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Research Interests

My Research interests revolve around the broad domain of Applied Linguistics. Currently I am working in the area of (Digital) Global Citizenship and Intercultural Communication, especially in the critical role that those have in education and their impact on learners, digital citizens and diverse communities in society. As a language teacher and researcher I also have a deep interest in Technology and Language Learning and; Computer Mediated Communication; Visual Literacies in Education; SLA and Spanish Pronunciation. In addition, as a Teacher Trainer I am very committed researcher in the area of Second/Foreign Language Teacher Education.

Teaching Interests

Teaching Interests:

I coordinate first year Spanish Beginners and I also teach Spanish Language and Text Analysis. 

Recent undergraduate teaching:

CU4112 Language and Culture

BR4012 Communication across Cultures

LI4113 Language and Technology

Spanish Linguistics SP4131-SP4231

 

Recent postgraduate teaching:

Language and culture in the classroom 1 (Professional Masters on Education) and LP6025 Language Pedagogy (Professional Masters on Education)

LI6092 Digital Cultures, Citizenship and communication (MA Applied Linguistics International) and LI6002 ICT and Language Studies (MA TESOL and MA Applied Linguistics International)

 

Biography

Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Spanish at University of Limerick. Course director MA Applied Linguistics International.

My main interests (teaching and researching) are in the broad area of Applied Linguistics. 

In 2007 I was awarded with first prize in the II Premio Cristobal de Villalón for Pedagogic Innovation at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. Since then, I have engaged in several European projects. Between 2017-2021 I was a national representative for the Cost Action EnetCollect (European Network for Combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques) https://enetcollect.eurac.edu/; and from 2021-2023 I was a full member of the consortium FRAMES an European Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness 2020-1-IT02-KA226-HE-095196. I was also a member of the consortium Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership 2020-1-DE01-KA203-005712 DiCE.Lang (Digital Citizenship Education and Foreign Language Learning) from 2020-2023. Currently, I am a member of the project AI Write and I am co-leading with Dr Maria Reider and Dr Anita Barmettler the Limerick community based project Tell your own story www.tyos.ie.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

External positions

Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Spanish, University of Limerick

1 Sep 2016 → …

Assistant Lecturer in Spanish, Maynooth University

1 Sep 20152016

PT Lecturer in Spanish and Research Assistant, University of Limerick

2 Sep 20132015

Permanent member of teaching staff, Instituto Cervantes Leeds. (UK)

1 Sep 20112013

Permanent member of teaching staff, Instituto Cervantes Brasilia. (Brasil)

1 Jan 20092011

TA Spanish, National University of Ireland - Galway

1 Sep 20082009

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