Francisco Gallardo del Puerto and his research team presented their latest study entitled English vowel identification accuracy and phonetic distance effects in EFL and CLIL schoolchildren at the 42nd International Conference of the Spanish Association of Applied Linguistics (AESLA), held from April 2 to 4 at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in Palma. […]
The Forum, held on 11th – 13th March, 2025, featured Francisco Gallardo del Puerto, coordinator of the Master’s in Second Language Learning and Teaching, representing the Faculty of Education (UC). He participated as a speaker in the round table discussion on Perspectives for Multilingualism in Educational Centers. A round table discussion featured contributions from Sarah
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On Thursday and Friday, March 6th & 7th, 2025, LEAL had the pleasure of hosting Professor Mireia Ortega from Universitat de Barcelona for a series of seminars titled Making Sense of Data: An Introduction to Descriptive Statistics in Second Language Learning Research and Exploring Second Language Data: A hands-on Approach to Inferential Statistics.
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On Friday, February 28, 2025, LEAL had the pleasure of hosting Professor Cristina Aliaga-García for a seminar titled Introduction to Acoustic Analysis in L2 Speech. Cristina Aliaga-García (Ph.D., Universitat de Barcelona) is a researcher and lecturer in phonetics and second language acquisition at the University of Barcelona and a member of the Barcelona L2 Speech
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At the I Annual Symposium of the Philology Department, held on January 31st, the Learning English as an Additional Language (LEAL) research group presented its latest projects, highlighting its commitment to advancing bilingual education and phonetic competence research. LEAL members introduced two key projects during the event: The PIEP (PID2020-115327RB-I00) (2021-2025) project aims to provide
LEAL will take part in the 1st Annual Research Symposium organized by the Department of Philology at the University of Cantabria. The event will take place on January 31st, 2025, and will bring together the department’s diverse research groups to present their ongoing studies and projects. The event will feature presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities
The LEAL research group proudly took part in the 17th International Conference on Native and Non-Native Accents of English (ACCENTS 2024), held in Łódź, Poland (12th-14th December, 2024). This annual conference is organized by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Łódź, bringing together leading researchers and teachers with a
Title: Looking Back to Move Forward: Bilingual (Spanish-English) Education Practices and ResearchDate: June 7, 2024Time: 9:00 – 17:30Location: Faculty of Philology, University of Alcalá Francisco Gallardo-del-Puerto will participate on the II Seminar on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (II TEFL Seminar 2024), titled Looking back to move forward: Bilingual (Spanish-English) education practices and research.
The University of Cantabria recently hosted the 8th International Conference on English Pronunciation (EPIP) from May 8th – 10th, gathering researchers and English teachers from around the globe. The event included nearly 50 presentations on topics such as perception, production, technology, and classroom strategies for teaching English pronunciation. Francisco Gallardo, head of the research group
Professor Francisco Gallardo del Puerto officially took office as the Director of the Department of Philology at the University of Cantabria. The investiture ceremony, held on November 14th, marked the beginning of a new era for the Department, as he brings a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to academic excellence. Francisco Gallardo del
