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Papers by Rut Muñiz
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer Texts in Education
Revista DIM: Didáctica, Innovación y Multimedia, Jul 9, 2020
Edutec, Mar 26, 2021
The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation... more The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation. It aims to know the potential of virtual exchange amongst pre and in-service teachers, and of web-based simulation to broaden the knowledge of future English as a Second Language or Foreign Language teachers (ESL/EFL) on educational issues such as active methodologies, including flipped classroom, shared teaching through Lesson Study, classroom management and the potential of storytelling. For this reason, pre-service teachers in Valencia carry out a simulation through virtual exchanges with future teachers, in-service teachers and university teachers from seven countries: Austria, Norway, Tunisia, the United States, Argentina, England and Romania. Mixed teams are created and a calendar for synchronous meetings is designed through Microsoft Teams. After the exchanges, the pre-service teachers from Valencia hold a reflection session 'debriefing' and answer individually a Likert questionnaire about their experience. Furthermore, in-service teachers and university teachers participate in another reflection session to comment on aspects of the proposal. This session, with the contributions from the professionals, gives shape to the following study.
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Aug 1, 2022
Writing in a second language does not follow a fixed pattern in the different parts of the senten... more Writing in a second language does not follow a fixed pattern in the different parts of the sentence or text. We can find variations in discourse due to the conceptual implications of language production. Even if we are considering genres which follow stereotyped structures, a standard pattern is not always followed. Language is dynamic and changes depending on the socio-communicative, linguistic and cognitive characteristics of its users. The objectives of this paper are, first, to show that language variation exists in business English, specifically, in stereotyped business letters. Although the rules are established in books and the same structures are repeated, students do not follow this recommended structure. The second objective is to find out if there are variations between second language students in the organisation of the text, in the use of connectors and in the communicative objectives of application letters. The third objective is to know if these variations affect communication in business English. At the end, we discuss the didactic and pragmatic implications of these results in teaching how to write an English application letter. The results of this study could be useful to educators and teachers responsible for planning business writing courses as we question the effectiveness of giving clear guidelines to students instead of focusing on a pragmatic approach. Furthermore, we show in the results in which part of an
International journal of business, Oct 1, 2012
The number of non-native speakers of English outnumbers native speakers provided that worldwide e... more The number of non-native speakers of English outnumbers native speakers provided that worldwide enterprises use English for international communication. Electronic communication has also increased the use of English as an international language; as a consequence, it is used by speakers with different linguistic backgrounds. The different linguistic background of authors produces differences or variations in language use. In this paper we analyse business e-mails written by agents from China and Hong Kong who work in an exporting company in Spain and speak English a second or a foreign language. Our main aim is to analyze the possible variations due to the mother tongue and the socio-cultural context, classifying the lexical variation found in business English used as a global working language by non-native speakers. We intended to determine the causes of variation and their influence on communication. We analyzed and contrasted sixty e-mails written by English speakers from China and Hong Kong. We classified the occurrences in categories depending on the lexical characteristics of variation. Finally, we concluded that there are variations in the English language when used by Chinese and Hong Kong speakers and we determined the causes of variation, providing several examples.
Encuentro: revista de investigación e innovación en la clase de idiomas, 2006
Resumen El inglés es considerado como la lengua de comunicación internacional tanto en el mundo d... more Resumen El inglés es considerado como la lengua de comunicación internacional tanto en el mundo del comercio, de los negocios, como en el mundo académico y científico. Como consecuencia, esta circunstancia le afecta directamente en su uso, pues al adaptarse a las distintas formas de expresión de los países que la utilizan como lengua franca, le hace perder de alguna manera su identidad propia. Ello también afecta a la enseñanza del inglés específico de los negocios o para fines comerciales, que ha experimentado un desarrollo vertiginoso en los últimos años. Los rasgos culturales del usuario de una segunda lengua influyen en la forma de expresarse y aunque se utilice de forma correcta, siempre existen expresiones que delatan la nacionalidad del escritor. En este artículo analizaremos si la influencia de la lengua materna (L1) provoca variaciones culturales en la organización textual de cartas de solicitud de empleo, escritas en lengua inglesa (L2) por estudiantes españoles de Ciencias Empresariales. Vamos a valorar si estas variaciones afectan a la comunicación formal en inglés de los negocios o si, por el contrario, los estudiantes no se dejan influir por la L1 y siguen las directrices de la L2 propuestas en los libros de texto y aprendidas en el aula. Palabras clave: variación; cultura; inglés comercial.
The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation... more The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation. It aims to know the potential of virtual exchange amongst pre and in-service teachers, and of web-based simulation to broaden the knowledge of future English as a Second Language or Foreign Language teachers (ESL/EFL) on educational issues such as active methodologies, including flipped classroom, shared teaching through Lesson Study, classroom management and the potential of storytelling. For this reason, pre-service teachers in Valencia carry out a simulation through virtual exchanges with future teachers, in-service teachers and university teachers from seven countries: Austria, Norway, Tunisia, the United States, Argentina, England and Romania. Mixed teams are created and a calendar for synchronous meetings is designed through Microsoft Teams. After the exchanges, the pre-service teachers from Valencia hold a reflection session 'debriefing' and answer individually a Likert questionnaire about their experience. Furthermore, in-service teachers and university teachers participate in another reflection session to comment on aspects of the proposal. This session, with the contributions from the professionals, gives shape to the following study.
Education and Information Technologies
There is already an abundant literature on the virtues of simulation in education. However, there... more There is already an abundant literature on the virtues of simulation in education. However, there is also a lack of assessment instruments to determine the impact of virtual simulation and virtual exchange on participants' self-realisation of learning in teacher education. The aim of this study is to identify the variables that best describe students' learning of current educational issues. A questionnaire consisting of Likert-type items was used as a metacognitive assessment tool to provide data for the study. An exploratory longitudinal study was conducted over three years. Data were collected using students' answers to the questionnaire. A convenience sampling procedure was used, with participating students enrolled in the Didactic Resources module of English as a Second Language (ESL) in an Official Master's Degree in Teacher Training in Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training, and Language Teaching. The most strongly correlated variables that best explain the dependent variable ("I have gained deeper insights into current educational issues") addressed inclusion, special learning needs, service learning, and simulation through intercultural dialogue. Each of the variables significantly contributes to the estimation of perceived acquisition of insight into current educational issues through virtual simulation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019
International education has been particularly affected by the global health crisis. Students have... more International education has been particularly affected by the global health crisis. Students have had to stop their mobility and therefore international collaboration requires redesigning and adapting to the ongoing pandemic and its consequences. The Catholic University of Valencia 'San Vicente Mártir' is working on the application of mobilities and virtual exchanges between students and academics at a global level. This contribution describes the differences between mobility and virtual exchange. We present the benefits and risks when carrying out virtual exchanges, the technologies that facilitate them, the active methodologies that best frame these practices and two examples of pilot interventions carried out in two different areas: teacher training and business English. The results of both interventions are presented from the point of view of teachers and university students.EU-CONEXUSEducació
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer texts in education, Dec 31, 2022
Springer Texts in Education
Revista DIM: Didáctica, Innovación y Multimedia, Jul 9, 2020
Edutec, Mar 26, 2021
The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation... more The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation. It aims to know the potential of virtual exchange amongst pre and in-service teachers, and of web-based simulation to broaden the knowledge of future English as a Second Language or Foreign Language teachers (ESL/EFL) on educational issues such as active methodologies, including flipped classroom, shared teaching through Lesson Study, classroom management and the potential of storytelling. For this reason, pre-service teachers in Valencia carry out a simulation through virtual exchanges with future teachers, in-service teachers and university teachers from seven countries: Austria, Norway, Tunisia, the United States, Argentina, England and Romania. Mixed teams are created and a calendar for synchronous meetings is designed through Microsoft Teams. After the exchanges, the pre-service teachers from Valencia hold a reflection session 'debriefing' and answer individually a Likert questionnaire about their experience. Furthermore, in-service teachers and university teachers participate in another reflection session to comment on aspects of the proposal. This session, with the contributions from the professionals, gives shape to the following study.
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Aug 1, 2022
Writing in a second language does not follow a fixed pattern in the different parts of the senten... more Writing in a second language does not follow a fixed pattern in the different parts of the sentence or text. We can find variations in discourse due to the conceptual implications of language production. Even if we are considering genres which follow stereotyped structures, a standard pattern is not always followed. Language is dynamic and changes depending on the socio-communicative, linguistic and cognitive characteristics of its users. The objectives of this paper are, first, to show that language variation exists in business English, specifically, in stereotyped business letters. Although the rules are established in books and the same structures are repeated, students do not follow this recommended structure. The second objective is to find out if there are variations between second language students in the organisation of the text, in the use of connectors and in the communicative objectives of application letters. The third objective is to know if these variations affect communication in business English. At the end, we discuss the didactic and pragmatic implications of these results in teaching how to write an English application letter. The results of this study could be useful to educators and teachers responsible for planning business writing courses as we question the effectiveness of giving clear guidelines to students instead of focusing on a pragmatic approach. Furthermore, we show in the results in which part of an
International journal of business, Oct 1, 2012
The number of non-native speakers of English outnumbers native speakers provided that worldwide e... more The number of non-native speakers of English outnumbers native speakers provided that worldwide enterprises use English for international communication. Electronic communication has also increased the use of English as an international language; as a consequence, it is used by speakers with different linguistic backgrounds. The different linguistic background of authors produces differences or variations in language use. In this paper we analyse business e-mails written by agents from China and Hong Kong who work in an exporting company in Spain and speak English a second or a foreign language. Our main aim is to analyze the possible variations due to the mother tongue and the socio-cultural context, classifying the lexical variation found in business English used as a global working language by non-native speakers. We intended to determine the causes of variation and their influence on communication. We analyzed and contrasted sixty e-mails written by English speakers from China and Hong Kong. We classified the occurrences in categories depending on the lexical characteristics of variation. Finally, we concluded that there are variations in the English language when used by Chinese and Hong Kong speakers and we determined the causes of variation, providing several examples.
Encuentro: revista de investigación e innovación en la clase de idiomas, 2006
Resumen El inglés es considerado como la lengua de comunicación internacional tanto en el mundo d... more Resumen El inglés es considerado como la lengua de comunicación internacional tanto en el mundo del comercio, de los negocios, como en el mundo académico y científico. Como consecuencia, esta circunstancia le afecta directamente en su uso, pues al adaptarse a las distintas formas de expresión de los países que la utilizan como lengua franca, le hace perder de alguna manera su identidad propia. Ello también afecta a la enseñanza del inglés específico de los negocios o para fines comerciales, que ha experimentado un desarrollo vertiginoso en los últimos años. Los rasgos culturales del usuario de una segunda lengua influyen en la forma de expresarse y aunque se utilice de forma correcta, siempre existen expresiones que delatan la nacionalidad del escritor. En este artículo analizaremos si la influencia de la lengua materna (L1) provoca variaciones culturales en la organización textual de cartas de solicitud de empleo, escritas en lengua inglesa (L2) por estudiantes españoles de Ciencias Empresariales. Vamos a valorar si estas variaciones afectan a la comunicación formal en inglés de los negocios o si, por el contrario, los estudiantes no se dejan influir por la L1 y siguen las directrices de la L2 propuestas en los libros de texto y aprendidas en el aula. Palabras clave: variación; cultura; inglés comercial.
The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation... more The project presented here reports a learning experience based on virtual exchange and simulation. It aims to know the potential of virtual exchange amongst pre and in-service teachers, and of web-based simulation to broaden the knowledge of future English as a Second Language or Foreign Language teachers (ESL/EFL) on educational issues such as active methodologies, including flipped classroom, shared teaching through Lesson Study, classroom management and the potential of storytelling. For this reason, pre-service teachers in Valencia carry out a simulation through virtual exchanges with future teachers, in-service teachers and university teachers from seven countries: Austria, Norway, Tunisia, the United States, Argentina, England and Romania. Mixed teams are created and a calendar for synchronous meetings is designed through Microsoft Teams. After the exchanges, the pre-service teachers from Valencia hold a reflection session 'debriefing' and answer individually a Likert questionnaire about their experience. Furthermore, in-service teachers and university teachers participate in another reflection session to comment on aspects of the proposal. This session, with the contributions from the professionals, gives shape to the following study.
Education and Information Technologies
There is already an abundant literature on the virtues of simulation in education. However, there... more There is already an abundant literature on the virtues of simulation in education. However, there is also a lack of assessment instruments to determine the impact of virtual simulation and virtual exchange on participants' self-realisation of learning in teacher education. The aim of this study is to identify the variables that best describe students' learning of current educational issues. A questionnaire consisting of Likert-type items was used as a metacognitive assessment tool to provide data for the study. An exploratory longitudinal study was conducted over three years. Data were collected using students' answers to the questionnaire. A convenience sampling procedure was used, with participating students enrolled in the Didactic Resources module of English as a Second Language (ESL) in an Official Master's Degree in Teacher Training in Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training, and Language Teaching. The most strongly correlated variables that best explain the dependent variable ("I have gained deeper insights into current educational issues") addressed inclusion, special learning needs, service learning, and simulation through intercultural dialogue. Each of the variables significantly contributes to the estimation of perceived acquisition of insight into current educational issues through virtual simulation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019
International education has been particularly affected by the global health crisis. Students have... more International education has been particularly affected by the global health crisis. Students have had to stop their mobility and therefore international collaboration requires redesigning and adapting to the ongoing pandemic and its consequences. The Catholic University of Valencia 'San Vicente Mártir' is working on the application of mobilities and virtual exchanges between students and academics at a global level. This contribution describes the differences between mobility and virtual exchange. We present the benefits and risks when carrying out virtual exchanges, the technologies that facilitate them, the active methodologies that best frame these practices and two examples of pilot interventions carried out in two different areas: teacher training and business English. The results of both interventions are presented from the point of view of teachers and university students.EU-CONEXUSEducació