Research Projects of the English Department

1. PINV01-652 - Public Policies and English Teaching in Official Management Institutions: A study co-funded by CONACYT on the implementation of Law No. 5031/2013.

2. Critical Thinking in Language Teaching in Higher Education: An institutional action-research study involving teachers and students from all five ISL programs.

3. Open Educational Resources (OER) Project: The publication of the open-access book "Teaching English in Global Contexts: Language, Learners and Learning".

4. Critical Issues in the English Language Classroom: Research on the impact of ICT and online learning in language education during the pandemic.

5. Use and Scope of ICT in Official High Schools of Secondary Education in Paraguay: A CONACYT-funded investigation into technological infrastructure and teacher readiness.

6. Needs and CLT Effectiveness in a Paraguayan High School English Instruction: A quantitative study on student and teacher perspectives in Concepción regarding the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach.

7. Gamification in the English Classroom: An action-research project examining the impact of game design on student motivation and engagement.

8. Speaking Fluency Improvement in EFL Young Learners Through Music: An exploration of musical resources as a pedagogical tool for children.

9. Pre-service Teachers' Perspectives and Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education: A study involving ISL graduates (Luis Carlos Moreno and Federico Gamarra) on classroom diversity.

10. Instagram as an Educational Tool for a Group of Paraguayan High School Students: An analysis of social media's potential to foster linguistic awareness.

11. Methods of Appropriation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Language Teaching: A 2024 study on the pedagogical and ethical considerations of AI in the classroom.

12. Characteristics of the Linguistic Landscape of Downtown Ciudad Del Este: A sociolinguistic overview of multilingual trade in the border region.

13. Bilingual Education in Paraguay (Sociolinguistic Aspect): An investigation into official bilingual policies and their intersection with foreign language instruction.

14. Photovoice as a Collaborative Action-Research Method for Strengthening Paraguayan Bilingualism: An international project between UNA and the University of Texas.

15. Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Virtual Learning Environments: Research exploring how AI tools challenge and enhance high-order cognitive skills.

16. Digital Teaching Competency Profiles Identified Through Cluster Analysis: A 2026 conference paper identifying specific teacher technology profiles.

17. Organization and Management of a Research Network on Teacher Training: A case study on the successful creation of the Aula Pyahu collaborative network.

18. Teacher Difficulties During Remote Education in Paraguay: An exploratory study identifying pedagogical challenges faced by instructors during the COVID-19 emergency.