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CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
June 2023. We are glad to announce the conference will take place at the Patio de la Infanta and it is organised by the GENCI research group during 28-30 June 2023.
We have updated our Twitter account with all the information about the conference and the presentations! (@digital_genres)
May 2023. This study examines the emerging digital genre of the Twitter conference, which remediates the traditional academic conference. Twitter conference presentations (TCPs) are composed of six-tweet threads where academics share their ongoing research projects. In the context of Open Science, this paper aims to analyse how academics craft these presentations to reach diverse audiences and increase the visibility and impact of scientific knowledge Read more
2ND SEMESTER 2022-23
May 2023. It's been a blast going back to teach English for Finance and English for Marketing, I am always learning from my students. And it's been very interesting starting an Erasmus+ Teaching collaboration. A bit challenging to move exams to May and June, but enjoying the countryside views always makes it more pleasant ;)
April 2023. Our team members María José Luzón, Rosana Villares, and Marian Velilla presented their current work on digital genres at the 40th AESLA.
The abstracts of their presentations can be found at http://genci.unizar.es/activities/
February 2023. One of the main responsibilities of researchers is the circulation and dissemination of scientific knowledge. However, this task has evolved over time, and new forms of digital communication have emerged. This study explores the science communication strategies used by researchers in an emerging digital genre, the Twitter conference presentation.... Read more
January 2023. From 25-27, January the annual BIFI conference took place. Thought as a space to share innovation and ongoing research, the Digital Science Lab group introduced themselves in front of an interdisciplinary audience. With presentations by its PI and members, and posters by its PhD candidates, we shared our main findings and research interests concerning digital STEM science communication.
December 2022. December brings some important updates! Final days of teaching Business English at the faculty before the Jan exams, dissertation vivas, exciting meetings, new projects, and 2 publications! (a book review and my latest article in the journal Language Value!).
I think it's time for a well-deserved vacation period. See you all in 2023!!!
November 2022. Sunday 20th November, some members of the GENCI group and BIFI institute will participate in a race organised by the University of Zaragoza to raise awareness about science and knowledge. We hope to have fun during the event and meet lots of new people there! Come and join us for this good cause!
More information: Local newspaper
September 2022. Esta entrada analiza las acciones que llevan a cabo los investigadores para comunicar ciencia tanto a públicos especializados y generales. De este modo, y motivados por la ciencia en abierto, se identifican prácticas sostenibles, transformativas y transversales que deben apoyarse en la formación continua, el multilingüismo y la colaboración activa con las instituciones.
October 2022. I was part of the invited sessions organised by Rosa Becker (Maastricht University) entitled "Institutional language policies: aims, approaches and challenges" at the 7th ICLHE Conference.
September 2022. I had the opportunity of visiting beautiful Santiago de Compostela to present some of my recent findings at the 9th Conference on Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Social Media Corpora (presentation title: An exploratory multimodal discourse analysis of Twitter conference presentations). Plus, I can finally say I've done part of the "Camino de Santiago"!
June 2022. The last presentation before the summer break is a collaboration with my colleague Oana Carciu. In this presentation, we report the implementation of an innovation teaching project addressing SDGs and Citizen Science. (HEaD Conference 2022, 14-17 June 2022, Valencia).
DOCTORAL GRADUATION
May 2022. After almost two years of defending my doctoral dissertation, today, 27 May, the university of Zaragoza has celebrated the graduation ceremony of the new doctors from the 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 years. It has been a memorable act that I will always treasure.
CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
May 2022. To be held on 26-27 May, online, the GENCI research group has organised a conference to put together our research outputs and to invite colleagues with similar interests to share their findings and concerns.
All the information regarding registration, programme, and plenary speakers can be found at: http://genci.unizar.es/conference/
April 2022. Last Thursday, 28th April, I had the opportunity to present part of my new current research project at the 39th AESLA Conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In this way, I continue talking about researchers' dissemination strategies of scientific knowledge on Twitter.
April 2022. At the 7th Spring Research Seminar organised by the UIC, Institute of Multilingualism, I presented a research poster talking about the EMI experience for content teachers (tasks, competences, and cognitive demands), developed in the English group of the Business Administration degree at the University of Zaragoza. #ResearchUIC
ONLINE SEMINAR
February 2022. Ciencia Digital: Sostenible, Transformativa y Transversal. Retos y Prospectiva. El Grupo de Acción de Campus Iberus D_SCI va a presentar los resultados preliminares de un sondeo realizado en @CampusIberus sobre las prácticas de comunicación digital en las áreas #STEM.
October 2021. The Economic University of Bucharest (ASE) organised the 9th International Conference Synergies in communication where I presented my talk on "Changing scholarly practices: The case of the Twitter Conference "Linguistweets"".
October 2021. Thank you to the organisers of the UKALTA symposium for giving the opportunity to present preliminary findings on the work entitled "The portfolio and technology-enhanced learning for the formative assessment of 1st year university students". Check the abstract
August 2021. After one year delay because of COVID-19, I had the opportunity to present my research online. I explore how the relationship between internationalisation and English is represented in Spanish universities’ policy documents... find more at www.aila2021.nl
May 2021. I've got the pleasure of sharing my PhD experience in the SEING 2021 pre-doctoral conference organised by the English Studies Dept. at the University of Zaragoza
July 2021. I'm thrilled to announce that I have been granted the Enrique Alcaraz Award by the AELFE ASSOCIATION in the unpublished work category.
Video of the event: http://www.aelfe.org/?s=premi
NEW PUBLICATION
NEW PUBLICATION
March 2021. Drawing on data from semi-structured interviews, this chapter analyses the type of resources and strategies used by Spanish scholars to develop academic literacy and engage in international academia...
BLOG POST
BLOG POST
November 2020. Dentro de la #internacionalización, fomentar el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras e incrementar la oferta de #docencia bilingüe es clave para lograr una proyección internacional de la educación superior. Read the BLOG POST
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