Newcastle University

Address

School of Modern Languages
Room 4.32 Old Library Building
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Consultation hour

Thursday 4-5

Qualifications

Diploma in Translation: English into Spanish (Business and Social Sciences). Institute of Linguists Educational Trust (2007).

PhD. University of Oviedo, Spain (2001).

DOPLA Programme (Development of Postgraduate and Language Assistants in Language Teaching). University of Sheffield (1999-2000).

Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Foreign Languages Teaching. University of Oviedo, Spain (1997-1998).

BA. University of Oviedo, Spain (1997).

Previous Positions

Spanish Academic Tutor. Faculty of Education and Society, University of Sunderland (2007–2010).

Lecturer in Spanish. School of Education, University of Wales, Newport (2004–2007).

Associate Lecturer in Spanish. Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University (2004–2007).

Lectora in Spanish. School of Modern Languages, University of Leicester (2001-2004).

Lectora in Spanish. The Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Sheffield (1999-2001).

Esteem Indicators

Editor of Vida Hispánica , the journal for teachers of Spanish and Portuguese published by the Association for Language Learning (http://www.all-languages.org.uk/).

Awards

Honourable Mention, First International Awards for the Creation of Materials for Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Spanish Ministry of Education, 2006. Title of Teaching Material: La Comunidad de Vecinos. http://www.educacion.gob.es/redele/concurso2006.shtml. In collaboration with Ms N Alcarazo.

Honourable Mention, Second International Awards for the Creation of Materials for Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Spanish Ministry of Education, 2007. Title of Teaching Material: Aprendiendo a Aprender.http://www.educacion.gob.es/redele/PREMIOS2008/concurso2007.shtml. In collaboration with Ms N Alcarazo.

Memberships

ALL Association for Language Learning

FILTA Film in Language Teaching Association

AHGBI Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland

Undergraduate Teaching

SPA1001 Business Spanish 1 (Module Leader)

SPA2001 Business Spanish 2 (Module Leader)

SML1023 Language Project for Students of  International Business Management (Module Leader)

Spanish Level C

Postgraduate Teaching

Spanish Language Course. Part of FT MBA, Newcastle University Business School

Research Interests

My research interests focus on pedagogic research. Some of the issues I have looked into are: autonomous and active learning, importance of self and peer-assessment, strategies to develop oral skills, the design of simulations and their benefits as problem-based communicative activities.

Current Projects

1. Design of Teaching Material: developing speaking skills through simulations.

2. Pedagogic Research: the adquisition of vocabulary through a collaborative class-project in a beginners course.

• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Aplicaciones Prácticas de la Traducción Pedagógica en la Clase de ELE. In: Actas de las IV Jornadas Didácticas del Instituto Cervantes de Manchester. 2012, Manchester. In Press.
• Lopez N. Guia Didáctica de Elsa y Fred. 2012. In Press.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Propuesta Didáctica de una Simulación: La Central Nuclear. Madrid: Revista redELE, 2011. Revista RedELE.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Diseño y Explotación de las Simulaciones en la Clase de ELE: un Acercamiento Práctico. In: Actas de las III Jornadas Didácticas del Instituto Cervantes de Manchester. 2010, Manchester, UK: cervantas.es.
• Lopez N. Cine e Historia en la Clase de ELE: Propuesta Didáctica para Machuca y Las Trece Rosas. Espana: Ministerio de Educación, 2010. Revista RedELE.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. The Use of Research to Improve Teaching and Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom. 2007, University of Southampton, UK: Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. El Macrobotellón. MarcoELE: Marco ELE Revista de Didáctica, Issue 7, 2008. Available at: http://marcoele.com/descargas/7/alcarazo-macrobotellon.pdf.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. La Inmigración a Debate. MarcoELE: Marco ELE Revista de Didáctica, Issue 7, 2008. Available at: http://marcoele.com/descargas/7/lainmigracionadebatenalcarazonlopez.pdf.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Todo sobre mi Madre. MarcoELE: Marco ELE Revista de Didáctica, Issue 7, 2008. Available at: http://marcoele.com/descargas/7/alcarazo-lopez_todosobremimadre.pdf.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Las Comunidades Autónomas Españolas en la Clase de Español. Vida Hispánica 2007, (35), 6-13.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Encuestas. Spain, 2006. Available at: http://marcoele.com/descargas/3/alcarazo-lopez_encuestas.pdf.
• Alcarazo N, Lopez N. Reunión de Negocios. MarcoELE: Marco ELE Revista de Didáctica, Issue 3, 2006. Available at: http://marcoele.com/descargas/3/alcarazo-lopez_reuniondenegocios.pdf.