Dr. Jennifer Smith’s main area of research is modern Spanish literature and culture. In addition to having published a wide array of articles, Dr. Smith has edited two anthologies—Modern Spanish Women as Agents of Change (Bucknell UP, forthcoming), Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Nation in Fin-de-Siècle Spanish Literature and Culture (Routledge, 2017)—and Emilia Pardo Bazán's Insolación (Cervantes & Co., 2011). Here at SIUC, Dr. Smith teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Hispanic Language, Literature, and Culture. She can be reached via email at smithjen@siu.edu.

José is the head professor of the Agriculture Faculty of San Carlos de Guatemala University. His specialty is in institution development and implementation of superior education from Germany and he is also a former Fulbright scholar. He is president of the English Teacher’s Association of Guatemala. In the last ten years he has promoted English language teaching at national level through University Centers of San Carlos de Guatemala University. Additionally, he implemented the Bachelor’s Degree of Linguistics Science and majors in Translation and Interpreting at the University. He has also developed curriculum for students learning to be Mayan language translators and interpreters in Guatemala. He can be reached by email at calderon.2000@gmail.com.

Libor Stepanek is Assistant Professor in English and Director of the Masaryk University Language Centre, Brno, Czech Republic. His broad international teaching experience and teacher training activities include EAP soft skills such as intercultural communication, critical thinking and videoconferencing, however, his main academic interest lies in creativity and Creative Approach to Language Teaching (CALT). He is also an editor, author and co-author of a number of materials, online courses and publications, as well as being a blogger.

Matias Marin holds a Master’s degree in Education and a B.ed.in Modern Languages. He has been an English, Spanish and Portuguese teacher in Colombia, United States and Portugal. Matias’ areas of interest are Critical Thinking in ELT, Educational Coaching, English for Specific Purposes, Content and Language integrated Learning, Management of Virtual Learning Environments, English Didactics and Internationalization of Higher Education. English Language Teaching, Teacher Training and Comprehensive Internationalization are his passions in Education. He can be contacted at mmarin@ucm.edu.co.

Nélida is currently the coordinator of the English Academy at Universidad de Tarapacá. She has been working in this university since 2005: first at the Department of Foreign Languages teaching English Phonology and later on in 2006 as a teacher for the English Academy. In 2007, she received her Master’s degree in Teaching English.