Ana García-Allén

M.Ed. Teaching Spanish as a Second Language- Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
M.A. Information and Knowledge Society, E-Learning- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain)
Ph.D. Faculty of Education Applied Linguistics- Western University

• Teaching & Learning Spanish as a Foreign Language
• Professional Development of Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Flipped Classroom Approach
• Community Engaged Learning (CEL) & Experiential Learning
• Artificial Intelligence for Language Learning
• Digital Pedagogy/ Educational Technology / Technology-Assisted Language Teaching
• Study Abroad Language Programs
• Collaborative Peer Teaching
• eTandem Language Learning
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Spanish for Specific Purposes, Teaching and Learning
  
  

Teaching Excellence Award

- Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Western Ontario, 2021.

- Award of Excellence - University’s Students’ Council, Teaching Honour Roll, Western University 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2014-2015, 2011-2012, 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008.

Articles

García-Allén, A. & Taylor, S. (2023). Seeing innovation from different prisms: university students’ and instructors’ perspectives on flipping the Spanish language classroom. Language Learning in Higher Education, 13(1), 105-125. https://doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2023-2004

García-Allén, A., Heru, S. & Martínez, R. (Forthcoming, 2024). Promoting Students as Partners in a Pilot Study Involving Undergraduate Students and Instructors in Spanish as a Foreign Language Courses. International Journal for Students as Partners.

Presentations and Workshops

(Selected presentations & workshops last few years)

- García-Allén, A. & Taylor, S. (2023). Normalizing Pluralistic Approaches to/for Foreign Language Teaching at the University Level. AILA 2023 Colloquium. Lyon (France), July 20th.

- García- Allén, A. (2023). Video Proyectos: los estudiantes de ELE como creadores y/o productores de vídeos. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Salamanca (Spain), June 26th-29th.

- García- Allén, A., Taylor, S., Guo, Z., Heru, S., Khadjevand, A., de Moura, T. (2023) Can Pluralistic approaches to FL teaching work at the Postsecondary Level? Participant Reflections. ACLA. Toronto, May 27th-29th.

- García-Allén, A., Devo, A., Jara, V., Rojas Castañeda, L. & Rojas Tamayo, Y. (2023). El aprendizaje comunitario y experiencial en la clase de ELE: conociendo Cuba. (Workshop for Instructors of Spanish as a Foreign Language), WEFLA, Cuba, April 26-28th.

- García-Allén, A., Devo, A. & Jara, V. (2022). La interculturalidad en la clase de ELE (Workshop for Instructors of Spanish as a Foreign Language), WEFLA, Cuba, April 26-29th.

- García- Allén, A., Heru, D.S. & Martínez Loyola, L. (2022) Engaging Undergraduate and Graduate Students as partners in the design and development of a Spanish as a Foreign Language Course. University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference. Waterloo, April 27th-28th.

- García-Allén, A. (2021). Learning Language and Culture through Intergenerational Community Engaged Programs. International Conference Innovation in Language Learning. Florence, Italy, Hybrid Edition, November 11 – 12th

- García-Allén, A. (2021). Nuestro compromiso con la comunidad. Programas Intergeneracionales de lengua y cultura: seniors y estudiantes de ELE. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) - Ontario Chapter, held virtually on October 22nd.

- García-Allén, A., & Heru, D.S. (2021). Teacher Presence in Online Language Courses. Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL) Symposium. University of Toronto, OISE, June 11-12th.

- García-Allén, A. & Bruhn de Garavito, J. (2021). TAs (Teaching Assistants) in the Spanish Classroom: Theoretical and Practical Training. Conference on Foreign Languages, Communication and Culture (WEFLA), Cuba, April 26-28th.

- García-Allén, A., Karas, M. & Taylor, S. (2020). Wanted! Teacher Presence in Language Courses Delivered Virtually. TESL Ontario Conference. Held virtually Nov 5-7th.

- García-Allén, A., & Soto-Corominas, A. (2020). Asymmetry between Attitudes and Performance in the Spanish Foreign Language Classroom. Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies (CERLL) Symposium. University of Toronto, OISE, June 8 & 9th.