Dr Sabela Melchor-Couto is a member of GALMA. She has extensive experience in the British Higher Education sector, having worked as a Senior Lecturer at University of Roehampton (London) and as a Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) from 2005 until 2018. Sabela has participated in a number of projects on respeaking, including the NER Certification for Canada as well as the Respeaking Online Training courses provided to Macquarie University (Australia), University of Helsinki (Finland) and University of Vigo (Spain). Sabela’s research activity focuses on technology for language learning and she has participated in two EU-funded projects: TeCoLa (2015-2019) and TILA (2012-2015).
- Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings:
- Melchor-Couto, S. (2018) “Anonymity and Foreign Language Oral Interaction”, in ReCALL Journal, Vol. 30 no. 1. Cambridge University Press. Q1 Journal. Impact factor: 1.378
- Barkyanni, Z. & Melchor-Couto, S. (2017) “Foreign Language Anxiety on a Masssive Open Online Language Course”. EUROCALL 2017 Short papers. ResearchPublishing.net
- Jauregi, K. & Melchor-Couto, S. (2017) “The TeCoLa project: Pedagogical Differentiation through Telecollaboration and Gaming for Intercultural and Content Integrated Language Teaching”. EUROCALL 2017 Short papers. ResearchPublishing.net
- Jauregi, K. & Melchor-Couto, S. (2017) “Motivational factors in telecollaborative exchanges among teenagers”. EUROCALL 2017 Short papers. ResearchPublishing.net
- Melchor-Couto, S. and K. Jauregi (2017) “The role of coaching in teacher competence development for telecollaboration”. ALSIC Journal Special Issue on Telecollaboration. ISSN 1286-4986.
- Melchor-Couto, S. (2017) “Foreign Language Anxiety Levels in Second Life oral interaction”, in ReCALL Journal, Vol. 29 no. 1. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 0958-3440. Q1 Journal. Impact factor: 1.378.
- Melchor-Couto, S. & Jauregi, K. (2016) “Teacher competences for telecollaboration: the role of coaching”, in Selected short papers from the second conference on telecollaboration in university education. Dublin: Research Publishing.net. ISBN 978-1-908416-40-7
- Calvo, J. R., Melchor-Couto, S. and Jauregi, K. (eds.) (2016) ReCALL Special Issue on Multimodal Environments in CALL. London: Cambridge University Press. ISSN 0958-3440.
- Calvo, J. R., Melchor-Couto, S. and Jauregi, K. (2016) Multimodal Environments in CALL in Calvo, J. R., Melchor-Couto, S. and Jauregi, K. (eds.) (2016) ReCALL Special Issue on Multimodal Environments in CALL. London: Cambridge University Press. ISSN 0958-3440.
- Jauregi, K. and Melchor-Couto, S. (2014) Integrating Telecollaboration Practices in Secondary Education: Lessons Learned in the European Project TILA. Short Paper. Online Educa Berlin (35-38). ISBN 978-3-941055-27-8.
- Jauregi, K. y Melchor-Couto, S. (2014) “Researching Telecollaboration in Secondary Schools: Challenges and Opportunities” en Colpaert, J., Aerts, A. & Oberhofer, M. (eds.) Research Challenges in CALL (191-199). Amberes: Linguapolis ISBN 9789057284533.
- Colomer, V., Melchor-Couto, S. and Pedregosa, I. (2012) “El portafolio como herramienta de aprendizaje. Potenciando la autonomía del estudiante” in Marco ELE. Vol. 16. ISSN: 1885-2211.
- Melchor-Couto, S. (2011) “Second Life and Spanish as a Foreign Language: A Virtual Tandem” in Marco ELE. Vol. 13, p. 63-72. ISSN: 1885-2211.
- Melchor-Couto, S. (2011) “Setting Up a Language Exchange in Second Life. A Practical Experience” en Developments in HE Learning and Teaching Journal. Vol. 2. London: University of Roehampton.
- Melchor-Couto, S. (2010) “Second Life- Anxiety-free Language Learning?” ICT for Language Learning. Florence: Simonelli Editore. ISBN- 978-88-7647-569-6.
- Chapters in edited volumes
- Vilar Beltrán, E. and Melchor-Couto, S. (2013) “Refusing in Second Life” en Martí Arnándiz, O. and P. Salazar Campillo (eds.) Refusals in instructional contexts and beyond. Amsterdam: Rodopi, p. 23-40. ISBN- 978-90-420-3715-1
- Jauregi, K.; Melchor-Couto, S. and Vilar Beltrán, E. (2013) “The European Project TILA” in L. Bradley and S. Thouësny (eds.) 20 Years of EUROCALL: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future. (p. 1-6). Dublin/Voillans. ISBN 978-1-908416-13-1
- 2008-2018 Senior Lecturer at University of Roehampton (London) [Spanish as a foreign language levels A, A2,B1,B2,C1; Liaison Interpreting EN-ES-EN]
- 2005-2008 Teaching Fellow and Instructor at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) [Spanish as a foreign language levels A, A2,B1,B2,C1; Liaison Interpreting EN-ES-EN; Business Liaison Interpreting EN-ES-EN; Business Spanish B1 level]
