Abarzua Silva, Loreto
PhD student, admission 2020
Nationality: Chilean
Education: Degree in English Language and Literature and Master's in Linguistics with a mention in Spanish (Universidad de Chile).
Introductionn: Loreto Abarzúa is interested in the study of language policies and planning, inclusive and intercultural education, and education in rural contexts.
About my thesis
Thesis: Construction of inclusive educational processes in rural contexts based on the relationship between the community and the territory.
Project description: This research and intervention circuit aims to collaboratively develop action and reflection strategies for educational inclusion in schools in rural contexts based on the relationship of schools with their community and territory.
Director: Patricia Guerrero Morales
Line of research: Politics, equity and difference in education, leadership and school improvement.
Publications and presentations
Publications
- (2020). Latindex. Abarzúa, L., Cornejo, E., and Sánchez, C. The task-based learning approach as a mechanism to improve the classroom climate: a two-year experience with students practicing English as a foreign language in Santiago. Contexts Magazine, 46.
Presentations
- (2018). “Reflective Practice and its Contributions as a Supporting Mechanism for Pre-Service Teachers”. 14th TESOL Chile-LAALTA Convention, November.
- (2017). “The Effects of Affective Factors in Oral Production of English as a Foreign Language: The situation in 1st Year Students of the English Department at UMCE”. Fifth Conference on English Linguistics and Literature, University of Chile.
- (2017). “Cultural models and linguistic ideologies after the revitalization activities of the Aymara language in Chile”. Conference for Graduate Students in Linguistics UC.
- (2017). "The challenges of research in the English Department of the UMCE from a cultural perspective". Research Forum Department of English, UMCE.
- (2016). “Aymara language revitalization activities in Chile: a first approximation”. VI International Congress of Indo-American Languages and Literatures and XVII Conference on Mapuche Language and Literature.
- (2014). “Linguistic ideologies on Mapudungun in educators and students: a case study at the Peñihuen Andino school in La Florida”. V International Congress of Indo-American Languages and Literatures and XVI Conference on Mapuche Language and Literature.
- (2013). “Linguistic resources to socialize children into consumers: A discourse analytical study of commercials recorded from Chilean TV intended for young children”. First Undergraduate Conference on English Linguistics and Literature, Universidad de Chile.
