MA IN LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES IN SECOND LANGUAGES (ML2) ENGLISH EMPHASIS FACULTY AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS FACULTY RAÚL ALBERTO MORA VÉLEZ Academic Coordinator Dr. Mora holds a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy and an M.A. in Teacher Education, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA). He s an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education Graduate Program. He coordinates the literacy research line at the Student Research Group on Second Language (SRG-L2). He s been a Visiting and Guest Professor at different universities in Colombia and Spain. He was a Fulbright Scholar (2002-2004) for his M.A. at Illinois. He coordinates both emphases (English and Spanish) at ML2. Teaching and Research Areas: Research Cycle; Disciplinary Cycle-English Language Courses served in 2014: English Language II: Second Language Literacy; Research Seminar I MARCELA JARAMILLO RESTREPO Prof. Jaramillo holds two Master s degrees in English Didactics from Universidad de Caldas and. in Development (Emphasis on Project Management) from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. She is a Professor and Head of the Language Center at UPB. She s a researcher at the Methodologies and Evaluation in Second Languages (MESL) Study Group and a Visiting Professor at UPB- Bucaramanga Teaching & Research Areas: Disciplinary Cycle-Conceptual/Contextual Foundations; Research Cycle Courses served in 2014: Introduction to Academic Discourse; Research Seminar I; Reconceptualizing and Recontextualizing Learning and Teaching Processes. JUAN DIEGO MARTÍNEZ MARÍN Professor Martínez holds an M.A. in Education from Universidad de Antioquia. He is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and currently serves as the Academic Coordinator, Graduate Specialization in ELT. He also chairs the Methodologies and Evaluation in Second Languages (MESL) Study Group and is currently a Visiting Professor at UPB- Bucaramanga and Montería. Courses served in 2014: Autonomy Education for Critical Thinking JOSÉ ORLANDO GÓMEZ SALAZAR Dr. Gómez holds a Ph.D. in Modern Languages from Wayne State University (USA) and an M.A. in TESOL from, Northern Arizona University. He is an Associate Professor at the Language Center and has been a Visiting Professor, UPB-Bucaramanga. He was a Fulbright Scholar (1990-1992) for his M.A. at Northern Arizona. Teaching & Research Areas: Disciplinary Cycle-English Language; Disciplinary Courses served in 2014: English Emphasis I: Interculturality, multilingualism, diversity Page 1
JUAN FRANCISCO VÁSQUEZ CARVAJAL Prof. Vásquez holds an M.A. in Education from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He is an Associate Professor at the Language Center and serves as Visiting Professor at UPB- Bucaramanga and Montería. He is also a liaison with the National Ministry of Education for Red Curriculum Lingua. Courses served in 2014: Policy, Administration, and Management in Education (Language Policy) POLINA GOLOVÁTINA-MORA Dr. Golovátina-Mora holds a Ph.D. in History from Uralsky Federalnly Universitet (Russia) and a M.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA). She was an Erasmus Mundus Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Pultusk Academy of Humanities in Poland. She is an. Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences, UPB Medellín and has served as Visiting Professor at UPB Montería. She has also been a Visiting Researcher at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was a Fulbright Scholar (2003-2005) for her M.A. at Illinois. Teaching & Research Areas: Research Cycle; Disciplinary Courses served in 2014: English Emphasis I: Interculturality, multilingualism, diversity (Language, Culture, and Power) JUAN RODRIGO BEDOYA GONZÁLEZ Dr. Bedoya holds a Ph.D. in Education from Universidad de Antioquia and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics to the Teaching of EFL from Universidad Distrital. He is a Professor in the School of Languages at Universidad de Antioquia and has served as Visiting Professor at UPB Medellín, Bucaramanga, and Montería. Teaching & Research Areas: Research Cycle; Disciplinary Courses served in 2014: English Language I: Issues and Trends in Second Language Acquisition HUGO AREIZA RESTREPO Prof. Areiza holds an M.A. in English Didactics from Universidad de Caldas. He is a Professor at Universidad del Valle and a Visiting Professor UPB-Bucaramanga and Medellín. Courses served in 2014: English Emphasis II: Socio-critical Approaches in Second Languages (Critical Pedagogy in Second Language Education) MARÍA CLEMENCIA SÁNCHEZ HERNÁNDEZ Dr. Sánchez holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Hispanic Literature, both from the University of Cincinnati (USA). She is an Assistant Professor at the, Literary Studies Program, as well as an accomplished Poet, translator, and literary critic. Teaching and Research Areas: Disciplinary Cycle-Conceptual/Contextual Foundations; Disciplinary Cycle: Emphasis Courses served in 2014: Introduction to Academic Discourse Page 2
GABRIEL OSORIO GIL, M.A. Professor Osorio holds an M.A. in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). He is an Assistant Lecturer at the Humanistic Education program at UPB-Medellín Teaching and Research Areas: Basic University Cycle Courses served in 2014: Humanistic Education: Ethics, Science, and Culture EDGAR PICÓN JÁCOME, M.A. Professor Picón holds an M.A. in TESOL from Greensboro College (USA). He is an Assistant Professor at the School of Languages at Universidad de Antioquia. Teaching and Research Areas: Disciplinary Cycle-Conceptual/Contextual Foundations; Research Cycle Courses served in 2014: Research Seminar II Page 3
OTHER AFFILIATED FACULTY DENISSE ROCA SERVAT, Ph.D. Dr. Roca holds a Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University (USA). She is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences at UPB-Medellín, a researcher at Territory Research Group, and the Academic Coordinator for the MA in Development (School of Social Sciences, UPB) Teaching and Research Areas: Disciplinary CLAUDIA DUQUE, M.A. Prof. Duque holds an M.A. in Education from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. She is a Lecturer at the School of Education and Pedagogy. Teaching and Research Aras: Disciplinary ANDRÉS FELIPE MUÑOZ CORTÉS, M.A. Prof. Muñoz holds an M.A. in Education from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín. He is a Lecturer at the School of Education and Pedagogy. Teaching and Research Aras: Disciplinary Page 4
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS Dr. Liora Bresler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Arlette Ingram Willis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. William Cope, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Suzanne K. Hilgendorf, Simon Fraser University, Canada Dr. Brian V. Street, King s College London, UK/UFMG Belo Horizonte, Brazil Dr. Colin Lankshear, Mount St. Vincent University, Canada Dr. Walkyria Monte Mór, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Dr. Rosa Muñoz Luna, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Dr. Jan Blommaert, Universiteit Van Tilburg, Belgium Dr. Mark Dressman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Elise Ahn, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan Dr. Michele Knobel, Montclair State University, USA Dr. Anastasia Samaras, George Mason University, USA Dr. Numa Markee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Randall Sadler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Dr. Joel Windle, Universidade Federal do Ouro Preto, Brazil Dr. Terence Lamb, University of Sheffield, UK Dr. Charles Bazerman, University of California-Santa Barbara, USA Dr. Roderick Neilsen, Deakin University, Australia Dr. Evgenia Arvanitis, University of Patras/National Ministry of Education (Greece) Dr. Ana Llinares, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Page 5