University teaching and BA, MA, PhD supervision
University Teaching
1998 to present. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Germanística, Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres
Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.
* Undergraduate courses
English Studies degree: English Phonetics and Phonology I and II, Oral Skills and Pronunciation, Advanced Phonology, Research Methods in Linguistics, English Grammar and Linguistics, English Language I, English Language II and Advanced Composition in English, .
* Graduate courses
Masters and PhD programs: The acquisition of a second language phonology, Experiments in phonetics and phonology (Introduction to Speech Analysis), Seminar on Research Methods in Linguistics, Academic Abilities in English, Oral skills and the teaching or pronunciation.
Fall 2006-Spring 2007. University of Toronto at Mississauga
Department of French, German and Italian – Linguistics.
Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* Introduction to Linguistics, English Grammar, Phonetics, Sound Patterns in Language
2002 to 2004. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Servei d’Idiomes. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut. Estudis d’Oodontologia i Fisioterapia.
Sant Cugat, Catalonia, Spain.
* English for Special Purposes: English Language I, English Language II and English Language III for students of Dentistry and Physical Therapy Studies.
1994-1998. University of Toronto
Department of Linguistics.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* Instructor of Introduction to Linguistics. (1998)
* Teaching Assistant and Grader of Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics, and Sound Patterns in Language. (1994-1998)
Aug. 1991-May 1992. College of the Holy Cross College
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
* Spanish language Teaching Assistant.
BA, MA, PhD supervision
PhD dissertations
September 2020. Gorba, Celia. PhD dissertation. Crosslinguistic influence in L2 speakers: The effect of language experience on L1 and L2 VOT production and perception. Abstract.
April 2017. Carlet, Angelica. PhD dissertation. L2 perception and production of English consonants and vowels by Catalan speakers: The effects of attention and training task in a cross-training study.
In progress
Alsilevani, Dilgash Mohammed Shareef. PhD dissertation. The acquisition of English consonant clusters by Kurdish EFL learners.
De Witte, Wolf. PhD dissertation. Speaker Comparisons in Multilingual Contexts: Individual Variation in L2 Speech for Forensic Purposes. Co-supervised with Dr. Núria Gavaldà.
MA dissertations
July 2022. MA dissertation. Sierra Rodríguez, Candela. Post-aspiration in Andalusian Spanish and its effects on voiceless stop production in L2 English.
July 2022. MA dissertation. Ting Wang (co-supervised with Dr. J. Ament). The effects of high variability phonetic training (HVPT) on the perception of English consonants by Mandarin learners in an EFL context.
July 2020. Cruz, Romy. MA dissertation. Examining the effect of cognate status on lexical access and phonological perception in L2 English.
July 2020. Hoi Van Nguyen. The effect of English intonation on the perception of Vietnamese lexical tones by L1 English speakers and L1 Spanish speakers.
July 2018. Bukraba, Marie. MA dissertation. Production of aspiration in cognate and non-cognate words by Czech learners of English.
September 2017. Eskola, Andrea. MA dissertation. Perception of similarity between Spanish and English vowels by Spanish learners of English.
July 2016. Liu Zhao. MA dissertation. Exploring cross-linguistic influence: Perception and production of L1, L2 and L3 bilabial stops by Mandarin Chinese speakers.
July 2016. Gorba Masip, Celia. MA dissertation. The effect of foreign language experience on the categorization and production of native and non-native stops by Spanish learners of English.
July 2015. Torrent, Marisol. MA dissertation (co-supervised with Dr. E. Alexandra Vraciu). Effects of foreign language anxiety and self-esteem on oral fluency: The case of young Catalan/Spanish bilinguals learning English as a foreign language.
June 2014. Zhu Caifeng. MA dissertation. Perception and production of the /θ/-/s/ Contrast by Mandarin-speaking learners of English.
Sept. 2013. Motiee, Golnaz. MA dissertation (co-supervised with Dr. Ana Fernández Montraveta). The effect of anxiety on foreign language reading comprehension among Spanish/Catalan university-level students of English.
Sept. 2012. Julkowska, Izabela. MA dissertation. Effects of shared L1 and error type on the intelligibility and accentedness of L2 speech.
BA dissertations
Halmel Aguilar, Aleix.The Role of Metalinguistic Knowledge in the Production of Aspirated Stops by Catalan Learners of English, 2022-2023.
Nibladze , Lali. Age and Cross-linguistic Influences on the Acquisition of L2 English Stress., 2020-2021.
Oliver Cruells, Maria Queralt. Accents in the Harry Potter Films: Analysing Stereotypes and Discrimination., 2020-2021.
Vila Oliva, Rebeca. Bimodal Bilingualism in Second Language Acquisition in Catalonia. Comparing preposition stranding performance in Catalan Sign Language and its effect on EFL., 2018-2019.
June 2014. Traoré, Aixa. BA dissertation. Non-native perception of English tonicity: An experimental study involving Catalan learners of English.
June 2013. Rovira, S. BA dissertation. Teaching pronunciation to children in an instructional setting: The effect of short term training on two different age groups.