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Educational Background:

• MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (With Distinction) at the University of Jaen, Spain

• BA in English Language Teaching (Honours) at the University of Mar del Plata, Argentina 

Scholarships:

• 2007-2010: Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship (funded by Warwick University)

• 2007-2010: Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (funded by UK Higher Education Institutions)

• 2004-2006:  50% off fees MA in TEFL (funded by Fundacion Universitaria Iberoamericana)

• 2000-2001: Foreign Language Assistantship (funded by British Council and Argentine Ministry of Education)

Teaching Experience:

• August 2001 – August 2007: Lecturer in English Language III and English Language IV,  FASTA University, Mar del Plata, Argentina 

• March 2006 – March 2007: Holder of the Chair of Method IV, FASTA University, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• April 2002 – March 2004: Lecturer in School Management, FASTA University, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• March 2000 – November 2006: English Language Teacher [F.C.E. (Cambridge University) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)], CEM English Institute, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• March 2000 – March 2003: English Language Teacher (Secondary School), Stella Maris Institute, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• October 2000 – May 2001: Spanish Language Assistant, Feltham Community College, London, England

• February 2000 - September 2000: English Language Teacher (Secondary School), Mar del Plata Day School, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• May 1998 – November 1998: Student Teacher in the Teacher Training Course, Modern Foreign Languages Department, National University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina

• August 1996 – February 2000: English Language Teacher (Primary School), San Roque School, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Main PhD Research Area:

Title of Thesis:

• An Investigation into the Relationships among Teacher Cognition, Context, and Classroom Practice in EFL Grammar Teaching in Argentina

Summary of Thesis:

• The purpose of my PhD research project is to explore the relationships among experiential, cognitive, and contextual factors, and grammar teaching practices in two experienced non-native teachers of English working in an EFL context (Argentina) at a state secondary school 

   

Research Stage:

• Viva: Passed with minor corrections

Research Methods:

• Stimulated Recall

•  Autobiographical Accounts

• Semi-structured Interviews

• Grammaticality-judgement task

• Teacher and Researcher Journals

• Analysis of Documents

Supervisors:

• Dr. Annamaria Pinter

• Dr. Keith Richards

Other Research Interests

• Teacher Development

• Descriptive English Grammar

• Literary Reading in EFL Contexts

• Academic Writing