José Luis Ortega, PhD
José Luis Ortega is a Full Professor in the Department of Language and Literature Teaching at the University of Granada. Extraordinary Doctorate Award and Teaching Excellence Award by the University of Granada in 2018, from 2004 to 2008 he was Vice-Dean of International Relations and has held other positions such as director of the Secretariat of Teacher Training and Quality Support. He has been president of more than twenty international conferences in different countries and is a member of the scientific committee of several academic journals. Dr. Ortega has taught at numerous European and American universities. He is the author of more than one hundred academic publications, including books, chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals on bilingualism, TEFL, teacher training, classroom management and student motivation. Professor Ortega has recently directed a national project in Spain on bilingualism funded by the British Council and the Spanish Ministry of Education and has coordinated for six years the Master for the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language at the UGR and continues to coordinate the English section of the Master in Teacher Training for Secondary, Vocational Training and EOI. In addition, Prof. Ortega has supervised 14 doctoral theses and has 3 research and 1 transfer recognitions given by the Ministry of Universities in Spain. He is the Head of the HUM-1011 Research Group (Teaching of Foreign Languages).