Adriana Bausells Espín

Adriana Bausells Espín is a Lecturer of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in various university degree programmes and serves as a CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) tutor. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) and is affiliated with the 'Language and Communication' research group at Universidad San Jorge (USJ) and the teaching innovation group ARENA (Accessibility, Audiovisual Translation and Language Learning) at UNED.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in English Philology and two Master’s degrees: one in Translating Specialized Texts from the University of Zaragoza, and another in Teaching Spanish (L2), Intercultural Education, and Educational Sociology from the University of Alcalá.

Her research focuses on the pedagogical application of audio description (AD) in foreign language learning, particularly for teaching pronominal verbs in Spanish as a foreign language. She also investigates inclusive learning, classroom accessibility, and the development of communicative skills through linguistic mediation. Her work emphasizes integrated skills development and learner perceptions of innovative teaching tools.

Her publications and conference presentations explore the educational potential of audio description for grammar instruction and language skill integration, as well as broader issues in foreign language pedagogy. Although specific article titles are not listed, her scholarly output appears consistent and focused within applied linguistics and language education.

She is certified in teaching English to adults through the CELTA (Cambridge English Language Teaching to Adults) qualification. She participated in the Fulbright FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) program as a Spanish lecturer in the United States and has taught at universities in Ireland and the United Kingdom, demonstrating international teaching experience.

She is actively involved in academic research and teaching innovation through her membership in the ARENA group at UNED, which focuses on accessibility and audiovisual translation in language learning. Her work contributes to advancing inclusive and technologically supported language education methodologies.