/10/14: BBC Look North TV interview about the Slovak Roma: Interviewer Tom Ingle