Marta Giralt


Contact Details

Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Spanish
School of modern Languages and Applied Linguistics
E: marta.giralt@ul.ie

T: 00 353 61 202251
 
researcher

Biography

Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Spanish at University of Limerick. My main interests (teaching and researching) are in the broad area of Applied Linguistics. 
In 2007 I was awarded with first prize in the II Premio Cristobal de Villalón for Pedagogic Innovation at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. Since then, I have engaged in several European projects. Between 2017-2021 I was a national representative for the Cost Action EnetCollect (European Network for Combining Language Learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques) https://enetcollect.eurac.edu/ and from 2021-2023 I was a full member of the consortium FRAMES, an European Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness 2020-1-IT02-KA226-HE-095196. I was also a member of the consortium Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership 2020-1-DE01-KA203-005712 DiCE.Lang (Digital Citizenship Education and Foreign Language Learning) from 2020-2023. Currently, I am a member of the project AI Write and I am co-leading with Dr Maria Reider the Limerick community based project Tell your own story www.tyos.ie 

Research Interests

My Research interests revolve around the broad domain of Applied Linguistics. Currently I am working in the area of (Digital) Global Citizenship and Intercultural Communication, especially in the critical role that those have in education and their impact on learners, digital citizens and diverse communities in society. As a language teacher and researcher I also have a deep interest in Technology and Language Learning & Computer Mediated Communication; Visual Literacies in Education; SLA and Spanish Pronunciation. In addition, as a FL Teacher Trainer I am very committed researcher in the area of Second/Foreign Language Teacher Education research.

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2023 'Extending Blended Learning and the Roles of Technology to Meet Teacher-Training Needs in the New Normal'
Mullen, M.; Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; (2023) 'Extending Blended Learning and the Roles of Technology to Meet Teacher-Training Needs in the New Normal' In: Sadeghi, K., Thomas, M (eds). Second Language Teacher Professional Development Technological Innovations for Post-Emergency Teacher Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Global citizenship and virtual exchange practices: Promoting critical digital literacies and intercultural competence in language education'
Giralt M.;Murray L.;Benini S. (2022) 'Global citizenship and virtual exchange practices: Promoting critical digital literacies and intercultural competence in language education' In: Global Citizenship in Foreign Language Education: Concepts, Practices, Connections. London: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
2022 'CALL in the Wild = a voyage of independent self-directed learning?'
Murray, L; Giralt, M.; Mullen, M.; Benini, S. (2022) 'CALL in the Wild = a voyage of independent self-directed learning?' In: Reinders, H.; Lai, C.; Sundqvist (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom. London: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Exploring the potential of Social Media in SLA: issues, affordances and incentives'
Murray, L., Giralt, M. (2021) 'Exploring the potential of Social Media in SLA: issues, affordances and incentives' In: Hassan Mohebbi and Christine Coombe (eds). Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics. Singapore: Springer. [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Is IC missing some of the core elements of language education? Towards a critical, digital and agentive literacy within intercultural communication'
Giralt M.;Murray L.;Benini S. (2021) 'Is IC missing some of the core elements of language education? Towards a critical, digital and agentive literacy within intercultural communication' In: Rethinking Intercultural Competence. Theoretical challenges and practical issues. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]
2020 'E+VE-SFI: developing spoken interaction in a foreign language'
Margarita Vinagre;Ciara R. Wigham;Marta Giralt; (2020) 'E+VE-SFI: developing spoken interaction in a foreign language' In: Designing and implementing Virtual Exchange in Europe – a collection of case studies. Online: Research-Publishing.net. [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Communication across cultures: when the virtual meets the classroom'
Marta Giralt; (2020) 'Communication across cultures: when the virtual meets the classroom' In: [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Enfoque oral en escuelas de idiomas'
Giralt, M. (2020) 'Enfoque oral en escuelas de idiomas' In: Pronunciación y Enfoque Oral en lenguas extranjeras. Barcelona: Octaedro. [Details]
2018 'Reflexion, Analysis and Language Practice: From Individual Critical Thinking to Collaborative Learning Using Blogs in a Literature Class'
Murray, L. ; Giralt, M. (2018) 'Reflexion, Analysis and Language Practice: From Individual Critical Thinking to Collaborative Learning Using Blogs in a Literature Class' In: María Luisa Carrió-Pastor (eds). Teaching Language and Teaching Literature in Virtual Environments. Singapore Pte Ltd: Springer Nature. [DOI] [Details]
2015 'La presencia de la lengua escrita en los procesos de aprendizaje y adquisición de la pronunciación del español lengua extranjera: ¿podríamos hablar de interferencia?'
Cantero, F.; Giralt, M. (2015) 'La presencia de la lengua escrita en los procesos de aprendizaje y adquisición de la pronunciación del español lengua extranjera: ¿podríamos hablar de interferencia?' In: Perspectivas actuales en el análisis fónico del habla: tradición y avances en la fonética experimental. Valencia: Tecnolingüística SL. [Details]
2015 'Análisis descriptivo de las estrategias de aprendizaje y creencias de los estudiantes en los procesos de adquisición y aprendizaje de la pronunciación en ELE'
Giralt, M. (2015) 'Análisis descriptivo de las estrategias de aprendizaje y creencias de los estudiantes en los procesos de adquisición y aprendizaje de la pronunciación en ELE' In: Perspectivas actuales en el análisis fónico del habla: tradición y avances en la fonética experimental. Valencia: Tecnolingüística. [Details]
2014 'Enfoque oral en la adquisición de la pronunciación del E/LE: algunas cuestiones sobre fonética perceptiva'
Giralt, M. (2014) 'Enfoque oral en la adquisición de la pronunciación del E/LE: algunas cuestiones sobre fonética perceptiva' In: Fonética experimental. Educación Superior e Investigación. Madrid: Colección Bibliotheca Philologica. Editorial Arco/Libros. [Details]
2014 'El portfolios digital y la comunicación multimodal en el aprendizaje de la lengua oral: estudio piloto de un caso'
Alfonso, R; Giralt, M. (2014) 'El portfolios digital y la comunicación multimodal en el aprendizaje de la lengua oral: estudio piloto de un caso' In: Aportaciones para una educación lingüística y literaria en el siglo XXI. Granada: GEU. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
2020 Pronunciación y enfoque oral en lenguas extranjeras
Giralt, M. ; Cantero, F.J (Ed.). (2020) Pronunciación y enfoque oral en lenguas extranjeras Barcelona: Octaedro. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2023 'Towards the Integration of Digital Citizenship in Foreign Language Education: concepts, practices and training'
Giralt, M. ; Benini, S. ; Murray, L. ; Lütge, C. ; Erdemgil, Y. ; Mustroph, C. ; Simões, A. R. ; Senos, S. ; Bracci, L.; Biagi, F.; Čekse, I. et Merse, T. (2023) 'Towards the Integration of Digital Citizenship in Foreign Language Education: concepts, practices and training'. Ieee Communications Surveys & Tutorialsieee Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 26 (1):120-144 [Details]
2022 'Scenarios for the Integration of Virtual Exchange in Higher Education'
Giralt M.;Betts A.;Pittarello S.;Stefanelli C. (2022) 'Scenarios for the Integration of Virtual Exchange in Higher Education'. Journal of International Students, 12 (S3):116-134 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Extending digital literacies: Proposing an agentive literacy to tackle the problems of distractive technologies in language learning'
Liam Murray;Marta Giralt;Silvia Benini; (2020) 'Extending digital literacies: Proposing an agentive literacy to tackle the problems of distractive technologies in language learning'. ReCALL journal, [DOI] [Details]
2019 'El uso de herramientas digitales como videos y blogs para fomentar el aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE: un estudio de las percepciones de estudiantes principiantes'
Giralt, M.; Flores, A.; Laribal, A. (2019) 'El uso de herramientas digitales como videos y blogs para fomentar el aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE: un estudio de las percepciones de estudiantes principiantes'. Revista Horizontes de Linguística Aplicada, 18 (1):159-174 [Details]
2019 'Challenges of monolingual intercultural communication in the context of the languages connect strategy'
Murray L.;Giralt M. (2019) 'Challenges of monolingual intercultural communication in the context of the languages connect strategy'. Teanga, 26 :26-51 [Details]
2019 'Promoting intercultural awareness among European university students via pre-mobility virtual exchanges'
Batardière, M.-T., Giralt, M., Jeanneau, C., Le-Baron-Earle, F., & O’Regan, V. (2019) 'Promoting intercultural awareness among European university students via pre-mobility virtual exchanges'. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 2 :1-6 [Details]
2019 'Applying Digital Learning to Facilitate Student Transitions within Higher Education Mobility Programmes: Implementing the Digilanguages.ie portal'
Giralt, M., Murray, L., Benini, S. (2019) 'Applying Digital Learning to Facilitate Student Transitions within Higher Education Mobility Programmes: Implementing the Digilanguages.ie portal'. AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 11 (3):1-18 [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Social Media for Social Good: Student engagement for the SDGs'
Killian S.;Lannon J.;Murray L.;Avram G.;Giralt M.;O'Riordan S. (2019) 'Social Media for Social Good: Student engagement for the SDGs'. The International Journal of Management Education, 17 (3) [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Preparing Higher Education Language students to their period abroad through telecollaboration: The I-TELL Project'
Giralt, M; Jeanneau, C. (2016) 'Preparing Higher Education Language students to their period abroad through telecollaboration: The I-TELL Project'. AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 8 (2) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Comunicación multimodal y aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE'
Alfonso, R; Giralt, M. (2014) 'Comunicación multimodal y aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE'. CAUCE Revista Internacional de Filología, Comunicación y sus Didácticas, 36-37 :117-133 [Details]
2014 'Una aproximación al enfoque oral para la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la pronunciación del español como lengua extranjera'
Giralt, M. (2014) 'Una aproximación al enfoque oral para la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la pronunciación del español como lengua extranjera'. Phonica, 9-10 :176-184 [Details]
2013 'Multimodal Discourse and Oral Language Skills in Digital Portfolios for Learning Foreign Languages'
Alfonso, R; Giralt, M. (2013) 'Multimodal Discourse and Oral Language Skills in Digital Portfolios for Learning Foreign Languages'. Linguistics and Literature Studies, 1 (1):176-184 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Estudio comparativo de guiones culturales brasileños y españoles desde la perspectiva de la etnopragmática'
Giralt, M. (2010) 'Estudio comparativo de guiones culturales brasileños y españoles desde la perspectiva de la etnopragmática'. Revista Horizontes de Linguística Aplicada, 9 (1):159-174 [Details]
2006 'El enfoque oral en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera: experiencia piloto de una propuesta didáctica'
Giralt, M. (2006) 'El enfoque oral en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera: experiencia piloto de una propuesta didáctica'. Phonica, 2 [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2003 'Aplicación del enfoque por tareas a una experiencia didáctica'
Álvarez, P.; Giralt, M. (2003) 'Aplicación del enfoque por tareas a una experiencia didáctica' Revista digital en Investigaciones de la Lengua y la Literatura (IDLL), . [Details]
2001 'La situación del español en Irlanda'
Giralt, M.; Vence, M. (2001) 'La situación del español en Irlanda' Frecuencia L, 18 :57-60. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
2024 Praguele V-2024,
Villegas-Paredes, G; Beaumont, G; Giralt, M. (2024) Tareas colaborativas para el fomento de la competencia lingüística, intercultural y digital en estudiantes de ELE angloparlantes. [Oral Presentation], Praguele V-2024, Universidad Carolina de Praga [Details]
2023 IRAAL,
Giralt, M. ; Benini, S. ; Murray, L. (2023) (Radical) Digital Citizenship Education and (Critical) Digital Citizenship competence: perspectives on the digital with implications for language learning research and practices'. [Oral Presentation], IRAAL, University of Maynooth [Details]
2023 IVEC (International Virtual Exchange Conference),
Pittarello, Sara; Giralt, Marta; Beaven, Anna (2023) Streamlining Virtual Exchange: a Strategic Framework to integrate Virtual Exchange in Higher Education. [Oral Presentation], IVEC (International Virtual Exchange Conference), Sao Paulo, Brazil , 30-OCT-23 - 01-NOV-23 [Details]
2023 PENSA PROMOTING STUDENTS' DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP,
Murray, L; Giralt, M.; Benini, S. (2023) Towards a pedagogical framework to integrate Digital Citizenship in Foreign Language Education: current results from the Dice.Lang project. [Oral Presentation], PENSA PROMOTING STUDENTS' DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, Universitat Oberta , 18-FEB-23 - 18-FEB-23 [Details]
2022 IRAAL,
Benini, S., Giralt, M., Murray, L. (2022) Implementing Digital Citizenship Education in the Foreign Language class: teaching material and a self-study course from the DiceLang project. [Oral Presentation], IRAAL, MTU Cork , 15-SEP-22 - 15-SEP-22 [Details]
2022 International Conference Digital Citizenship, Digital Wilds and Language Learning & Teaching,
Murray, L; Giralt, M.; Benini, S. (2022) Born to be wild: critical digital literacy in the language classroom and beyond. [Oral Presentation], International Conference Digital Citizenship, Digital Wilds and Language Learning & Teaching, Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg , 24-NOV-22 - 25-NOV-22 [Details]
2022 Learning & Teaching Forum, EUA European Universities Association,
Betts, A., Beaven, A., Giralt, M., Pittarello, S., & Stefanelli, C. (2022) Scenarios for the integration of Virtual Exchange in Higher Education. [Oral Presentation], Learning & Teaching Forum, EUA European Universities Association, On-line , 17-FEB-22 - 18-FEB-22 [Details]
2022 International Conference of Virtual Exchange (IVEC),
Beaven, A.; Giralt, M.; Pitarello, S; (2022) Developing an action plan for integrating Virtual Exchange in Higher Education. [International Refereed Conference], International Conference of Virtual Exchange (IVEC), CEU (Valencia) , 26-AUG-21 - 28-OCT-22 [Details]
2022 II Symposium of Spanish Teachers in Ireland: Current Directions & New Perspectives,
Giralt, Marta (2022) Ciudadanía Digital y enseñanza del español en un mundo en transformación . [Keynote Address], II Symposium of Spanish Teachers in Ireland: Current Directions & New Perspectives, South East Technological University, Ireland [Details]
2022 EUROCALL-Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data,
Benini, S.; Biagi F.; Bracci L.; Giralt, M; Murray, L. (2022) Digital Citizenship Education and Foreign Language Learning: where the critical, digital and transcultural meet. [Oral Presentation], EUROCALL-Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data, University of Iceland [Details]
2022 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. Topicalities in Foreign Language Teaching Methodology and Digital Citizenship Education,
Auziņa, A.; Čekse, I.; Benini, S.; Giralt, M. & Murray, L. (2022) ‘Foreign Language Teachers’ Activities to Develop Students’ Digital Citizenship Competences: Findings of DICE.Lang Project’. [Oral Presentation], 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. Topicalities in Foreign Language Teaching Methodology and Digital Citizenship Education, University of Latvia , 02-FEB-22 - 02-FEB-22 [Details]
2021 International Virtual Exchange Conference,
Betts, A., Giralt, M., Pittarello, S., & Stefanelli, C. (2021) Accredited Mobility for European Sustainable Higher Education innovation implementing Virtual Exchange. [Oral Presentation], International Virtual Exchange Conference, NY State University. On-line [Details]
2021 EUROCALL 2021: CALL and Professionalisation,
Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; Thorsten, M. (2021) DiCE.Lang – Digital Citizenship Education and Foreign Language Learning. [Oral Presentation], EUROCALL 2021: CALL and Professionalisation, LE CNAM, Sorbonne University , 26-AUG-21 - 27-AUG-21 [Details]
2021 EUROCALL 2021: CALL and Professionalisation,
Murray, L.; Mullen, M. Giralt, M., Benini, S. (2021) Sinking or swimming with post-Covid CALL? Enhancing teaching practices and education programmes to foster agentive, digitally literate language learners. [Oral Presentation], EUROCALL 2021: CALL and Professionalisation, LE CNAM, Sorbonne University , 26-AUG-21 - 27-AUG-21 [Details]
2021 Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. AELFE TAPP 2021 Conference,
Vinagre, M.; Giralt, M.; Wigham, C. (2021) ‘Immersion and social interaction: An analysis of the EVE_SFI exchange’. [Oral Presentation], Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. AELFE TAPP 2021 Conference, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya , 07-JUL-21 - 09-JUL-21 [Details]
2021 Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. AELFE TAPP 2021 Conference,
Gutiérrez, B.; Fortes, M. ; Giralt, M. (2021) Online collaboration between university students of Tourism and Business: connecting languages and cultures through a sustainable tourism project. [Oral Presentation], Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. AELFE TAPP 2021 Conference, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya , 07-JUL-21 - 09-JUL-21 [Details]
2020 L2 Digital Literacies Symposium (L2DL): Critical Transnational Dialogue and Virtual Exchange,
Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; Benini, S. (2020) Developing critical agentive digital literacies within Erasmus+VE Cultural Encounters: from obligation to realisation. [Oral Presentation], L2 Digital Literacies Symposium (L2DL): Critical Transnational Dialogue and Virtual Exchange, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy • The University of Arizona , 19-OCT-20 - 24-OCT-20 [Details]
2020 The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC),
Giralt, M.;Le-Baron Earle, F. (2020) Intercultural Encounters within EVE: Benefits, Challenges and Future Directions. [Oral Presentation], The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC), University of New Castle, england , 14-SEP-20 - 16-SEP-20 [Details]
2020 The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC),
Batardière, M-T; Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C.; Le-Baron-Earle, F.; O´Regan, V. (2020) Promoting Intercultural Awareness among European University Students via Pre-mobility Virtual Exchanges. [Oral Presentation], The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC), University of New Castle, england , 14-SEP-20 - 16-SEP-20 [Details]
2019 EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity,
Murray, L.; Giralt, M.; Benini, S. (2019) Introducing Postconnectivism as an approach to the challenges of digital convergence and complexity within CALL. [International Refereed Conference], EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity, University Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium , 28-AUG-19 - 31-AUG-19 [Details]
2019 Educating the Global Citizen - International Perspectives on Foreign Language Teaching in the Digital Age,
Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; Benini, S. (2019) Why Critical Digital Literacies and Intercultural Citizenship are essential in educating digital global citizens within foreign language education. [Invited Oral Presentation], Educating the Global Citizen - International Perspectives on Foreign Language Teaching in the Digital Age, Munich. Gemany , 26-MAR-19 - 28-MAR-19 [Details]
2019 EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity,
Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; Benini, S. (2019) VE, warts and all: ‘catastrophes’, ‘disasters’ and failing better. [International Refereed Conference], EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity, University Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium , 28-AUG-19 - 31-AUG-19 [Details]
2019 INTERCULTURAL COMPENTENCE: A CONCEPT IN NEED OF RETHINKING?,
Murray, L. Giralt, M, & S. Benini (2019) Is Intercultural Competence missing some core elements of language education? Towards a critical, digital and agentive literacy within intercultural education. [National Refereed Conference Paper], INTERCULTURAL COMPENTENCE: A CONCEPT IN NEED OF RETHINKING?, Maynooth University, Ireland , 06-SEP-19 - 07-SEP-19 [Details]
2019 Intercultural Learning in the Digital Age: Building up Telecollaborative Networks and the VI Valencian Workshop on Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Gamification & Communicative Competence,
Giralt, M.; Murray, L.; Benini, S. (2019) How critical are our pedagogies? Exploring agentive digital literacies in the E+VE Context with Language specialists. [Oral Presentation], Intercultural Learning in the Digital Age: Building up Telecollaborative Networks and the VI Valencian Workshop on Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Gamification & Communicative Competence, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia , 07-NOV-19 - 09-NOV-19 [Details]
2019 EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity,
Giralt, M.; Vinagre, M. (2019) Implementing EVE: Some preliminary findings. [International Refereed Conference], EUROCALL. CALL and Complexity, University Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium , 28-AUG-19 - 31-AUG-19 [Details]
2018 EnetCollect WG3/WG5 Workshop,
Murray, L.; Giralt, M. (2018) Motivational, ethical and gamification issues in crowdsourcing. [Invited Oral Presentation], EnetCollect WG3/WG5 Workshop, University of Leiden. Netherlands [Details]
2018 Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: in service of social inclusion and global citizenship,
Giralt, M. Murray, L. (2018) Gamifying Intercultural Telecollaboration Tasks for pre-mobility students. [Invited Oral Presentation], Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: in service of social inclusion and global citizenship, Pedagogical University, Krakow, Poland , 25-APR-18 - 27-APR-18 [Details]
2018 AESLA: Conference of the Spanish Society for Applied Linguistics,
Giralt, M. Murray, L. (2018) Linguistic and Intercultural competencies in a globalised world: current student perceptions versus pedagogical practices. [Invited Oral Presentation], AESLA: Conference of the Spanish Society for Applied Linguistics, Cadiz, Spain [Details]
2018 Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: In service of social inclusion and global citizenship,
Batardière, M-T., Giralt, M., Jeanneau, C., and Le Baron-Earle, F. (2018) Ready, mobility, go! : A series of cross-disciplinary telecollaborative projects promoting intercultural awareness among European university students. [Invited Oral Presentation], Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: In service of social inclusion and global citizenship, Krakow, Poland [Details]
2018 Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence,
Giralt, M; LeBaron-Earle, F. (2018) Authenticity and multimodal communication in online intercultural exchanges. [Oral Presentation], Sixth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, University of Arizona , 25-JAN-18 - 28-JAN-18 [Details]
2018 Enet-COLLECT, WG1 Workshop: Learning materials through crowdsourcing: teachers, perspectives & scenarios,
Murray, L.; Giralt, M. (2018) Enet-COLLECT, WG1 Workshop: Learning materials through crowdsourcing: teachers, perspectives & scenarios. [Invited Oral Presentation], Enet-COLLECT, WG1 Workshop: Learning materials through crowdsourcing: teachers, perspectives & scenarios, University of Gothenburg. Sweden [Details]
2018 IRAAL Annual Conference,
Marta Giralt & Liam Murray (2018) Challenges of monolingual intercultural communication in the context of the Languages Connect Strategy. [Oral Presentation], IRAAL Annual Conference, DCU , 25-MAR-18 - 25-MAR-18 [Details]
2017 Shannon Consortium Symposium:‘Shaping and reshaping the landscape of Teaching and Learning: Perspectives from the Shannon Consortium’ Sharing Challenges, Inspirations and Innovations in Teaching and Learning,
Giralt, M; Spain, S. (2017) DigiLanguages: building a framework of digital literacies for language teaching and learning. [Oral Presentation], Shannon Consortium Symposium:‘Shaping and reshaping the landscape of Teaching and Learning: Perspectives from the Shannon Consortium’ Sharing Challenges, Inspirations and Innovations in Teaching and Learning, University of Limerick , 30-MAY-17 - 30-MAY-17 [Details]
2017 IRAAL Annual Conference,
Benini, S.; Giralt, M; Murray, L. (2017) Globalised language learning and localised distraction: is technology a double-edged sword?. [Oral Presentation], IRAAL Annual Conference, University of Limerick , 18-NOV-17 - 18-NOV-17 [Details]
2017 EUROCALL 2017. CALL in a climate of change,
Benini, S.; Giralt, M; Murray, L. (2017) Is attractive the new distractive? Distractive technologies and student performance: an investigation of language learners experiences, perceptions and awareness. [Chaired Session], EUROCALL 2017. CALL in a climate of change, Southampton, UK , 23-AUG-17 - 26-AUG-17 [Details]
2017 30 years of Erasmus in Ireland: study abroad in Research and Practice,
Benini, S.; Giralt, M; Murray, L. (2017) Digilanguages and Transitions to Mobility Programmes. [Oral Presentation], 30 years of Erasmus in Ireland: study abroad in Research and Practice, University of Cork , 16-JUN-17 - 16-JUN-17 [Details]
2017 30 years of Erasmus in Ireland: study abroad in Research and Practice,
Giralt, Marta & Jeanneau, Catherine (2017) Preparing students’ mobility through telecollaboration: Lessons learnt from the I-Tell project (Intercultural Telecollaborative Learning. [Chaired Session], 30 years of Erasmus in Ireland: study abroad in Research and Practice, University of Cork , 16-JUN-17 - 16-JUN-17 [Details]
2017 International Conference. Intercultural Communicative Competence –A competitive Advantage for Global Employability.Prague,
Batardiere, M-T; Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C. (2017) Developing ICC before the period abroad through telecollaborative exchanges. [Oral Presentation], International Conference. Intercultural Communicative Competence –A competitive Advantage for Global Employability.Prague, Prague , 22-JUN-17 - 23-JUN-17 [Details]
2017 International Conference. Intercultural Communicative Competence –A competitive Advantage for Global Employability,
Benini, S.; Giralt, M; Murray, L. (2017) Developing ICC through digital materials: the Digilanguages portal. [Oral Presentation], International Conference. Intercultural Communicative Competence –A competitive Advantage for Global Employability, Prague , 22-JUN-17 - 23-JUN-17 [Details]
2016 II Congreso Internacional en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas: En camino hacia el plurilingüismo,
Giralt, M.; Flores, A. ; Laribal, A (2016) El uso de herramientas digitales como videos y blogs para fomentar el aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE: un estudio de las percepciones de estudiantes principiantes. [Oral Presentation], II Congreso Internacional en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas: En camino hacia el plurilingüismo, Universidad de Nebrija.Madrid , 23-JUN-16 - 25-JUN-16 [Details]
2016 New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice: The Second Conference on Telecollaboration in University Education,
Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C. (2016) Preparing students’ mobility through telecollaboration: Developing intercultural communication competence prior to the period abroad. [International Refereed Conference], New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice: The Second Conference on Telecollaboration in University Education, Trinity College Dublin , 21-APR-16 - 23-APR-16 [Details]
2016 EUROCALL 2016 Communities and Culture,
Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C. (2016) Preparing students’ mobility through telecollaboration: the I-tell Project. [International Refereed Conference], EUROCALL 2016 Communities and Culture, Cyprus , 25-AUG-16 - 26-NOV-16 [Details]
2015 ILTA EdTech2015 Beyond the Horizon: Policy, Practice and Possibilities,
Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C. (2015) “Strategies developed in a multimodal environment: what can we learn from students’ online interactions in preparation for the mobility period?”. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], ILTA EdTech2015 Beyond the Horizon: Policy, Practice and Possibilities, University of Limerick , 28-MAY-15 - 29-MAY-15 [Details]
2015 33st International Conference AESLA. (Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada),
Alfonso, R.; Giralt, M. (2015) Análisis comparativo del discurso oral y multimodal en entornos digitales para el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. [Oral Presentation], 33st International Conference AESLA. (Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada), Madrid. Spain , 16-APR-15 - 18-APR-15 [Details]
2015 10th Annual E-Learning Symposium,
Giralt, M.; Jeanneau, C. (2015) The I-Tell Project: Intercultural collaborative learning before students mobility abroad. [National Refereed Conference Paper], 10th Annual E-Learning Symposium, University of Southampton , 22-JAN-15 - 23-JAN-15 [Details]
2014 II Congreso Internacional en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas: En camino hacia el plurilingüismo,
Alfonso, R.; Giralt, M. (2014) Recursos digitales en el aprendizaje de la lengua oral en ELE: la creación de un discurso multimodal. [Oral Presentation], II Congreso Internacional en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas: En camino hacia el plurilingüismo, Madrid. Spain , 19-JUN-14 - 21-JUN-14 [Details]
2014 VI Congreso de Fonética Experimental,
Giralt, M.; Cantero, F. (2014) La presencia de la lengua escrita en los procesos de aprendizaje y adquisición de la pronunciación del español lengua extranjera: ¿podríamos hablar de interferencia?. [Oral Presentation], VI Congreso de Fonética Experimental, Valencia. Spain , 13-NOV-14 - 15-NOV-14 [Details]
2014 VI Congreso de Fonética Experimental,
Giralt, M. (2014) Análisis descriptivo de las estrategias de aprendizaje y creencias de los estudiantes en los procesos de adquisición y aprendizaje de la pronunciación en ELE. [Oral Presentation], VI Congreso de Fonética Experimental, Valencia , 13-NOV-14 - 15-NOV-14 [Details]
2014 9th Annual E-Learning Symposium 2014. Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Areas Studies,
Alfonso, R; Giralt, M. (2014) Learning Oral Language Skills: can the use of open educational resources in a face to face language course lead to it. [Oral Presentation], 9th Annual E-Learning Symposium 2014. Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Areas Studies, university of Southampton. England , 16-JAN-14 - 17-JAN-14 [Details]
2013 31st International Conference AESLA (Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada),
Alfonso, R.; F; Giralt, M. (2013) El discurso multimodal en el portafolios digital para el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. [International Refereed Conference], 31st International Conference AESLA (Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada), La Laguna. Spain , 11-APR-13 - 13-APR-13 [Details]
2012 XIII International Conference of the Spanish Association for the Teaching of Language and Literature (SEDLL),
Alfonso, R.; Giralt, M. (2012) E-portfolio and multimodal communication for learning oral language: a case study. [International Refereed Conference], XIII International Conference of the Spanish Association for the Teaching of Language and Literature (SEDLL), Cádiz. Spain , 08-NOV-12 - 10-NOV-12 [Details]
2011 V Congreso de Fonética Experimental,
Giralt, M. (2011) Un enfoque Oral para la adquisición del español como lengua extranjera: algunas cuestiones de fonética perceptiva. [Oral Presentation], V Congreso de Fonética Experimental, Cáceres. Spain , 03-NOV-11 - 05-NOV-11 [Details]
2010 XVIII Seminario de dificultades específicas de la enseñanza del español a lusohablantes,
Giralt, M. (2010) El cine como herramienta didáctica y su transversalidad en el aula ELE. [Oral Presentation], XVIII Seminario de dificultades específicas de la enseñanza del español a lusohablantes, Sao Paulo. Brasil , 04-SEP-10 - 04-SEP-11 [Details]
2010 63rd Annual Kentucky Foreign Languages Conference,
Giralt, M. (2010) The Oral Based Approach in the Acquisition of Spanish Pronunciation: Issues in Pedagogy. [Chaired Session], 63rd Annual Kentucky Foreign Languages Conference, Kentucky. USA , 04-NOV-10 - 06-NOV-10 [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2022 Human, Technologies and Quality of Education, 2022. Proceedings of Scientific Papers of the 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia
Auziņa, A.; Čekse, I.; Benini, S.; Giralt, M. & Murray, L. (2022) Foreign Language Teachers’ Activities to Develop Students’ Digital Citizenship Competences: Findings of the Dice.Lang Project' . In: L. Daniela eds. Human, Technologies and Quality of Education, 2022. Proceedings of Scientific Papers of the 80th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia Riga, Latvia, , pp.369-384 [DOI] [Details]
2021 Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. Proceedings of AELFE-TAPP 2021 (19th AELFE Conference, 2nd TAPP Conference)
Gutiérrez, B.F.; Fortes, M.; Giralt, M. (2021) A virtual exchange between university students of Tourism and Business: connecting languages and cultures through a sustainable tourism project . In: ARNÓ, E.; AGUILAR, M.; BORRÀS, J.; MANCHO, G.; MONCADA, B.; TATZL, D eds. Multilingual academic and professional communication in a networked world. Proceedings of AELFE-TAPP 2021 (19th AELFE Conference, 2nd TAPP Conference) , pp.1-8 [Details]
2019 CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Murray L.;Giralt M. (2019) Motivational, ethical and gamification issues in crowdsourcing CEUR Workshop Proceedings , pp.40-43 [Details]
2019 PRME UK & Ireland 6th Annual Conference
Killian S.;Lannon J.;Murray L.;Avram G.;Giralt M.;O'Riordan S. (2019) Experiential Service Learning in a PRME Context PRME UK & Ireland 6th Annual Conference Leeds University, UK, , 09-JUL-19 [Details]
2019 Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: in service of social inclusion and global citizenship
Murray, L.; Giralt, M. (2019) Gamifying Intercultural Telecollaboration Tasks for Pre-mobility Students . In: Turula, A.; Kurek, M.; Lewis, T eds. Telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines: in service of social inclusion and global citizenship Krakow, , 25-APR-18 - 27-APR-18 , pp.65-71 [DOI] [Details]
2017 Intercultural Communicative Competence A Competitive Advantage for Global Employability
S. Benini, M. Giralt, L. Murray (2017) Developing ICC through Digital Materials: The Digilanguages Portal . In: E. Císlerová, M. Štefl eds. Intercultural Communicative Competence A Competitive Advantage for Global Employability Czech Technical University in Prague, , 22-JUN-17 - 23-JUN-17 , pp.67-72 [Details]
2017 MLAL Research Day
Batardière, M-T., Giralt, M., Jeanneau, C., Le Baron-Earle, F. and O’Regan, V. (2017) Fostering intercultural thinking (FIT) for globalization MLAL Research Day [Details]
2016 New directions in telecollaborative research and practice: selected papers from the second conference on telecollaboration in higher education
Giralt, M.; J.eanneau, C. (2016) Preparing student mobility through telecollaboration . In: Jager, S.; Kurek, M.; O'Rourke, B eds. New directions in telecollaborative research and practice: selected papers from the second conference on telecollaboration in higher education Dublin, , pp.195-200 [DOI] [Details]
2011 Proceedings of the XVIII Seminario de dificultades específicas de la enseñanza del español a lusohablantes 2010
Giralt, M. (2011) El cine como herramienta didáctica y su transversalidad en el aula ELE . In: Publicación de la Consejería de Educación en Brasilia eds. Proceedings of the XVIII Seminario de dificultades específicas de la enseñanza del español a lusohablantes 2010 Sao Paulo, , pp.135-158 [Details]
2010 Proceedings of III Jornadas didácticas. Mánchester
Giralt, M. (2010) Y... ¿cómo trabajo la entonación en mis clases de ELE? . In: Instituto Cervantes de Mánchester eds. Proceedings of III Jornadas didácticas. Mánchester Mánchester, , pp.43-50 [Details]
2009 Proceedings of II Jornadas Didácticas. Mánchester
Giralt, M. (2009) La mediación y la comprensión audiovisual en los niveles de referencia del español Proceedings of II Jornadas Didácticas. Mánchester , pp.41-48 [Details]
2010 Proceedings of I Simposio Internacional de Literatura Española y Hispanoamericana
Giralt, M. (2010) Ele de literatura: algunas propuestas para trabajar la literatura en clase . In: Instituto Cervantes de Brasilia eds. Proceedings of I Simposio Internacional de Literatura Española y Hispanoamericana Brasilia, , pp.180-194 [Details]
2008 Proceedings of I Jornadas Didácticas. Mánchester
Giralt, M.; De la Torre, H. (2008) El cine aplicado a la enseñanza / aprendizaje del E/LE para los niveles del Nuevo Plan curricular del IC . In: Diblioteca REDELE eds. Proceedings of I Jornadas Didácticas. Mánchester Madrid, [Details]
2008 Proceedings of XVII Encuentro Práctico de profesores ELE en Barcelona
Giralt, M. (2008) Entonando se entiende la gente . In: Difusión eds. Proceedings of XVII Encuentro Práctico de profesores ELE en Barcelona Barcelona, , pp.151-154 [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
2016 Procedimientos de conexión discursiva en español: adquisición y aprendizaje.
Bustos, J. M. ; Gómez Asencio, J. (eds) (2016) Procedimientos de conexión discursiva en español: adquisición y aprendizaje. Book Review [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2019 Erasmus + DELTA Schoolarship National Forum
2007 Awarded with first prize in the II Premio Cristobal de Villalón for Pedagogic Innovation Universidad de Valladolid

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
AHSS Research Ethics Committee MLAL Representative 2021 / 2022
FAHSS Internationalisation Committee at UL MLAL representative 2016 / 2023

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
TELNETCOM (Telecollaborative Networks for the Development of Generic Competences) External member 01-OCT-17 /
EUROCALL (European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning) Member 15-AUG-17 /
Uni-Colllaboration: Uni-Colllaboration: Cross-Disciplinary Organisation for Telecollaboration and Virtual Exchange in Higher Education. Member 10-MAR-19 /
CALS (Center of Applied Linguistics studies) Member 10-MAR-15 /
GREP (Grup de Recerca de l´entonació i la Parla) Member 10-MAR-10 /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University of Limerick Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Spanish 01-SEP-16 /
NUIM, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Assistant Lecturer in Spanish 01-SEP-15 / 31-AUG-16
University of Limerick PT Lecturer in Spanish and Research Assistant 02-SEP-13 / 30-JUN-15
Instituto Cervantes Leeds. (UK) Permanent member of teaching staff 01-SEP-11 / 01-SEP-13
Instituto Cervantes Brasilia. (Brasil) Permanent member of teaching staff 01-OCT-09 / 31-AUG-11
NUIG, National University of Ireland, Galway. TA Spanish 01-SEP-08 / 22-JUN-09
Instituto Cervantes Dublín. Fixt-term member of teaching staff 06-SEP-99 / 02-JUN-08
St Patrick’s College, Dublín. PT Spanish Lecturer 03-SEP-01 / 04-JUN-07

Teaching Interests

Teaching Interests

General teaching responsibilities
Spanish Language and Culture, Text Analysis, Language and Technology, Intercultural Communication
 
Recent postgraduate teaching 
LP6005 Language and culture in the classroom 1 (Professional Masters on Education)
LP6015 & LP6012 ((Professional Masters on Education)
LP6011 Language Pedagogy (Professional Masters on Education)
LI6092 Digital Cultures, Citizenship and communication (MA Applied Linguistics International)
LI6002 ICT and Language Studies (MA TESOL and MA Applied Linguistics International)

Recent undergraduate teaching 
CU4121 Introduction to Cultural Studies and New Media
CU4112: Language and Culture
BR4012: Communication across Cultures 
LI4113 Language & Technology
SP4248 Media and Current Issues in the Spanish Speaking world 
SP4143&SP4243 Spanish Language, Culture and Society 3 
SP4248: SPANISH LANGUAGE CULTURE AND SOCIETY 6






Recent Postgraduates

  Graduation Student Name University Degree Thesis
2021 Urszula Nowaczyk University of Limerick Master of Arts ‘Do I Need To Sound Like A Native?’ An Investigation into the Most Persistent Segmental Pronunciation Problems, as Encountered by Polish EFL Learners
2020 Yue Jia University of Limerick Master of Arts Cross-cultural Pragmatics in American and Chinese sitcoms: A study of Friends and 爱 情 公 寓 (Ipartment) from the Politeness Principle
2020 Gyorgy Nagy University of Limerick PhD Towards Intercultural Competence: Fostering ESOL Learners’ Cultural Awareness in Ireland through Learning Materials.
2019 Catilin Collins University of Limerick Master of Arts ‘Can the translation of humour tell us anything about stereotypes in the Spanish-speaking world? –An analysis of AVT (Dubbing) and Gloria in Modern Family’
2018 Dara Lillis University of Limerick Master of Arts ‘An Investigation of WhatsApp: Is the use of socially interactive Technology transformative to the professional development of MA TESOL students at the university of Limerick’
2018 Giulia Ilkbahar Posner University of Limerick Master of Arts ‘Cross-cultural pragmatics: Identifying cross-cultural differences within specific social situations’
2017 Kieran Moore University of Limerick Master of Arts ‘Incorporating Virtual Reality into Language Learning; An Investigation of Virtual Reality’s +1’

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2 DIGITAL CULTURES, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNICATION LI6092Linguistics
1&2 Spanish Beginners Semester SP4131/SP4132/SP4231/SP4232Spanish in the BA Arts and BA Applied Languages
1 Communication across cultures BR4012Linguistics