About Dr Laura Acosta-Ortega
Dr Acosta-Ortega is Assistant Professor in Spanish at Northeastern University London. Her teaching focuses on using the language in communicative situations to encourage the students to express themselves in the target language. She holds a BA in Translation and Interpreting (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and an MA in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (Universitat de Barcelona) before completing her PhD in Translation and Language Sciences (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).
laura.acosta-ortega@nchlondon.ac.uk
Qualifications
PhD Translation and Language Sciences (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).
MA Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (Universitat de Barcelona)
BA Translation and Interpreting (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Dr Laura Acosta-Ortega's Research
Her research focuses on Interactional Competence and Discourse markers in oral interaction in the teaching of Spanish as a second language. Based on her findings, she has developed recommendations on how teachers can develop spoken interaction in the classroom.
Currently, she is a member of the research project Inter-ECODAL, which focuses on the inclusion of intercultural competence and the use of digital tools to improve assessment and feedback practices. Laura is a regular participant at academic conferences and a member of ELE-UK, ASELE and ITAP.
Published articles
Exponentes pragmático-discursivos en la interacción oral de español LE/L2. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 9 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2022.2051847
La reparación en la interacción oral de estudiantes de ELE: comparación entre interacciones de práctica en el aula e interacciones en contextos de evaluación. In Pragmática Sociocultural, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/soprag-2017-0018
La competencia interaccional en estudiantes de B2: Análisis de la gestión de turnos de habla en ELE. In Panhispanismo y variedades en la enseñanza del español L2-LE (pp. 99-109). Asociación para la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Extranjera. Link
Dr Laura Acosta-Ortega's Teaching
Dr Acosta-Ortega has taught widely in Spanish language, including special subjects on oral skills, writing skills, grammar and translation both in the UK and in Spain. At Northeastern University London she teaches “Introduction to the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures” and “Introduction to Intermediate Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures”.