Associate Professor
| Name: | Francisco Javier Ávila Lopez |  |
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| Position: | Associate Professor | |
| Research group: | HUM 657. REALL http://reall.es/sample-page/ | |
| Telephone: | + 34 957 21 81 24 | |
| Email address: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| Address: | Plaza Cardenal Salazar Planta Baja |
Javier holds a Ph.D. in English Philology. He has taught English in different places such as Prague University, different schools in Spain and the University of Cordoba. He is a contributor to different teacher training institutions in Spain where he campaigns for the importance of the affective component in language learning. He has published many articles and books (e.g. Language Acquisition and Development: Studies of Learners of First and Second Languages for Continuum Press with Brian Tomlinson, 2007). He is the editor of the CETA magazine (Cordoba English Teachers Association) and an active member of MATSDA (the Materials Development Association).
Main Publications
Books
- Avila-Lopez, J. (2018). Mental imagery, motivation and reading in a foreign language. Tejuelo-Didactica de la Lengua y la Literatura, 28, 127-160.
- Julián-De-Vega, C., & Ávila López, J. (2018). Políticas lingüísticas europeas y españolas: el camino hacia el cambio en la educación terciaria. Porta Linguarum. Monográfico III.
- Fonseca-Mora, MC.; Ávila-López, J. y A. Gallego. (2015). Beneficios del entrenamiento musical para el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera. Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical-RECIEM.
- Pavón, V.; Molina, M. y J. Ávila-López. (2015). Perceptions of Teachers and Students of the Promotion of Interaction Through Task-Based Activities in CLIL. Porta Linguarum.
- Ávila-López, J. (2015). Didáctica de la emoción: de la investigación al aula de ELE. Marco ELE. Monográfico
- Pavón, V.; Ávila-López, J.; Gallego, A. y R. Espejo. (2014). Strategic and organisational considerations in planning content and language integrated learning: a study on the coordination between content and language teachers. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
- Ávila-López, J
Book Chapters
- Ávila-López, J. (2016). Musical Training and Foreign Language Learning, in Fonseca-Mora, C. ed. Melodies, Rhythm and Cognition in Foreign Language Learning. London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Ávila-López, J. 2009. Aplicaciones Didácticas para la Enseñanza Integrada de Lengua y Contenidos (AICLE/CLIL/EMILE). Universidad de Córdoba: Córdoba
- Ávila-López, J. El Discurso Interior en la Enseñanza Plurilingüe. Implicaciones de la Enseñanza Bilingüe en Centros Educativos. 1: 57-74. Aljibe: Málaga
- Tomlinson, B., & Avila, J. (2007). Seeing and saying for yourself: the roles of audio-visual mental aids in language learning and use. Language acquisition and development: Studies of learners of first and other languages, 61-81.
PHD Projects
- FFI2016-75452-R. Aptitud musical, fluidez lectora y percepción intercultural de estudiantes universitarios europeos/ Musical aptitude, reading fluency and intercultural literacy of European university students. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España).Convocatoria I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad. Meses: 48. 2017- 2020
- I+D+i FFI2010-15738, Lectomusic: percepcion musical y destrezas lectoras en el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera.
- P12-SEJ-1588. Proyecto de excelencia: Análisis y garantía de la calidad de la educación plurilingüe en la educación superior en Andalucía.
- TEMPUS IV Programme 51739 TEMPUS- 1-2011-1-UK-TEMPUS-JPHES, "Language and Pedagogical Innovation in Schools (LAPIS)"
- Proyecto core: objectives and resource kits in education. European commission, lifelong learning program. Ref. 518171-lp-2011-no-comenius- cmp.