ACQUA

Learning and Acquisition of Second and Foreign Languages at the University of Alicante (ACQUA)

• Pastor Cesteros, Susana (spc@ua.es): Group coordinator. Associate Lecturer, PhD. Linguistics section, Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante. Chair of the Asociación del Español como Lengua Extranjera (ASELE).
• Aleson Carbonell, Marian (aleson@ua.es): College Associate Lecturer. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante.
• Bell Kruse, David (bell@ua.es): Part-time lecturer. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante.
• Comes Peña, Claudia (comes@ua.es): Part-time lecturer. Linguistics section. Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante.
• Contreras de la Llave, Natalia (contreras@csidiomas.ua.es): External member. University of Alicante Language Centre.
• -Escabias Lloret, Pilar (pescabias@csidiomas.ua.es): Part-time lecturer. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante and University of Alicante Language Centre.
• Galindo Merino, Mª Mar (galindo@ua.es): Assistant Lecturer, PhD. Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante.
• Gil del Moral, Ana María (anamgildelmoral@gmail.com): External member. PhD Student.
• Mora Sánchez, Miguel Ángel (mora@ua.es): Part-time lecturer. Linguistics section. Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante. Alicante Official School of Languages, Department of Spanish.
• Morell Moll, Teresa (morell@ua.es): Associate Professor, PhD. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante.
• Palazón Speckens, Manuel (mpalazon@flordelis.org): Part-time lecturer. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante. Joan Lluís Vives Adult Education Centre, Ibi.
• Pérez Escribano, Mª Isabel: Part-time lecturer. Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante. Management Assistant of the International programme for Spanish Studies Abroad.
• Rodríguez Lifante, Alberto (rodriguez@ua.es): Part-time lecturer. Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante.
• Tabuenca Cuevas, María (tabuenca@ua.es): External member. Department of Primary Education at the Universidad Católica San Antonio (UCAM, Murcia).
• Timofeeva, Larissa (timofeeva@ua.es): Assistant Lecturer, PhD. Department of Spanish Studies, General Linguistics and Literature Theory at the University of Alicante.

The ACQUA group is currently doing research applied to the processes of learning and teaching a second language through the teamwork of the different research areas involved (English and Spanish for non-native speakers).

This group also collaborates with the Department of English and of Spanish Studies, where the majority of the members belong, as well as with the Master’s Degree in Spanish and English as Second Languages and the Master’s Degree in English and Spanish for Specific Purposes.

• Lifelong Learning for Languages
• Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
• Bilingualism and Teaching
• Teaching of Languages for Specific Purposes
• Assessment of a Second Language: Levels, criteria and procedures
• Teacher Training in Second and Foreign Languages
• Innovation in Language Teaching Methodologies
• Interaction and Communicative Learning of a Language
• Applied Linguistics in Second Language Acquisition
• Multi-competence and Multilingualism
• Social Networks and Second Language Acquisition
• Second Languages and Immigration
• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applied to Language Learning
• Integrated Treatment of Languages in the Educational System (Co-official Languages in the same region and foreign languages)