María Fernanda Jaime Osorio

Professor of the Bachelor's Degree Program in Foreign Languages with an Emphasis in English at the Universidad Surcolombiana. She began her career in the field of Foreign Language Teaching upon completing her Bachelor's degree in Basic Education with an Emphasis in Humanities, Foreign Language - English from the Universidad Surcolombiana in 2007. Since then, she has held a variety of positions, including teaching, teacher trainer, and academic coordinator at renowned public and private regional institutions. From 2021 to 2025, she served as Academic Vice-Rector at the Universidad Surcolombiana.

She earned her Master's degree from the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana in 2013, developing a research project called "Design of Two Teaching Units for an Online English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Course". The course was completed and developed collaboratively by several Master's students using Learning Management Systems such as Moodle and Web-CT. The central themes of the research project were online courses, EAP, ESP, project-based work for C2 students (CEFR), learning-to-learn practices, and the use of portfolios.

In her career as a researcher, Professor María Fernanda Jaime has participated in various research projects at the Universidad Surcolombiana since 2011. Much of her research experience has focused on understanding and improving the pedagogical practices of practicing teachers, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and Artificial Intelligence in Foreign Language Teaching. She has been the director of the ILESEARCH research group since 2012.

Participación en Proyectos/Participation in Projects

1. Uso de las Nuevas Tecnologías para la Enseñanza del Inglés en las Instituciones Públicas de Neiva. 

Research project developed in 2011 sponsored by the VIPS - Research assistant

2. Uso de las Nuevas Tecnologías para la Enseñanza del Inglés en los programas de Pregrado de la Universidad Surcolombiana. 

Research project developed in 2012 sponsored by the VIPS - Research assistant

3. Análisis del Proceso de Enseñanza – Aprendizaje del Inglés en las Instituciones Educativas Públicas del Huila. 

Research project developed in 2013 sponsored by the VIPS - Co-Researcher

4. Análisis de las Prácticas Pedagógicas de los Docentes del Instituto de Lengua Extranjera de la Universidad Surcolombiana – ILEUSCO”. 

Research project developed in 2014 sponsored by the VIPS - Co-Researcher

5. Authentic materials in English Language Teaching in the School of Foreign Languages at Universidad Surcolombiana (ILEUSCO): assessing alternative ways to enhance the students’ communicative competence.

Research project developed in 2015 sponsored by the VIPS - Co-Researcher

6. Empoderamiento del aprendizaje del inglés y uso de las TIC en las instituciones oficiales de la ciudad de Neiva.

Social Projection Macro project developed in 2015 sponsored by the VIPS and Secretaría de Educación Municipal de Neiva - Mentor

7. Impacto de los materiales del programa de inglés institucional -Interlingua de la Universidad Surcolombiana para el desarrollo de la competencia oral de los estudiantes de pregrado.

Research project developed in 2016 by students of the research seedbed IPLEX, sponsored by VIPS - Mentor

8. Efectos de dos métodos de retroalimentación correctiva en la escritura en inglés como lengua extranjera (ILE): El desarrollo de la precisión gramatical y lexical.

Research project developed in 2017 sponsored by the VIPS - Co-Researcher

9. El trabajo colaborativo: Una herramienta para la transformación de las prácticas pedagógicas. 

Research project developed in 2017 sponsored by the VIPS - Co-Researcher

10. Análisis del Impacto del Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras de la Universidad Surcolombiana

Research project developed in 2018 sponsored by the VIPS - Main Researcher

11. Narrativas sobre el ser y el llegar a ser de los profesores en formación en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Surcolombiana

Research project developed in 2019-2020 sponsored by the Faculty of Education - Main researchers

12. Virtual learning in the times of Covid-19

Research project developed in 2021 by students of the research seedbed IPLEX, sponsored by VIPS - Mentor

13. Co-construyendo espacios de mediación para el fortalecimiento de la identidad cultural de los Tamas, en el resguardo indígena de la Grabriela

Social projection project developed in 2022 and sponsored by the Faculty of Education - Co-Researcher

14. Narratives about being and becoming English Language Teachers in an ELT Program.

Research project developed in 2021 sponsored by the Faculty of Education - Co-Researcher

15. Community-based pedagogies and cultural awareness: An EFL class project from rural Colombia

Research project developed in 2023-2026 and sponsored by Ilesearch - Co-researcher

16. Technology Normalisation in Rural Education: Public School Teachers’ Narratives from Colombia.

Research project developed in 2023-2025 and sponsored by Ilesearch - Co-researcher

17. Fortalecimiento de las habilidades investigativas de docentes de inglés en instituciones educativas del Huila.

Social projection project developed in 2024-2025 and sponsored by the VIPS - Coordinator

18. Diseño de lineamientos para una política lingüística universitaria acorde con la realidad ecolingüística glocal y sugerencias para la implementación de su respectiva planificación lingüística. El caso de la Universidad Surcolombiana 

Research project developed in 2024-2026 and sponsored by VIPS - Co-researcher

19. Usco-Vorágine 100 años

Institutional Project developed in 2024 sponsored by VIPS - Coordinator

20. Investigación y Tecnología en la Educación: Aula híbrida en la Universidad Surcolombiana 

Innovation Project developed in 2024-2025 sponsored by Universidad Surcolombiana and Alcaldía Municipal de Neiva - Coordinator

21. GenAI in Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Stakeholder’s Insights from Two Undergraduate Language Programs

Research project developed in 2025 and sponsored by Ilesearch and UTP - Co-researcher

22. Decoding the Role of AI for EFL Teaching and Learning: Undegraduate Teachers and Students Weaving Futures

Ongoing Research project developed and sponsored by Ilesearch - Co-researcher

Publicaciones/Publications

Artículos/Journal Articles

1. Jaime Osorio, M. F., & Insuasty, E. A. (2015). Analysis of the Teaching Practices at a Colombian Foreign Language Institute and Their Effects on Students’ Communicative Competence. HOW, 22(1), 45–64. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.22.1.133   

2. Castillo Losada, C. A., Insuasty, E. A. & Jaime Osorio, M. F. (2017). The Impact of Authentic Materials and Tasks on Students’ Communicative Competence at a Colombian Language School. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 19(1), 89–104. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v19n1.56763  

3. García Sánchez, M. F. ., Dussán Guzmán, V., & Jaime Osorio, M. F. . (2020). Una reflexión sobre el ejercicio de la investigación en el área de la enseñanza del inglés a estudiantes pertenecientes a población vulnerable en Neiva. Erasmus Semilleros De Investigación, 3(1). Recuperado a partir de https://journalusco.edu.co/index.php/erasmus/article/view/2418  

4.  Jaime Osorio, M. & Coronado Rodríguez, C. (2018). Impact of the English Program Materials in a Public University in Colombia. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/10961   

5. Jaime-Osorio,  M.  F.,  Caicedo-Muñoz,  M.  C.,  &  Trujillo-Bohórquez,  I.  C.  (2019).  A  radio program: A strategy to develop students’ speaking and citizenship skills. HOW, 26 (1), 8-33. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.26.1.470   

6. Castañeda-Trujillo, J. E., & Jaime Osorio, M. F. (2021). Pedagogical Strategies Used by English Teacher Educators to Overcome the Challenges Posed by Emergency Remote Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Íkala, Revista De Lenguaje Y Cultura, 26(3), 697-713. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala/v26n3a12

7. Coronado-Rodríguez, C. C., Aguilar-Peña, L. F., & Jaime-Osorio, M. F. (2022). A Task-based Teacher Development Program in a Rural Public School in Colombia. HOW, 29(1), 64–83. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.29.1.640 

8. Castañeda Trujillo, J. E., Alarcón Camacho, E. M., & Jaime Osorio, M. F. (2022). Narratives about Being and Becoming English Language Teachers in an ELT Education Program. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.17940

9. Jaime-Osorio, M. F., Campos-Perdomo, M. A., & Rodríguez-Artunduaga, G. I. . (2023). Remote Learning in Times of COVID-19 in Colombia. HOW, 30(1), 85–101. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.30.1.693  

10. Murcia, D., Jaime Osorio, M. F., Jaramillo Calderon, L. F., & Hoyos Pipicano, Y. A. (2025). La IAGen en la enseñanza, el aprendizaje y la evaluación de lenguas: Percepciones de grupos de interés en dos programas de pregrado en idiomas. Lenguaje, 53(1S), e20314387. https://doi.org/10.25100/lenguaje.v53i1S.14387  

11.  Hoyos Pipicano, Y. A. & Jaime Osorio, M. F. (2025). Community-based pedagogies and cultural awareness: An EFL class project from rural Colombia. Issues in Educational Research, 35(2), 632-652. http://www.iier.org.au/iier35/hoyos-pipicano.pdf 

12.  Hoyos-Pipicano, Y. A., & Jaime-Osorio, M. F. (2025). Apropiación de la tecnología en la educación rural: narrativas de profesores de colegios públicos de Colombia. Educación Y Educadores, 27(2), e2722. https://doi.org/10.5294/edu.2024.27.2.2 

Capítulos de Libro/Book chapters

1. Alarcón Camacho, E. M. & Jaime-Osorio, M. F. (2018). Reflexiones y Retos sobre el Proceso de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje de una Lengua Extranjera en la Universidad Surcolombiana en La escuela alternativa en Colombia: un proyecto en construcción (pp. 244-251).  Editorial Centro de Investigación en Calidad de la Educación - CICE. https://www.grupopaca.edu.co/images/libros/Libro_La_Escuela_Alternativa_en_Colombia.pdf 

2. Castañeda Trujillo, J. E., Jaime Osorio, M. F., Artunduaga Cuéllar, M.T., &  Alarcón Camacho, E. M. (2021). Capítulo 116 Pertinencia Social y curricular de un programa de formación de profesores de inglés en época de pandemia  en Escenarios educativos investigadores: hacia una educación sostenible (pp.1401-1413). Madrid: Dykinson, S.L. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francisco-Garcia-Moro/publication/350872371_Pensamiento_critico_en_la_formacion_inicial_del_futuro_profesional_de_la_educacion_social/links/607716a4881fa114b4029adc/Pensamiento-critico-en-la-formacion-inicial-del-futuro-profesional-de-la-educacion-social.pdf#page=1404 

3. Jaime-Osorio, M. F. &  Alarcón Camacho, E. M. (2023). Enseñanza Reflexiva en la Formación Docente en Plazas Motta, E. (compilador). Cuaderno Número 3. Experiencias pedagógicas innovadoras en la enseñanza de la educación básica y superior (pp. 133-150). Editorial Universidad Surcolombiana https://www.desdelau.uscoenlinea.com/2024/04/19/el-cuaderno-no-3-de-la-escuela-de-formacion-pedagogica/