Raúl Getino-Diez earned a Ph.D. in Humanities, specializing in Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, from Pablo de Olavide University (Spain). His academic background includes a master’s degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from Pablo de Olavide University and a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Limoges (France).

With nearly twenty years of diverse teaching experience worldwide, Raúl has developed a global, comparative, and comprehensive perspective on language education. He has taught language, culture, and linguistics courses at institutions in the United States (Viterbo University and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) and China (Jilin International Studies University). He currently serves as a Senior Language Lecturer at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU).

His research interests include psycholinguistics, second-language vocabulary acquisition, and the integration of AI in language education. He is currently leading an innovative project at XJTLU to enhance lower-level Spanish modules through the development and implementation of AI tools that support student learning and increase educators’ efficiency in creating learning materials.

Psycholinguistics

Hispanic and French Linguistics

Vocabulary Acquisition and Teaching

AI & Second Language Education

Senior Language Lecturer. Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (August 2020 - Present)

Assistant Professor. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (2017 - 2020)

Associate Professor. Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, Jilin, China (2016 - 2017)

Adjunct Instructor. Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA (January 2015 - June 2016)