Leandro Paladino studied to be a teacher of English language and literature at the University of La Plata, in Argentina, and completed a Master’s in Bilingualism in Education with the University of Birmingham, basing his dissertation on the topic of translanguaging.

He has been a teacher educator for many years, and currently teaches Discourse Analysis at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Argentinian universities.

Leandro is a deputy editor of the EAL Journal, and a member of the Executive Committee. He is also the academic coordinator of a multilingual school in La Plata, Argentina, where he lives and works.