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Professional Preparation
Ph.D. - Spanish Linguistics Universidad de Sevilla - 2011
Diploma en Estudios Avanzados - Spanish Linguistics Universidad de Sevilla - 2008
Licenciatura (B.A. + M.A) - Filología Hispánica Universidad de Sevilla - 2003
Research Areas
Applied Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition
Curriculum Design, Methodology
Language Pedagogy
Semantics and Pragmatics
Colloquial Spanish
Diachronic and Synchronic Morphosyntax & Phonetics
Publications
“Quizás, quizás, quizás: la selección modal para expresar probabilidad en español”. Actas del VII Simposio Internacional de Hispanista. To appear. - publications
“El orden de los factores sí altera el producto: Terminología y orden de adquisición morfemática en manuales de español en EE.UU. y España”. Innovación en enseñanza de lenguas. Editorial Académica Española, 189-208. Co-authored article with Lorena Albert. 2019. - publications
“Del currículo unidireccional al integrado: diseño de dos cursos de nivel advanzado“. Innovación en enseñanza de lenguas. Editorial Académica Española, 9-30. 2019 - publications
“La música en el aula de E/LE”. In Molina Muñoz (ed.), Actas de lasIX Jornadas de Español LE en Chipre. Nicosia: The University of Cyprus, 49-71. Co-authored article with Óscar García. 2017 - publications
“Mecanismos de modalidad interna y externa para expresar probabilidad en español”. Normas. Lenguaje vago y atenuación. Vol. 7, No. 1.Valencia: Universitat de València, 107-125. 2017 - publications
“Aprendizaje colaborativo a través de la enseñanza por proyectos”. In Celma Valero, Heikel & Morán Rodríguez (eds.), Cervantes y la universalización de la lengua y la cultura españolas. Valladolid: Agilice Digital, 147-154. 2017 - publications
“Criterios para evaluar la expresión oral y escrita en la clase de español”. In Celma Valero, Heikel & Morán Rodríguez (eds.), Cervantes y la universalización de la lengua y la cultura españolas. Valladolid: Agilice Digital, 131-146. Co-authored article with Monserrat Bores. 2017 - publications
“Dale la vuelta a la tortilla: rediseño curricular de dos cursos de nivel intermedio”. In Hernández-Nieto & Moreno-Fernández (eds.), Reshaping Hispanic Cultures: Instituto Cervantes Symposium on Recent Scholarship. Vol. II.Language Teaching. Cambridge: Instituto Cervantes & Harvard University, 103-148. Co-authored article with Monserrat Bores. 2017 - publications
Appointments
Associate Professor of Instruction University of Texas at Dallas [2019–Present]
Director of Languages University of Texas at Dallas [2019–Present]
Senior Lecturer University of Texas at Dallas [2016–2019]
Director of the Spanish Language Program University of Texas at Dallas [2016–Present]
Lecturer Princeton University [2012–2016]
Lecturer School of Languages of Žilina [2010–2012]
Lecturer Universidad de Sevilla [2008–2010]
Projects
UT Dallas Language Placement Tests
2017/01
Spanish
Chinese
German
French
Japanese
Arabic
Additional Information
Academic Activities
Spanish Book Club Coordinator. Since January 2019, The University of Texas at Dallas.
SPAN 2311 & SPAN 2312 Coordinator. Since January 2019, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Foreign Language Placement Tests Coordinator. Since 2018, The University of Texas at Dallas.
SPAN 1311 & SPAN 1312 Coordinator. Since June 2018, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Spanish Language Placement Test Coordinator, Editor & Administrator. Since 2017, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Spanish Language Table: Beginning II level. Spring 2017, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Spanish Club Advisor. Since 2016, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Organizing Committee Member of LI Congreso Internacional AEPE. 2016
Organizing Committee Member of L Congreso Internacional AEPE. 2015
Committee Chair of DELE B2 and DELE C1. 2011 – 2012, Instituto Cervantes Bratislava & Gymnázium Bilingválne, Žilina, Slovakia.
Coordinator of La Hora Cero.Spanish Magazine. 2010 – 2012, Gymnázium Bilingválne, Žilina, Slovakia.
Committee Member of Maturita Exams in Spanish Language & Literature. 2011 – 2012, Gymnázium Bilingválne, Žilina, Slovakia.
Committee Member of Slovakia Linguistic Olympiad in Spanish. February 2012, Trstená, Slovakia.
Committee Member of Slovakia Linguistic Olympiad in Spanish. February 2011, Žilina, Slovakia.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Linguistics Intern Group.Spring 2009, Departamento de Lengua Española y Lingüística. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
Professional Activities
Consulting and editor for Eleclips. 2014. Agilice (Spain). Responsible for B1 and B2 levels developing materials.
Coordinator of DELE exams. 2011 – 2012, Gymnázium Bilingválne Žilina. Center attached to Aula Cervantes Bratislava and Instituto Cervantes de Viena. Žilina, Slovakia. Responsible for the promotion, administration and management of the DELE exams.
Linguistics Advisor, Reviewer and Corrector. Slovak-Spanish Translations. 2011 –2012, Slovakia.
Professional Development
Training AVE Tutor Course, 2011, Instituto Cervantes de Viena, Austria.
Cognitive Grammar for Advanced Level Aspects, 2011,Instituto Cervantes de Viena. Austria.
Information and Communications Technology for the Classroom, 2011, Agregaduría de Educación in Slovakia. Bratislava
DELE Accreditation Examiner (All levels),2010 – 2011,Instituto Cervantes. Spain and Austria.
Environment and Digital Tools for Teaching/Learning of Spanish SL, 2010, Instituto Cervantes, Spain.
Current Trends in Linguistic and Philological Research. Philology Specialization Course, 2005, Universidad de Sevila, Spain.
Reflection patterns and Activity Proposals to Work on Specific Goals in the Spanish as a Second Language Classroom, 2004, Instituto Cervantes & UIMP. Seville, Spain.
Complementary Training in Teaching Spanish to Immigrants, 2004, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
Intercultural Post Graduate Certificate in Education, 2004,Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
The Teaching/Learning Experience: Criteria, Patterns, Activities and Resources for Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, 2003,Instituto Cervantes & UIMP. Seville, Spain.
Complementary Training for Teachers of Spanish as a Second Language, 2003,Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.