====== RESEARCH INTERESTS ======

My research lines deal with very different fields of knowledge. My main research interest is oriented towards **teaching English as a Foreign Language** with regards to cognitive processes, critical review of teaching methodologies in L2 (for instance, the DEC-PRO model of activity sequencing, the Processability Theory or the Task-Based Approach, among many others). Furthermore, these interests are materialised by means of theoretical and empirical studies which test, reject or analyse varied TEFL theories. 
My secondary research line is centred upon Historical Linguistics and Manuscript Studies. 

===== Research Groups =====

Pertenecí al grupo de investigación [[https://curie.um.es/curie/servlet/um.curie.ginvest.ControlGrinvest?accion=fichainvestigador&dept_codigo=E020&grin_codigo=11&grin_nombre=FILOLOG%CDA%20INGLESA%20Y%20LING%DC%CDSTICA%20HIST%D3RICA&d=496528E25F62823E9DB7A988EE552F4D|E020-11 "Filología Inglesa y Lingüística Histórica"]] desde el 01/10/2015 hasta el 31/12/2015. 
Actualmente soy miembro del grupo de investigación **E020-14 LINGÜÍSTICA APLICADA. APRENDIZAJE DE SEGUNDAS LENGUAS EN CONTEXTOS EDUCATIVOS (LA_L2)** (desde 18/07/2018). También pertenezco como miembro del equipo de trabajo de un proyecto de investigación MINECO. 

==== Editorial Boards (Journals)====
  * //Editor-in-Chief// **Journal of Language Testing & Assessment** (ISSN 2616-2938)
  * //Editor-in-Chief// **Curriculum and Teaching Methodology** (ISSN 2616-2261)
  * //Editorial Board Member// **"International Journal of Language and Linguistics (IJLL)"** (ISSN: 2330-0205)
  * //Editorial Board Member// [[http://ijrp.org/user/Aitor-Garc%C3%A9s-Manzanera/342|"Arts & Linguistics" y "Education"]] in **"International Journal of Research Publications"** (ISSN pending)
  * //Editorial Board Member// **SCIREA Journal of Education** (ISSN pending)
  
Pertenezco a la [[http://aascit.org/membership/aitorgm|American Association for Science and Technology]].

  * ORCID researcher corde: [[http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-9046]]
  * Google Scholar Profile (Google Académico): [[https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=Rg0U18kAAAAJ&hl=es]]\\
  * Academia.edu Profile: [[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aitor_Garces_Manzanera|Aitor Garcés-Manzanera]]\\

===== Bachelor's Theses Supervision=====
  * BA in EARLY YEARS EDUCATION (Major: English Language Teaching).

**Lines of research offered to undergraduate students**: 

//My office hours for supervisions: [[https://umubox.um.es/index.php/s/SP0h7l1Em9o0Kkr|Orientación TFG Lengua Inglesa - Grado en Educación Infantil]]//

  * BA in PRIMARY EDUCATION. MAJOR IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

**Lines of research offered to undergraduate students**: 

//My office hours for supervisions: [[https://umubox.um.es/index.php/s/SP0h7l1Em9o0Kkr|Orientación TFG Lengua Inglesa - Grado en Educación Infantil]]//

**Lines of research:** //TBLT exploratory and empirical studies, Processability Theory, cognitive processes applied to Language Teaching and Learning, Materials analysis and development.// 

===== Master's Theses Supervision =====

**//Current// lines of research offered to postgraduate students**: 

  * Master's Degree in Teaching. Major in TEFL.



//Line of research//: **Testing and researching the Processability Theory (PT): paving the way**

//Description//: This line of inquiry aims to explore either theoretically or empirically the array of possibilities offered by the Processability Theory (PT) developed by Pienemann (1998). Studies might include (i) the analysis of the PT hierarchy in contrast to other language learning theories, (ii) critical analysis of ELT materials where traces of PT may be found or paralleled, (iii) empirical analysis of students’ performances based upon the PT in order to validate such theory on a reduced scale, and (iv) reviews of the relevant literature on the issue.