Dr Adela Ganem Gutierrez
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Spring term: Tuesdays 11:00-13:00 hrs
Profile
Biography
I studied English Language and Literature at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) for my undergraduate degree and taught English as a foreign language for seven years at the Anglo-Mexican Institute in Mexico City. I took a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching at the University of Southampton. In 2004 I completed a PhD in Applied Linguistics, my doctoral thesis is a study of collaborative activity in computer-mediated tasks. I am the winner of the EUROCALL Research Award, 2002. My main academic interests include CALL, Sociocultural Theory, Interaction in the classroom, and Pedagogic tasks.
Qualifications
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BA Mexico City [UNAM]
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MA Applied Linguistics [Southampton]
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PhD Applied Linguistics [Southampton]
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Cambridge RSA Dip DELTA
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Fellow Higher Education Academy [FHEA]
Appointments
University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in ELT/TESOL, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/8/2012 - present)
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Lecturer in ELT/TESOL, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/9/2007 - 31/7/2012)
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Teaching Fellow in TEFL, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/3/2005 - 31/8/2007)
Other academic
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Visiting Lecturer, School of Humanities, University of Southampton (1/9/2004 - 31/12/2004)
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Teaching Assistant, School of Modern Languages, University of Southampton (1/9/2000 - 30/6/2003)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
The role of interaction in the processes of second language learning
Second language (L2) learning from a Sociocultural theory perspective
Feedback and scaffolding
Collaborative activity and second language learning
Instructed SLA
CALL in particular the impact of the computer in the L2 classroom and the potential of Virtual World Environments for L2 learning
Applications of Cognitive Linguistics to L2 learning and teaching
Current research
Concept Based Instruction (CBI) and the acquisition of aspect/tense marking.
Conferences and presentations
Gánem-Gutiérrez, G. A. & Gilmore, A. (2016) 'Expert-novice interaction in an L2 writing context: Cognitive and L2 developmental affordances of dialogic co-action.' Paper presented at the workshop: The role of interaction in language development and loss throughout the lifespan, LaDeLi, Essex, UK, April, 2016.
United Kingdom, 2016
Gánem-Gutiérrez, G. A. (2013) 'Systemic-Theoretical Instruction for L2 Spanish tense-aspect teaching.' Paper presented at the SELC Odense conference: Thinking, doing, learning: Usage based perspectives on Second Language Learning, Odense, Denmark, April, 2013.
Odense, Denmark, 2013
Gánem-Gutiérrez, G. A. (2012) 'CMaps and languaging for L2 learning: Activating the Metalinguistic Dimension.' Paper presented at the conference: Insights into applied linguistics: languaging, agency and ecologies. University of Jyväskylä, Finland, June, 2012.
Jyvaskyla, Finland, 2012
Gánem-Gutiérrez, G. A., Gardner, M., Scott, J., van Helvert, J., & Fowler, C. (2010) '3D world environments for second language learning: An evaluation of SIMiLLE.' Paper presented at the EuroCALL Conference: Languages, Cultures and Virtual Communities, Bordeaux, France, September, 2010.
Bordeaux, France, 2010
Gánem-Gutiérrez, G. A. & Harun, H. (2010) 'Verbalization as a mediational tool for understanding tense/aspect marking in English: An application of Concept-Based Instruction'. Paper presented at the BAAL Language Learning & Teaching SIG Conference: Cognitive-interactional and socio-cultural perspectives on L2 learning, teaching, and assessment: Compatible, complementary, or incommensurable?, King's College London, July 2010.
London, United Kingdom, 2010
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Description of Language for TEFL/ELT and Applied Linguistics (LG512)
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Dissertation (Research) (LG994)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Computer Science
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/1/2023
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/12/2022
Degree subject: English Language Teaching
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/3/2021
Degree subject: Applied Linguistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/7/2020
Degree subject: English Language Teaching
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 20/12/2019
Degree type: Master of Arts
Awarded date: 4/10/2017
Degree subject: Applied Linguistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 1/2/2017
Degree subject: Applied Linguistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 20/11/2015
Degree subject: Applied Linguistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/2/2015
Degree subject: Applied Linguistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 14/10/2013
Degree type: Master of Research
Awarded date: 7/10/2009
Degree type: Master of Research
Awarded date: 7/10/2009
Publications
Journal articles (15)
Ganem Gutierrez, A., Microgenesis, Method and Object: A Study of Collaborative Activity in a Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom. Applied Linguistics. 29 (1), 120-148
Benhamlaoui, M. and Ganem Gutierrez, G., A Classroom Application of Concept-Based Language Instruction (C-BLI). Language and Sociocultural Theory. Language and Sociocultural Theory (1)
Ganem Gutierrez, G. and Gilmore, A., (2023). A mixed methods case study on the use and impact of web-based lexicographic tools on L2 writing. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 36 (7), 1365-1391
White, BJ., Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA. and Schulze, M., (2021). Conceptualization and Orientation in Conceptbased Language Instruction: An Introduction to the Special Issue. Language and Sociocultural Theory. 8 (1), 1-7
Roehr-Brackin, K., Ganem Gutierrez, GA., Olivera-Smith, L. and Torres Marin, MT., (2021). Are individual differences in cognitive abilities and stylistic preferences related to multilingual adults’ performance in explicit learning conditions?. Language Awareness. 30 (4), 391-412
Ganem Gutierrez, GA. and Gilmore, A., (2018). Tracking the Real-Time Evolution of a Writing Event: Second Language Writers at Different Proficiency Levels. Language Learning. 68 (2), 469-506
Ganem Gutierrez, GA. and Gilmore, A., (2018). Expert-novice interaction as the basis for L2 developmental activity: A SCT perspective. Language and Sociocultural Theory. 5 (1), 21-45
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2016). Enhancing metalinguistic knowledge: Preterite and imperfect in L2 Spanish. Language and Sociocultural Theory. 3 (1), 27-54
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA. and Harun, H., (2011). Verbalisation as a mediational tool for understanding tense-aspect marking in English: an application of Concept-Based Instruction. Language Awareness. 20 (2), 99-119
Gánem‐Gutiérrez, GA. and Roehr, K., (2011). Use of L1, metalanguage, and discourse markers: L2 learners' regulation during individual task performance. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 21 (3), 297-318
Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2009). The status of metalinguistic knowledge in instructed adult L2 learning. Language Awareness. 18 (2), 165-181
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2009). Repetition, use of L1 and reading aloud as mediational mechanism during collaborative activity at the computer. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 22 (4), 323-348
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2006). Sociocultural theory and its application to CALL: A study of the computer and its relevance as a mediational tool in the process of collaborative activity. ReCALL. 18 (2), 230-251
GÁNEM GUTIÉRREZ, GA., (2003). Beyond interaction: the study of collaborative activity in computer-mediated tasks. ReCALL. 15 (1), 94-112
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2003). Beyond interaction: the study of collaborative activity in computer-mediated tasks. ReCALL. 15 (1), 94-112
Books (1)
Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2013). The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning
Book chapters (12)
Gilmore, A. and Ganem Gutierrez, G., (2020). Investigating complexity in L2 writing with mixed methods approaches. In: Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development. Editors: Fogal, GG. and Verspoor, MH., . John Benjamins. 183- 206. 9789027205575
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA. and Roehr-Brackin, K., (2020). Chapter 8. Talking about language. In: Language Learning & Language Teaching. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 176- 195
(2018). The Routledge Handbook of Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development. In: The Routledge Handbook of Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development. Editors: Lantolf, JP., Poehner, ME. and Swain, M., . Routledge. 391- 408
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2014). Chapter 8. The third dimension. In: Task-Based Language Teaching. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 213- 238. 9789027207289
(2013). Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition. In: Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition. Editors: García Mayo, MDP., Gutierrez Mangado, MJ. and Martínez Adrián, M., . John Benjamins Publishing Company. 129- 152. 9789027205254
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA. and Meléndez, CN., (2013). Mediating the Development of L2 Oral Performance through Dynamic Assessment: Focusing on the Metalinguistic Dimension. In: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning. Bloomsbury Publishing. 195- 219. 9781441160898
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA. and Meléndez, CM., (2013). Metalinguistic Awareness and Dynamic Assessment as Mediational Tools for the Development of L2 Oral Proficiency.. In: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning. Editors: Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., . Bloomsbury. 195- 219. 9781441160898
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2013). Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development. In: Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition. Editors: Garc�a Mayo, MDP., Gutierrez-Mangado, MJ. and Martinez Adrian, M., . John Benjamins. 129- 152. 9789027205254
Roehr, K. and Ganem Gutierrez, GA., (2013). Introduction. In: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning. Editors: Roehr, K. and Ganem Gutierrez, GA., . Bloomsbury Academic. 175- 175. 9781441160898
Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2013). The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning. In: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning. 2- 11
Gardner, M., Gánem-Gutiérrez, A., Scott, J., Horan, B. and Callaghan, V., (2011). Immersive Education Spaces using Open Wonderland From Pedagogy through to Practice. In: Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom. IGI Global. 190- 205. 9781609605452
Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2009). Metalinguistic knowledge: A stepping stone towards L2 proficiency?. In: Issues in Second Language Proficiency. Editors: Benati, AG., . Continuum. 79- 94. 9780826435156
Conferences (2)
Smuts, M., Gardner, M. and Gutierrez, AG., (2020). Interdisciplinary Research Towards Creating a Design Framework for Adaptable Virtual Learning Environments
Smuts, M., Gardner, M., Callaghan, V. and Gutierrez, AG., (2019). Towards Dynamically Adaptable Immersive Spaces for Learning
Reports and Papers (2)
Roehr, K. and Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2008). Metalinguistic knowledge in instructed L2 learning: An individual difference variable?
Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., (2006). Microgenesis, method and object: a study of collaborative activity in a Spanish as a foreign language classroom
Thesis dissertation (1)
Gánem Gutiérrez, GA., The Processes of Collaborative Activity in Computer-Mediated Tasks: In Search of Microgenesis
Other (2)
(2013).The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning,Bloomsbury Publishing
Gardner, M., Gánem-Gutiérrez, GA., Scott, J. and Fowler, C., (2009).Designing and Building immersive education spaces using Project Wonderland: from pedagogy through to practice
Contact
Academic support hours:
Spring term: Tuesdays 11:00-13:00 hrs
