Janice Bland

Janice Bland is Professor Emerita of English Education, Nord University, Norway. She holds a doctorate from the University of Jena, Germany, on literary learning with children and teenagers in English language education. Her research interests include ELT with young learners, children’s literature, creative writing, critical literacy and global issues, ecocriticism, interculturality and drama. Janice is editor-in-chief of the journal Children’s Literature in English Language Education (CLELEjournal), and her research outputs include six published books. Her most recent monograph is Compelling Stories for English Language Learners: Creativity, Interculturality and Critical Literacy (Bloomsbury Academic), which was an IRSCL Honour Book for 2023.