Visiting Scholars

Dr. Yolanda Natalia Alvarez Gomez - Academic Visitor (Oct - Nov 2023)

Dr. Yolanda Natalia Alvarez Gómez (Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 1987) is a multilingual (Spanish, English, French and Italian) English as Second Language teacher and translator. She is a member of the State Researchers System and has been distinguished with the Recognition for Desirable Profile from the Professional Teacher Development Program, awarded by General Directorate of Higher Education for Educational Practice, in Mexico.

Her academic background encompasses a Bachelor's degree in Languages, a Master's degree in Modern Languages, and a Doctorate in Competency-Based Education. Her research areas include teaching English as a second language, cooperative learning, and translation-interpretation gender studies. She has been a national and international speaker, with an extensive body of academic work, comprising a book, scientific articles, book chapters, and the organization of academic conferences.

Presently, she leads the research group named "Psychosociocultural Processes and Contexts in Education". Currently, Dr. Alvarez is engaged in research projects related to English language learning through methodologies such as CPBL (Cooperative Project-Based Learning) and AI-ALL (Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Language Learning).