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Verónica Guijas Gento

Verónica Guijas Gento

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Academic Staff Spanish and French

Address

University of Hamburg
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg

Office

Room: 3002

Office hours

  • Thursday, 11-12 AM and 2-3 PM (via Zoom)

Contact

Tel: +49 40 42838-2464

Key aspects of activity

  • Teaching Spanish courses
  • Coordinate the language groups for Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese und Portuguese

Qualifications and Education

Since 2022 Ph.D. on Artificial Intelligence in Language Teaching, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (U.N.E.D.), Madrid
2019-2021 Euro-Latin-American master's degree on intercultural education, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (U.N.E.D.), Madrid
2011-2014 Bachelor's degree of English Studies: Language, Literature and Culture, U.N.E.D, Madrid
2012-2014 Master's degree in Education: Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education, Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, U.N.E.D., Madrid
2008-2012 Magister in Pedagogy: socio-community intervention, U.N.E.D., Madrid
2005-2008 Diplom in Tourism, Facultad de ciencias sociales, jurídicas y de la comunicación,  Segovia

Academic Career

Since 2016Lecturer for Spanish at the University of Hamburg Language Center
Since 2013Translation, coaching and business jobs for different international companies
2013-2014Lecturer for Spanish at the University of Hildesheim
2012-2014Spanish club (Spanisch A.G.) at the High School Werner von Siemens, Bad Harzburg
2012-2013Teacher of Pedagogy and Sociology at the High School Jorge Manrique, Palencia
2009-2014Teacher of Spanish at the Volkshochschule Wernigerode, Goslar, Bad Harzburg, Leipzig and Halle
2009-2014Teacher of Spanish at the Hochschule Harz, Wernigerode

Teaching

At Universität Hamburg (since 2016):

  • Coordinator for Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkey, and Chinese
  • Teacher of Spanish Language, Culture and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg
  • Responsible for Diplomas in Spanish DELE in cooperation with Instituto Cervantes

Projects and Further Interests

Languages:

  • Spanish: Fluent (mother tongue)
  • English: Fluent (Linguatime School of English certificate, Sliema, Malta)
  • German: Fluent (DaF certificate Technische Universität Braunschweig)
  • French: Fluent (France Langue certificate, Paris)
  • Italian (basic knowledge)

Official DELE examiner for all course levels: A1-A2/B1-B2/C1-C2, Instituto Cervantes

Since 2021 - Columnist and Editor for the Magazine "Friedrich Verlag GmbH", Hannover