Robert O'Dowd Email & Phone Number

Cabeza La Vaca, Ex, Es

León, Castilla And Leon, Spain

Dr. Robert O'Dowd is Full Professor (Catedrático) for English as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of León, Spain. He has taught at universities in Ireland, Germany and Spain. He has published extensively on the application of Virtual Exchange in higher education and has been invited to be plenary speaker at international conferences in the US, Asia and across Europe. He is currently coordinating the Erasmus+ European Policy Experiment ‘Virtual Innovation and Support… Show more Dr. Robert O'Dowd is Full Professor (Catedrático) for English as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of León, Spain. He has taught at universities in Ireland, Germany and Spain. He has published extensively on the application of Virtual Exchange in higher education and has been invited to be plenary speaker at international conferences in the US, Asia and across Europe. He is currently coordinating the Erasmus+ European Policy Experiment ‘Virtual Innovation and Support Networks for Teachers’ (VALIANT) and collaborates with organizations on the promotion and integration of Virtual Exchange in higher education across Europe. His new book is Internationalising Higher Education and the Role of Virtual Exchange (Routledge). He was recently listed in Stanford University’s ‘Ranking of the World Scientists: World´s Top 2% Scientists’. Show less

I am Associate Profesdor of EFL and Foreign Language Methodology at the University of León in Spain. My PhD is from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany on the use of network-based lanaguage teaching. Some of my recent publications include "Telecollaboration and the Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence" (Langenscheidt, 2006) and the edited volumes "Online intercultural Exchange: An introduction for foreign language teachers" (Multilingual Matters, 2007) and "Researching… Show more I am Associate Profesdor of EFL and Foreign Language Methodology at the University of León in Spain. My PhD is from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany on the use of network-based lanaguage teaching. Some of my recent publications include "Telecollaboration and the Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence" (Langenscheidt, 2006) and the edited volumes "Online intercultural Exchange: An introduction for foreign language teachers" (Multilingual Matters, 2007) and "Researching Online Foreign Language Interaction and Exchange". My research interests include Online Intercultural Exchange and English Medium Instruction in university education. Show less

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Developing the internationalisation programme at the university, helping to set up the teaching through English programme and running a virtual mobility project.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Applied Linguistics, Honours

Ma, Tefl

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, European Studies/Civilization

European Studies, French & German Studies, First Class Honours