Team

Christine Appel

Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Modern Languages and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in Barcelona.  She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Dublin, Trinity College. She coordinates EFL and teacher training courses in the Centre for Modern Languages at the UOC, and the subjects of Online Collaboration and Gamification in the Masters degree in Technology-mediated language teaching and learning.

Her research interests are in the area of CALL including Tandem language learning,  Distance education, Online speaking interaction in the L2, online teacher training and processes that contribute to online learner engagement such as gamification.  

Jackie Robbins

Lecturer at the Centre for Modern Languages ​​and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in Barcelona. She holds a PhD in Education from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She coordinates EFL and teacher training courses at the UOC’s Centre for Modern Languages. She has experience designing online language learning materials.

Her research interests are in the area of ​​CALL, online language learner engagement, and adaptations for students with specific needs.

Ana Rosso

Lecturer at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s Centre for Modern Languages. She was awarded her Ph.D. in Comparative British and French 19th Century Literature by the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) in 2013. Ana has experience in teacher training and materials and language learning online applications design. At the UOC, Ana coordinates all the French language courses and the Fundamentos de la adquisición de segundas lenguas mediante la tecnología Master’s course. 

Her research interests revolve around CALL, learner engagement, gamification, and goal setting.