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Hi! I'm Sonia, an Applied Linguist specialised in additional language learning and teaching. I hold two MA degrees, one in English Language and Linguistics and one in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Currently I am an English lecturer at the English and German Department at Universidad de La Laguna and a researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where I conduct research on the impact of self-access online instruction on EFL university students' ability to write emails to instructors.
My expertise lies in the design of technology-enhaced language learning and teaching materials, particularly those focused on academic communication in higher education contexts.
These are some of my main interests:
Instructional L2 pragmatics.
Technology-enhaced language learning and teaching.
Learning context effects, with a focus on study abroad and EMI in higher education.
Academic communication in English and Spanish.
ESP vocabulary teaching and learning.
L2 Feedback practices.
Psychology of language learning.
Teacher education
I share my passion on these topics by being actively involved in several networks and associations. I hold executive roles at ITAP and ELINET. Specifically, I am a member of the executive board and the Communications Department Chair at ITAP and Coordinator of the technology-enhanced language learning strand of ELINET Spain. You can visit the websites below to know more about these organisations:
Education, Languages, and Internationalisation Network
Below you can find two open-access talks I hosted as part of the ELINET TELL Webinar series (fall 2024):
I am also an advocate of open science, so I regularly try to contribute to different initiatives in open scholarship.
Here you can find some of the initiatives I have joined and usually promote in my social media:
International research network affiliated with AILA (International Association of Applied Linguistics), dedicated to promoting open scholarship in applied linguistics
You can find more details about my research and teaching experiences here:
You can find more details about my research and teaching experiences here:
You can find a list of journals that publish research related to technology-enhanced language learning and teaching here:
You can find a list of journals that publish research related to technology-enhanced language learning and teaching here:
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