Thursday 7th Speakers 

Karin Cruz Bujanda has obtained her master’s degree in Applied Linguistics in English language teaching by the Universidad de Guanajuato. She studied the BA in English Language teaching and has been teaching English for almost 10 years to middle, high school and university students. Her areas of interest are intercultural competence, Teachers’ intercultural competence, culture, non-native English teachers and identity. 

Gabriel Leon holds a B.A. in English Language Teaching from the University of Sonora, a Master's degree in Educational Management and Leadership from the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) and a PhD in Applied Linguistics in the PhD by distance education from the University of Southampton, UK. 

Dr. Hugues has a PhD. in Humanities with emphasis on Foreign Language Teaching and a master's degree in Educational Innovation. She is a tenured professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Sonora.  Her academic interests are related to identity, interaction, emergent teaching methodologies, and technology. 

Dr.Monzalvo, a psychologist, and Special Education teacher, holds a Doctorate in Social Sciences and completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Arizona. She works on a binational project for Sonora and Arizona, with research interests in education, migration, and emotional intelligence, and is part of the National System of Researchers (SNII) Level 1. 

Mayauel Magdaleno holds a Master's in Education and a Bachelor's in English Teaching. She has worked at Universidad Estatal de Sonora, participated in conferences, and published in academic journals. She is currently researching academic literacy and inclusion in higher education in Sonora. 

My name is Ashley Búrquez, and I’m 20 years. I am a student at the B.A. in ELT at Universidad de Sonora.

Paloma Almaraz is a 20-year-old BA student from Hermosillo, Sonora. Paloma has a devotion towards the nurture and enrichment of arts and teaching in both Spanish and English language.

Celeste is a BA in English student from Hermosillo, Sonora.

Silvia León is a soon-to-be graduate from the English Language Teaching program at the University of Sonora. Currently, she is working on her thesis project.