Almudena Diaz García

Almudena Díaz García is a Lecturer at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, specializing in communicative skills in English and Spanish for professional/academic purposes, and Spanish as a Second Language. She is a fourth-year PhD candidate at Complutense University of Madrid, supervised by Dr. Carmen Maiz-Arevalo. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, pragmatics, digital discourse, and hate speech, particularly analyzing aggressive language in social media contexts like Twitter and Twitch.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in English Studies (2011), Complutense University of Madrid
• Master of Arts in English Linguistics (2011), Complutense University of Madrid
• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics for Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (2020), Antonio de Nebrija University

Research Interests:

• Analyzing aggressive language and hate speech in digital communication
• Pragmatics of online discourse (e.g., apology strategies on Twitch)
• Cross-linguistic comparisons of social media communication (e.g., Spanish vs. English)
• Rhetorical and forensic aspects of online interactions

Key Activities:

• Research Groups: Discourse and Communication in English Language (UCM) and Red CoCoMint (Communication of Conflict and Mediation)
• Conference presentations at prestigious events including the International Pragmatics Conference and AESLA conferences

Teaching: Courses focus on professional and academic communication, blending language instruction with sociolinguistic insights.