Rebeca Muñoz Valero

Rebeca Muñoz Valero works as a language lecturer at the Spanish Division of the School of Languages (SoL) of Xian Jiatong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), currently teaching modules SPA001 and SPA002. Holds a PhD in Arts Humanities, a BA in Spanish Studies, a MA in Advanced Linguistic Studies, a MA in Teaching Spanish Language Literature and its experienced in esperiential learning activities as well as teaching ELE (Spanish as a second language). Currently roles: LTiC magazine's Spanish editor at the XJTLU School of Languages (SoL), SoL reviewer and Academic Enhancement Found (AEF) reviewer, SPA002 Internal Modaretor (s1). 

Research interests focused mainly on Sociolinguistics, including language attitudes, language stigmatization, covert prestige and bi-dialectalism (dialect vs standart language) and second language acqusition, also interested on second language T&L, especially methodologies, materials development with AI and listening skills.  

Languages' economic value 

Covert prestige

Language stigmatization

Spanish Studies

Language death / Dialect death

Language market theory

Language standarization

Bi-dialectalism (especially standard variety vs dialect)

Second Language Teaching/Acquisition

Listening skills in second language teaching and learning (2L T&L)

2L T&L materials' development with AI 

Language attitudes (e.g. language attitudes towards standard and non-standard varieties, second language acquisition, accents, sociolects, dialects, bilingual territories’ language policy)

Language prestige

June 2024, "The two sides of covert prestige: cognitive and affective components. A case of Spain." Paper presented at the International Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS25) in Curtin University (West Australia). 

May 2024, "Designing interactive tasks with H5P technology to improve the listening skills in second languagae teaching and learning". Paper presented at the XJTLU Annual Transforming Education Conference. Paper published by CEIE in September 2024.  

Teacher of Spanish Language Literature and Spanish as a second language at ELIS Villamartín (Spain)

Lecturer in Spanish at the UK off-campus Bader College (Queen’s University, Canada)

Field Studies Assistant at the UK off-campus Bader College (Queen’s University, Canada)

Teacher of Spanish as a second language at Königin (Spain)

Development of Listening materials and interactive tasks with H5P in a group project for SPA002 modules. 

Currently developing reading materials with AI in a group project for SPA001 modules.