Sonia López-Serrano
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Sonia López-Serrano
@sonialing.bsky.social
👩🏻‍🏫 English lecturer. Applied linguist. SLA researcher.
🌍 ULL / UCM. ITAPassociation. ELINET
🕵🏻‍♀️ Technology | Pragmatics | L2Writing | Vocabulary | EMI/ESP
Madre con sueño/s.
🌐 https://sites.google.com/ull.edu.es/sonialopezserrano
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Hi! I'm an #appliedlinguist and my research focuses on technology-enhanced language learning & teaching, L2 pragmatics & learning contexts in HigherEd, such as EMI settings.

On my website you can find more on my work, associations & several #openaccess initiatives.

sites.google.com/ull.edu.es/s...
Sonia López-Serrano - Research
PUBLICATIONS Click on the publications to access their postprints or open-access versions: López Serrano, S. (2024). Gamifying out-of-class EFL learning: Design and implementation of self-access onlin...
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Given that in-class time is limited, I wondered whether EFL students' awareness of email requests to faculty could be raised through self-access web-based #pragmatic instruction only 🧐

So happy to finally share the results of this project! #OpenAccess

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Seguimos compartiendo divulgación reciente de nuestro equipo.

Hoy os compartimos este artículo en el que nuestra compañera Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social reflexiona sobre el papel de la #IA a la hora de proporcionar feedback a nuestros estudiantes.

www.universidadsi.es/correccion-h...
¿Corrección humana o automática? El futuro de la retroalimentación correctiva escrita en la universidad - Universidad, sí
La retroalimentación correctiva tradicional se encuentra con la irrupción de la IA en el mundo universitario. ¿Pueden convivir amabas formas?
www.universidadsi.es
July 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Antes de cerrar el curso queremos compartir con vosotros algunas labores de divulgación del equipo #AIRubric.

En este artículo, nuestra coordinadora en la ULPGC Esther Rodríguez Gil reflexiona sobre las necesidades de los docentes ante la #IA.

telos.fundaciontelefonica.com/que-necesita...
¿Qué necesitan los docentes para enfrentarse a la inteligencia artificial? Claves prácticas para una transición educativa de largo alcance - Telos Fundación Teléfonica
La IA ya está en las aulas, pero muchos docentes aún no cuentan con el acompañamiento, la formación ni los recursos necesarios para integrarla de forma crítica y pedagógica. Este artículo propone vías...
telos.fundaciontelefonica.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Happy Sunday!

Today is June 1st, and the ITAP Conference 2025 is only 25 days away!

We have reached 200 registered participants from 40 countries around the world. Can you spot yours?

You can find all the info here: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...
June 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Given that in-class time is limited, I wondered whether EFL students' awareness of email requests to faculty could be raised through self-access web-based #pragmatic instruction only 🧐

So happy to finally share the results of this project! #OpenAccess

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🔥 CLA Hot Topics #1 🔥 Is the use of the L1 in the English classroom a problem? 👀 Opinions in our group are mixed… What do you think? 🗨️ Join the conversation: reply to the thread and share your perspective! Whether you’re a CLA member or just curious, we’d love to hear from you.
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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#Pragmatics on the #TBLTea Youtube Channel🍵🎥

"Thank You for (T)asking: Teaching Pragmatics with TBLT"

In this talk, Dr. Naoko Taguchi explores how pragmatics fits into Task-Based Language Teaching.

▶️ youtu.be/ME53yOcxeEE?...
TBLTea | Thank You for Tasking: Teaching Pragmatics with TBLT | Dr. Naoko Taguchi
YouTube video by TBLTea Videos
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April 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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During the ITAP Annual Conference we will host seven thematic panels.

Today we put the spotlight on the panels that explore #technology applications to teach L2 #pragmatics 👩🏻‍💻🤖💻

Check the program & register for free on our website: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

#ITAP2025
April 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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🥳 The ITAP PhD Network is back with two free online sessions.

If you are a PhD student who wants to learn more about the process of publishing your pragmatics research, don't miss these workshops!

Registration form: forms.gle/9oT9a9JbhrQw...
April 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The #ITAP2025 Conference provisional program is now available!
We will have sessions on technology, literary resources, audiovisual materials, teacher training proposals...

Don't miss the opportunity to attend the conference, it's free!
Registration: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

@aesla.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
📢 Save the dates! The registration period for the ITAP Conference 2025 is now open.

At ITAP we are firm supporters of open science, and that is why attendance at the conference will be FREE.

Visit the conference site to fill in the registration form: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...
April 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Looking forward to presenting to the Internationalisation Practitioner Network this week.

📅 March 27 1pm-2pm UK & Ireland time

Please visit the Internationalisation Practitioner Network website for details on how the session: internationalpedagogies.home.blog
March 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So honored to be part of this generous community! Long live ITAP! 🥳
March 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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AI, corpora, picture books, graphic novels, audio-visual materials, humour, teacher training workshops...

We have received fantastic proposals so far!

Don't forget to send yours. Only two days left! 🕒🕓🕔

www.ub.edu/itap-associa...
February 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
💡 Are you an applied linguistics PhD student or early scholar looking for a journal to publish your research?

Are you interested in technology and language teaching & learning?

Have a look at this list of journals & discover the ones that could be right for you: sites.google.com/ull.edu.es/s...
February 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Don't forget to send your proposal before March 1st!

@aesla.bsky.social
📣 Call for proposals 📣

We will organize this year's ITAP Annual Conference in the beautiful Tenerife 🌴❤️

📅 June 26-27, 2025

📍/ 💻 Universidad de La Laguna + online

📥 Abstract submission period closes on March 1st.

🌐 Read the call for proposals: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...
February 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📢 Free workshop 📢

Dr. Nicole Ziegler will discuss her work on technology-mediated TBLT.

Teachers, students, researchers, and teacher educators alike are encouraged to tune in next week to discuss all things tech & tasks.

Email thetaskbank@gmail.com for the free Zoom link.
February 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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📣 Call for proposals 📣

We will organize this year's ITAP Annual Conference in the beautiful Tenerife 🌴❤️

📅 June 26-27, 2025

📍/ 💻 Universidad de La Laguna + online

📥 Abstract submission period closes on March 1st.

🌐 Read the call for proposals: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...
February 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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We are back online and for our first post of 2025 we wanted to share an insightful accessible summary by Noriko Ishihara:

"How does a translingual framework help with teaching pragmatics and teacher education?"

OASIS Summary of Ishihara (2024) in System.

www.oasis-database.org/details/xs55...
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
If you are interested in #technology and language learning, you can now watch the three talks we hosted in the ELINET_TELL Fall 24 Webinar Series:

Dr Isabel Tejada:
youtu.be/EGgPZMlMHoM?...

Dr Lindsay Miller:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9W4...

Dr Sofía di Sarno:
youtu.be/4USk_dw5FZM

#ELT #Edusky
December 20, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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✨ New OASIS summary ✨

➡️ Learning Spanish through virtual reality

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Learning Spanish through virtual reality
OASIS summary of: Taguchi, N. & Hanks, E. (2024). Social virtual reality for L2 Spanish development: Learning how to interact with others in a high-immersion virtual space. [The Modern Language Journa...
oasis-database.org
December 13, 2024 at 7:29 PM
🌟 #openaccess publication 🌟

Exploring the Idea of Task in the Context of the Young Language Learner Classroom

By Veronika Timpe-Laughlin, Bianca Roters & Yuko Goto Butler

#TBLT #YLL

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exploring the Idea of Task in the Context of the Young Language Learner Classroom
Originating in adult education, the approach of task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been promoted in young language learner (YLL) education. However, its application often encounters challenges d...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Captions confer comprehension advantages up through advanced levels of L2 proficiency - only at highly-advanced levels (C2 in the Common European Framework) does this advantage seem to dissipate.

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When to switch captions off? Exploring the effects of L2 proficiency and vocabulary knowledge on comprehension of captioned and uncaptioned TV | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teach...
pressto.amu.edu.pl
December 12, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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✨ New OASIS summary ✨

➡️ Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop

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Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop
OASIS summary of: Ton-Nu, A. (2024). Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop. [Language Awareness](h...
oasis-database.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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RESEARCHING AND TEACHING SPEECH ACTS WITH YOUNG L2 LEARNERS

The book introduces main concepts & research findings and explores issues in teaching pragmatics & conducting pragmatics research with children

🌟 Special discount 🌟
Get 30% off w/ code MMDEC24

www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
December 12, 2024 at 4:04 PM