Research

Research lines 

PhD. Mar Gutiérrez-Colón

• Teaching and learning English as a foreign language
• Computer assisted foreign language learning
• Learning foreign languages assisted with mobile technology
• Teaching foreign languages in vulnerable environments
• Virtual reality
• Artificial intelligence

PhD. Macià Riutort

• German lexicography
• German phonetics
• German culture
• German dialectology
• Old West Norse Philology
• Teaching German as a foreign language
• Translation (literary and legal) German-Castilian-Catalan
• Icelandic/Norwegian-Castilian-Catalan translation

PhD. Geraint Paul Rees

• Learning foreign languages assisted by computer
• Corpus Linguistics
• Digital Humanities
• Language teaching
• Lexicography
• Material design
• Vocabulary acquisition

PhD. Andrea Roxana Bellot

• Cultural Studies
• Literatures in English
• War and Peace Studies
• Intercultural competence
• Teaching and learning English as a foreign language
• Artificial intelligence
• Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

PhD. Isabel Gibert

• Teaching and learning Spanish as a foreign language (ELE)
• Computer-assisted foreign language learning (CALL)
• Teaching and learning of foreign languages assisted by mobile devices (MALL)
• L2 teaching to people of migrant origin
• Pagmatics of interlanguage
• Artificial intelligence

PhD. Marni Manegre

• Teaching and learning English as a foreign language
• Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
• Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)
• Research methods
• Intercultural communication
• Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)
• Child language acquisition
• The mental lexicon

PhD. Katarzyna Agnieszka Baran

• Cultural studies
• Utopian studies
• Dystopia for young adults
• Teaching and learning English as a foreign language
• Artificial intelligence

Projects

• 2023-2026. Xarxa AccessCat. AGAUR. IP: Anna Matamala, UAB. Members: ReLaTe
• 2022-2024. CA19142, COST Action- Leading Platform for European Citizens, Industries, Academia and Policymakers in Media Accessibility (LEAD-ME). Klaus Peter HOECKNER; Krishna CHANDRAMOULI; Krzysztof KREJTZ; Carlos Duarte; Annette Wilson; Pilar Orero; Anna Matamala. Mar Gutiérrez-Colón: Team member.
• 2019-2021. Integración de la dimensión de género en la docencia universitaria de lengua, literatura y ELE. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación - Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 07GI1906. 2.502€. IP. María Dolors Jiménez López. Isabel Gibert: Team member.
• 2018-2019. Ajuts per a la valorització del coneixement. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo regional (FEDER). 15.675€. IP: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón
• 2018-2019. Millora de la comprensió lectora en Kiswahili a l'escola de Nairobi (Kènia). Centre de Cooperació al desenvolupament- URV Solidària. 3.000€. IP: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón.
• 2017-2018. Acquisition of pramatics in Spanish language using Whatsapp. URV-University of Flinders, Australia. IP.Mar Gutiérrez-Colón Plana.
• 2016-2019. Diccionario de español para aprendices sinohablantes (fase primera) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. FFI2016-76417-P 18.000€ IP. Maria Bargalló Escrivà. Isabel Gibert: Team member.
• 2016-2019. Gamifying Academic English Skills in Higher Education: Reading Academic English App. 2016-1-ES01-KA203-025164. EU. 215.350€ IP. Mar Gutiérrez-Colón.
• 2016-2018. Buenas prácticas para la introducción de la perspectiva de género en la docencia universitaria de la lengua, la literatura y la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación - Universitat Rovira i Virgili A12/16. 2000€. IP. María Dolores Jiménez López. Isabel Gibert: Team member.
• 2014 - 2014. Spoken Communication: English/Spanish in Tandem. Creation of a MOOC. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). 2013 MOOCS 00017. IP: Christine Appel
• 2013-2014. Diseño e implementación de una wiki interdisciplinar para la gestión del conocimiento en lengua y literatura. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación - Universitat Rovira i Virgili. A05/13. 1500€. IP. María Dolores Jiménez López. Isabel Gibert: Team member.
• 2013 - 2014. El telèfon mòbil com a eina de suport per a la millora de la compètència oral dels alumnes de grau d'Anglès. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. A03/13. IP: Mar Gutiérrez-Colon Plana.
• 2011 - 2012. Estudi metodològic sobre l'ús del telèfon mòbil 3G (smartphones) per a l'adquisició d'una llengua estrangera/ Methodological study on the use of 3G mobile phones (smartphones) for the acquisition of a foreign language. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 2011-LINE04. IP: Mar Gutiérrez-Colon Plana.
• 2009 - 2011. Adquisició de vocabulari a través de l'ús del telèfon mòbil a les assignatures de llengua del nou Grau d'Anglès (URV). (Projectes de recerca i innovació en matèria educativa i d'ensenyament formal i no formal). Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Projectes de Recerca Educativa. IP: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón

Thesis

• Enas Talib Farid Hamidi. Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Cultural Factors in Language Learning for Syrian Women Refugees in the UK. Supervisor: Andrea Bellot [In progress].

• Jehad Faraj. EFL Textbooks and teachers' potential for promoting intercultural competence: A mixed methods research in Palestinian state schools. Supervisors: Andrea Bellot & Anca Frumuselu [In progress].

• Bashar Waleed Ismeal Saleh. Self-efficacy in Technology Use by English Language Teachers and its Relationship with Students' Performance. Supervisors: Geraint Rees [In progress].

• Congxin Li. A model for a digital bilingual Chinese-English dictionary Supervisors: Janet DeCesaris and Geraint Rees [In progress].
• Eshek Tarazona Vega. Desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral mediante la metodología activa basada en proyectos. [In progress]- Supervisor: Ana Inés Renta Davids and Isabel Gibert.
• Cecilia Vallorani. La oralidad tecnológica digital: el podcast en las clases de ELE para la ampliación de la disponibilidad léxica y comprensión oral. [In progress]- Supervisor: Isabel Gibert.
• Siran Liu. Análisis de los errores léxicos en la producción escrita de los estudiantes de ELE en China. [In progress]- Supervisor: Sandra Iglesia and Isabel Gibert.
• Sahar Abboud Alameh. Effects of the Digital Storytelling Strategy on Improving Key Grammatical Features in Undergraduate EFL Students' Oral Skill at the University Level. [In progress]- Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón
• Alba Buendía Segovia. Towards Technology-based Teaching and Assessment Methodologies to Boost Foreign Language Acquisition in Learners with Intellectual Disabilities. [In progress] - Supervisors: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón and Marni Manegre
• Levon Momdjian. Pre-Service Teachers¿ Digital Competence: The Gap between Teacher Education Programs and School Needs in Lebanon. [In progress]. Supervisors: Marni Manegre and Mar Gutiérrez-Colón.
• Alicia Waceera Wangeci Ndegwa. Impact of Technology on reading comprehension and attitude of Kiswahili on Young learners in Kenya. [In progress]- Supervisors: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón; Iribie Mwangi; Pamela Ngugi.
• Jonathan Michael Hancock Pidgeon. The impact of ABA verbal behavior methodology taught via mobile assisted language learning practices to autistic learners in an ESL context. [In prgress]. Supervisors: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón and Josep Maria Sanahuja Gavaldà
• Gustavo Zomer Supporting international scientific communication by means of a writing assistant powered by a translation engine for L2 users: the development of a tool to help Brazilian researchers publish in English­­. Supervisors: Ana Frankenberg-Garcia, Félix do Carmo, and Geraint Paul Rees. Viva: 17/03/2023
• Yin Li. Adaptación de manuales para la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera al Contexto de enseñanza chino: análisis y propuestas. Supervisor: Isabel Gibert and Sandra Iglesia. Defence: 14/10/2022.
• Behnam Behforouz. The Implementation of Educational Texting as an Instructional Facilitator in the Iranian EFL Context. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 29/06/2022.
• Nadia Azzouz. A methodological framework to improve psychobehavioural Factors and Speaking Fluency. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 13/12/2021
• Marni Manegre. Online Language Learning Using Virtual Classrooms and
• Knowledge Building Forums. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 01/12/2020
• Coromoto Galvis. Integración cultural y actitud hacia el bilinguismo y la enseñanza bilingue Inglés- español en los docentes de educación primaria, intermedia y secundaria Del Condado de Ventura, California, Estados Unidos. Supervisor: Maria Bargalló and Isabel Gibert. Defence: 26/10/2018.
• Elizabet Abderrahim. The Effectiveness of Digital Storytelling in Developing Oral Fluency and Establishing Intrinsic Motivation when used within a total Physical Response Approach to Foreign Language Teaching. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 19/09/2018.
• Frumuselu, A.D. The Effects of Subtitled Television upon Listening Comprehension and Acquisition of Vocabulary pf EFL Learners. URV. International award. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 05/02/2016.
• Abir Abdallah. The effects on the interactive white board and the power point presentation on the writings and attitudes of EFL learners. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 14/10/2015
• Lombardero, A. The teaching of English as a Second or Foreign language in Spain: Manuals and Dictionaries Pubished between 1800 and 1970. URV. International award. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 13/03/2015.
• Ghada Awada Faour. Instructional strategies for enhancing learning disabled students' reading comprehension and comprehension test performance. Rovira i Virgili. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 12/12/2014
• Idoia Triana Figueras. Efectos de la aplicación de estrategias no curriculares para la mejora de la comprensión lectora en segundas lenguas en alumnos de educación primaria. Un estudio de casos múltiples. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 11/04/2014
• Rachid Nadir. Adaptación de los aspectos lingüísticos y culturales de los manuales de ELE para la enseñanza del español en Argelia. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 16/12/2014
• Maria Isabel Gibert Escofet. Pragmática de la interlengua: Desarrollo de un test de nivel de comprensión pragmática para estudiantes sinohablantes de español como lengua extranjera. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Supervisor: Mar Gutiérrez-Colón. Defence: 17/10/2014

2021 SGR 00151
Consolidated Research Group funded by the Government of Catalonia