The UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA was created in 1973 (Decree 991/1973, of 10th May 1973, BOE of 18th May 1973). Its history is closely linked to the community of Extremadura. Initially it was made up of the Faculty of Sciences of Badajoz, the University College of Cáceres, the University Schools of EGB of Cáceres and Badajoz and the School of Agricultural Engineering of Badajoz. Since then, the UEx has increased its number of students, degrees and centres to four areas: the campus of Badajoz, the campus of Cáceres, the University Centre of Mérida and the University Centre of Plasencia.
More than 24,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students study at the UEx and another 8,000 take doctoral courses, specific degrees or continuing education courses. There are 1,500 lecturers and more than 800 administrative, technical and service staff.
Laura V. Fielden Burns
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Laura Fielden holds a doctorate in English Studies from the University of Extremadura as well as an MA in Literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She enjoys research in second language acquisition and use from the angles of motivation and technology, as well as figurative language use by second language users in distinct learning contexts. She has participated in numerous national, regional and European projects and published in such journals as Journal of Pragmatics and the International Journal of Applied Linguistics. She lives in Mérida Spain and is a professor of English language and foreign language didactics at the University of Extremadura.
Cristina Manchado Nieto
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Cristina Manchado Nieto is an acting official Adjunct Professor in the Social Sciences, Languages and Literature Didactics Department of the University of Extremadura since 2018. She holds a Ph.D. in Innovation in Teacher Training Programme of the University of Extremadura. She studied Translation and Interpreting at the University Pablo de Olavide, and three master’s degrees (Trade and Marketing, Teacher Training, and Social Sciences research). She has mainly worked as a trade manager, as a translator and interpreter and as an educator in different contexts. Her research line focuses on bilingual education, teacher training, teaching innovation and foreign languages didactics.
Julia García Quirós
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Julia García Quiros is a civil servant teacher in the Junta de Extremadura since 2021. She teaches English in Compulsory Secondary Education, Bachillerato, and Vocational Training. She studied English Studies at the University of Extremadura, and a master’s degree in teaching. Julia is currently a PhD student in Languages and Cultures in the University of Extremadura, and her thesis will be based on the SLS4Teens project.
Mario Acedo Conejo
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Mario Acedo Conejo is Bachelor Degree in Computer Science in Information Technology and Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering both from the University of Extremadura (UEX). He is currently working as Android Developer at Renfe and as a Technical Staff of Administration and Services in the Computer and Communications Service of the University of Extremadura.
GexCALL (Research Group)
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This project is managed from the research group GEXCALL at the University of Extremadura, which is coordinated by Dr. Mercedes Rico. GexCALL is based on the unification of differing scientific areas, forming an interdisciplinary core for study and research, which include linguists, computer science experts, design professionals, mathematicians and statistic experts, all working under the auspices of the information technologies dedicated to the teaching of modern languages through computer support and the design of hypermedia language learning systems.
For more information go here: http://gexcall.unex.es/en/about-us
