Dr Javier Mármol Queraltó
Learning Technologist
I started my career as an EFL teacher in Spain after I achieved a degree and a MA in English Studies at the University of Extremadura, and since then I have acquired a variety of skills which have brought me to the University of Southampton. I obtained a MA Teacher Training (Spanish) at the University of Granada, and after spending a year teaching in different locations in Edinburgh, I completed a MSc in Language Sciences and Hispanic Linguistics in the Spanish Open University.
Between 2017 and 2022 I undertook PhD studies at Lancaster University, where I obtained a PhD in Linguistics. I specialized in Cognitive Linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis and Multimodality, while I undertook English for Academic Purposes teaching and coordination duties across different departments at Lancaster University.
In my last stage at Lancaster University, I designed and implemented several English for Academic Purposes programmes. This included in-person, blended, hybrid and online delivery for Lancaster University, and its International Study Centre. I complemented these duties with conducting critical analysis of Educational Technologies discourse within the Department of Educational Research, and so I am particularly interested in the role of technology in the intersection between the adoption/adaptation of technologies and issues around equality, safety and inclusivity in Higher Education contexts
In my role as Learning Designer within the Digital Learning Team, I examine pedagogical practices across the University to better understand and implement excellent approaches to teaching and learning within the ‘Future Ways of Working’ Project.