Richard Nightingale is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Studies at Universitat Jaume I, where he teaches sociolinguistics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is also co-coordinator of the English Language Teaching and Acquisition in Multilingual Contexts (MELACOM) MA programme. Richard holds a Ph.D in English Language Applied Linguistics, and his research interests include: sociolinguistics, multilingualism, pragmatics, and affective/contextual factors. He has published research with the international editorials, Springer, Peter Lang, and Brill, and has presented his work at numerous international conferences. Richard currently serves as treasurer on the executive committee of the International Association of Multilingualism.