Dr Paula Villegas, EdD

I am interested in links between educational research and classroom practice. My EdD focused on Flipped Learning and Motivation in the EAP classroom, and I continue to research this area. Academic Literacies and pedagogies in the higher education context are key areas in my research.  

I am a committed practitioner and researcher. I am a member of the international research group PROMETEO (Professionalization of Multilingual Education, Translation, and E-learning Observatory, UNIR). I am also the book review editor of the BALEAP Research and Publication subcommittee, and I welcome informal queries from prospective book and article reviewers. I am an executive committee member of SATEFL, where I serve as membership secretary. I act as a peer reviewer in EAP, and HE-focused journals. I am also a peer reviewer and mentor in ALDinHE. Additionally, I am a mentor and assessor for HEA fellowships awarded via the St Andrews Recognition Scheme (STARS).

My research interest include

• Flipped Learning
• Online Learning
• Technology Enhanced Learning & Technology Mediated Learning
• Academic Literacies
• English for Academic Purposes
• Feminist Pedagogies
• Motivation
• Multimodality
• Initial EFL Teacher Training

While working for the English Langauge Teaching Centre, The University of Sheffield, I was part of the team that the developped the Academic Literacy Resources.

I work in a wide range of programmes at IELLI. I am the Director of the Academic English Service, part of the Learning and Writing Centre. I am involved with the essential courses for PGRs who teach and I lead the 'Supporting Learning in TESOL' intensive course. I am also a supervisor in the DProf Tesol programme.