Teaching & Supervision

UNIVERSITY COURSES

Current Courses

Reading and Writing I (Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025), Degree in English, Department of English and German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Reading and Writing II (Spring 2025, Spring 2026), Degree in English, Department of English and German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Former Courses

Business English (Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022), Master of International Markets, Department of Economics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 

Intercultural Communications Management (Autumn 2024, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2021), Master of International Markets, Department of Economics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 

Research Methods (Autumn 2023, Autumn 2022), Master of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Department of English and German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Strategies for Teaching English to Children (Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring, 2022),  Master of Teaching & Learning English, Department of English & German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Analysis of English Texts II (Spring 2020, Spring 2021), Department of English & German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Introduction to Linguistics Course Seminars, (Autumn 2000, Spring 2001), Linguistics Department, University of Alberta

English Speaking & Listening I (Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021), Department of English and German Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Teaching Assistant

Child Langauge Acquisition, University of Alberta

Second Language Acquisition, University of Alberta

Introduction to Linguistics, University of Alberta

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ONLINE EFL PROGRAMS

Business English (2019 - 2020), Learnship Academy

General English A.1. - C.1. (2018 - 2021), Lingoda GmbH

Children's English (2016 - 2019), 51Talk Academy

Academic Exam Preparation (2016 - 2017), 51Talk Academy

STUDENT SUPERVISION & TRIBUNALS

DOCTORAL THESIS SUPERVISION

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Omari, M. (2027). The Impact of Confronting Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) through Microsoft Teams. 

Palomo, M. (2027). Neurophonetics and Pronunciation Difficulties in SLA: Insights from Dyslexia and Stuttering. 

Kiani, K. (2027). Enhancing Mobile Language Learning and Bridging the Gap for English Speakers: A Duolingo-based Comparative Analysis.

Rutledge, E. (2027). An Ecolinguistic Analysis of Social Media Discourse on Climate Change and its Effects on Public Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviour.  

Saleh, B. (2026). A Comparison of the Use of Digital and Print Dictionaries in Jordanian Schools.

Momdjian, L. (2024).  Pre-Service Teachers' Digital Competencies: The Gap Between Teacher Education Programs and School Needs in Lebanon.

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DOCTORAL TRIBUNAL

Secretary - Zhang, X. February 2024. Explicit Rules or Implicit Imitation: A Comprehensive Study of Two Approaches to Teaching English Prosody to Chinese. 

Secretary - Behforouz, B. July 2022. The Implementation of Educational Texting as an Instructional Facilitator in the Iranian EFL Context. 

MASTER'S THESES

Potskhverashvili, K. (2024). An internationalization plan for a Spanish Food Company. Master's in International Markets, Department of Economics.

Boabighi, C. (2023). Implementing CLIL in Pre-Primary Education: The Impact on Receptive and Productive Vocabulary. Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

Martin, K. (2023). Affordable Housing Prices in Spain: Analysis of Price Variations and the Impact of Specific Immigration Flows. Master's in International Markets, Department of Economics.

Myint, T. (2023). Comparison of Customer Behaviour and Satisfaction Between Western Europe and Southeast Asia. Master's in International Markets, Department of Economics.

Rutledge, E. (2023). An Ecolinguistic Approach to Content and Language Integrated Learning. Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

El Morabit, S. (2022). Knowledge-based language learning using the Soqqle video application. Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

Nguyen Nhat, A. (2022). Promoting students' motivation to read in a second language with interactive narratives on web forms. Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

Robinson, L. (2022). Fostering the development of intercultural communicative competence in secondary-level foreign language students through telecollaboration. *Matrícula de Honor, Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

Zhang, T. (2022). The success of the marketing strategy of Coca-Cola in China. Master's in International Markets, Department of Economics.

McCallum, S. (2021). The Effects of Captioned Authentic Video on Children's Foreign Language Acquisition. *Matrícula de Honor, Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

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Miranda, G. (2021). Using Gamification as an Approach to Learning in an EFL Classroom. Master's in TEFL. English and German Department. 

BACHELOR FINAL PROJECTS (HONOUR'S THESES)

Bendaas, N. D. (2024). A case study of dyslexia and stuttering in child language.

Galera Barahona, J. (2024). Can AI chatbots become sentient? A comparison of human and chatbot conversations.

Milihi El Abboudi, S. (2024). The neurological connection between dyslexia and stuttering in child language.

Batista Giménez, D. (2023). Should foreign language teachers focus more on prescriptive or descriptive linguistics?

Callao Hidalgo, E. (2023). From machine translation to the world's largest mobile-assisted language learning application: The story of Duolingo.

Carbonera Garcia, M. (2023). Foreign language learning and changes in perception. 

Cobler Andreu, J. (2023). The effects of learning a foreign language in different stages of adulthood.

Gómez Ruiz, M. (2023). The evolution of Canadian English.

Gual Miró, A. (2023). Language and perception: How does learning a foreign language shape reality?

Pablo Solorzano, V. (2023). Foreign Language Acquisition in a Mature Adult's Brain. 

Palomo Martin, M. (2023). Neurolinguistics: Learning Languages as an Adult Rewires the Brain. ​

Argilaga Dauder, D. (2022). The benefit of introducing sign language to infants to aid in child language acquisition.

Calabuig Manso, T. (2022). Aphasia and dysphasia: Language loss and language impairment due to brain lesions.

Domínguez Anguera, C. (2022). Language as a weapon of colonial imperialism in relation to the Canadian Residential Schools. *Award for best sociolinguistic thesis in Catalonia

Buendia Segovia, A. (2021). From Chatbots to Intelligent Personal Assistants: Testing Siri and Google Assistant as Language Learning Resources. *Matrícula de Honor

El Morabit, S. (2021). Online Language Learning in Virtual Classrooms, an analysis of student perceptions.

Martra Sanromà, T. (2021). Intercultural Competence in a Foreign Language Classroom. 

Zaldivar De la Torre, E. (2021). Foreign Language Learning in Social Networking Sites.