RETROTRAD: Formative feedback in translation teaching and learning.

Reference: PID2020-113236GB-I00/MICIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033

Financial backer: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación / Agencia Estatal de Investigación.

Researchers: Maria Dolors Cañada i Gemma Andújar (UPF, Traducció).

Researchers: Iván Delgado Pugués i María Tanagua Barceló Martínez (Universidad de Málaga).

Abstract:

The current trend in the field of didactics of translation is to develop an assessment at university level that goes beyond its certifying function and promotes its formative component. The communicative, orienting and dialogic function of formative assessment is developed mainly through feedback, which is generated, above all, by lecturers.  Feedback can be conceived as a specific type of pedagogical aid that aims to facilitate the construction of knowledge and the self-regulation of learning. The positive influence of formative assessment systems on the improvement of students' academic performance is currently unquestionable. Particularly, there is consensus in the literature on the benefits of feedback in teaching-learning processes, to the extent that Hattie (1992: 9) states: "the most powerful single modification that enhances achievement is feedback". Based on this approach, a review of the general research on formative assessment and feedback in translation training reveals a paradoxical situation: despite its unquestionable pedagogical value and the numerous studies that have addressed its specific impact in different fields of knowledge, there are not many studies on teaching practices and students' perceptions of the feedback they receive in the translation classroom. The RetroTrad project aims to contribute to filling this knowledge gap by studying translation classroom feedback practices framed in their situational context.


 

Inter_ECODAL: Interculturalitat i intercomprensió en l'avaluació de la competència discursiva plurilingüe: formació en retroalimentació digital

Reference: PID2020-113796RB-I00/MICINN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033

Financial backer Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación / Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Duration: 01/09/2021-31/08/2025

Principal Investigator: Carmen López Ferrero (UPF)

Researchers:  Encarnación Carrasco Perea (UB), Meritxell Girvent Montllor (UPF), Susana Madinabeitia (UN), Eduardo Negueruela (UN), Sònia Oliver del Olmo (UAB), Maria Sanz Ferrer (UPF)

Researchers:  Laura Acosta Ortega (New College of the Humanities London), Silvia Agosto (UCM), Giovanna Arenare, Ana Castaño (University of Oxford), Ana María Ducasse (RMIT University, Melbourne), Marta García Balsas (UB), Emmy González Lillo (PUCV, Xile), Carmen González Rodríguez (UPF), Denise Holguín Vaca (UPF), María Teresa Mateo Girona (UCM), María Naranjo (UPF), Alberto Vílchez (Center for Learning and Multilingualism, Ginebra). 

PhD student:  Wensheng Guo (UPF), Fernando Lillo Fuentes (UPF), Inmaculada López Solà (UPF), Francesca Ricciardelli (UPF)

Abstract: The starting questions that the Inter_ECODAL project (2021-2025) seeks to answer are threefold: 1) how can students make better use of the feedback received in the assessment about their level of competence in different genres of discourse, 2) how do digital tools contribute to developing this skill?, and therefore 3) how can we literate students in online feedback to learn new genres of discourse? The final objective of this project is to involve students from different disciplines (humanistic, scientific, technical), from different languages and cultures, in feedback practices to increase their autonomy and self-regulation in the development of their discursive competence multilingual This appropriation takes on the social challenges of the digitization of education and the promotion of critical, participatory and reflective citizenship.


 

FORVID. Video as a language learning format in and outside schools

Reference: RT2018-100790-B-100 (Programa Retos de investigación).

Financial backer: MINECO (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad).

Duration: 01/01/2019-31/12/2021.

Principal Investigator: Daniel Cassany (UPF, Traducció).

Researchers: Carme Bach (UPF, Traducció), Josep M. Castellà (UPF, Humanitats), Sílvia Llach (U. de Girona), Montserrat Casanovas (U. de Lleida), Rosa Mateu (U. de Lleida), Javier Muñoz-Basols (Oxford University), Consuelo Allué (U. Pública de Navarra), Cristina Aliagas-Marín (UAB), Boris Vázquez-Calvo (U. de Burgos).

PhD student: Marina Pérez Sinusía, Leticia Tian Zhang, Liudmila Shafirova, Meztli Santamaría, Rhiannon O'Grady, Shaoqi Zhang.

Abstract: Since video publishing and commenting is partly replacing analogue or digital reading and writing, both in the classroom (with homework) and outside (in idle and social practices), we propose to build a corpus of 50 videos published by teenagers, both in and outside the classroom, to 1) analyse the linguistic quality of these products (evaluating the register, variety and quality of oral and written speeches); 2) describe the typology of youth videos, characterising their production process; 3) document their dissemination and evaluation, identifying the platforms where they are disseminated and the reactions they get, or the evaluation criteria applied to school videos in class; 3) to analyze the gender variable, exploring the appropriation by girls and boys of the production and publication of videos, and the impact on the construction of their identity; and 5) to describe and value the language learning promoted by this practice. In addition to collecting, describing and analysing the videos, ForVid will interview students and teachers who use videos in schools, as well as boys (youtubers, gamers, etc.) who have channels on the net (Tik tok, YouTube) that promote their contents and points of view. Another point of interest of the project is to find out the functions that writing plays in this multimodal practice.

 

​ECODAL. Evaluación de la Competencia Discursiva de Aprendices Adultos Plurilingües

Reference: EDU2016-75874-P (AEI/FEDER, UE)

Financial backer: MINECO (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad)

Duration: 01/01/2017-31/12/2019.

Principal Investigator: Carmen López-Ferrero (UPF)

Researchers: Encarnación Atienza, Maria Dolors Cañada, Ernesto Martín Peris, Carme Bach, Eduardo Negueruela, Maria Naranjo, Maria Asunción Bes, Laura Borràs, Olga Esteve, Elena Ferran, Francesc Fernández, Manel Lacorte, Carmen González Rodríguez, 

PhD student: Laura Acosta, Alberto Vílchez, Verónica Asensio, Ana Castaño, Yris Casart, Denise Holguín, Marta García Balsas, Zhiying Li, Aina Obis, Alba Milà-Garcia, Maria Sanz.

Abstract: In the teaching-learning of languages, what kind of assessment fosters the best discourses? In the Project ECODAL we are doing research on whether improving assessment that has a regulating, communicative and formative function –as compatible with a final assessment that is both certifying and summative- may represent an advance in the production of oral, written and multimodal genres in different languages learnt by plurilingual adults. The final objective of this research is to construct a didactic model that may shed some light on the development and assessment of the plurilingual discursive competence in different contexts of formal education: in degrees, in official school of languages and in university language centres. 

 

 

Defandom El fandom en la juventud española

  • Reference: Tercera convocatoria de ayudas a la investigación (2016).
  • Financial backer: Centro Reina Sofía sobre adolescencia y juventud.
  • Duration: 18 meses.
  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Cassany (UPF).

  • Researchers: Cristina Aliagas, Boris Vázquez-Calvo y María José Valero-Porras.

  • PhD student: Mariona Pasqual, Liudmila Shafirova y Leticia-Tian Zhang.

Abstract: The fandom in the Spanish youth documents and analyses literate, multimodal, and artistic practices that the plurilingual Spanish teenagers and youth develop in mayor communities of enthusiasts of global popular works (fanfic, fanart, anime and manga, videogames), online and offline. The project is supported by the Tercera convocatoria de ayudas a la investigación (2016) from the Centro Reina Sofía sobre adolescencia y juventud.

With an ethnographic approach, using in-depth interviews, participated observation and online tracking, the project will describe the phenomenon of fandom in Spain; analyse and interpret in detail 5 cases of different communities; describe the influence (learning, motivation, empowerment, identities, affiliations) that these practices provide to young people; publish an anthology of the best works, and thus contribute to a deeper understanding and a positive appreciation of the fan culture.

 

 

ICUDEL 15 Identidades y culturas digitales en la educación lingüística

  • Website: https://sites.google.com/site/icudel15/home

  • Reference: EDU2014-57677-C2-2-R. 

  • Financial backer: MINECO (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad).

  • Duration: 01/01/2015-31/12/2017.

  • Principal researcher: Daniel Cassany (UPF).

  • Researchers: Consuelo Allué (Universidad Pública de Navarra), Cristina Aliagas (UAB), Carme Bach (UPF), Josep Maria Castellà (UPF), Sílvia Llach (UdG),  Elena Merino (UOC) i Javier Muñoz-Basols (Oxford University).

  • Researcher at Universitat de Lleida: Montserrat Casanovas (IP), Rosa Mateu, Neus Vila.

  • PhD Students: Yolanda Capdevilla (UdL), Misa Fukukawa (UPF), Francisco Martínez (UPF), Aina Obis (UPF), Marina Pérez Sinusía (UPF), María José Valero (UPF) y Boris Vázquez (UPF).

IES 2.0 Prácticas letradas digitales. Materiales, actividad de aula y recursos lingüísticos en línea

  • Reference EDU2011-28381

  • Financial backer: MINECO (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad)

  • Duration: 01/01/2012-31/12/2014

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Cassany

  • Researchers: Cristina Aliagas (University of Sheffield), Carme Bach (UPF), Josep Maria Castellà (UPF), Jordi Cicres (UdG), Sílvia Llach (UdG), Carmen López Ferrero (UPF), Elena Merino (UOC), Óscar Morales (Universidad de Los Andes - Mérida), Sònia Oliver (UAB), Dolors Ribot (UdG) and Glòria Sanz (UdG).

  • PhD Students: Francisco Martínez (UPF), María José Valero (UPF) and Boris Vázquez (UPF).

DEMODICOP Diseño y experimentación de un modelo didáctico para el fomento de la competencia plurilingüe en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras

  • Reference: EDU2012-38452.

  • Financial backer: MINECO (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad)

  • Duration: 01/01/2013-31/12/2015

  • Principal researcher: Olga Esteve (UPF)

  • Researchers: Encarna Atienza, Maria Asunción Bes, Maria Dolors Cañada, Francesc Fernàndez i Ernesto Martín Peris.

  • PhD Students: Rebecca Walter.

  • Reference: HUM2007-62118

  • Financial backer: MICINN (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación)

  • Duration: 01/10/2007-30/03/2011

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Cassany

  • Researchers: Encarna Atienza, Josep Maria Castellà, Sergi Cortiñas, Elena Ferrán, Carme Hernández García, Carmen López Ferrero, Francina Martí, Ernesto Martín Peris and Sònia Oliver

  • PhD Students: Cristina Aliagas and Óscar Morales.

Tutoria Estudio de la tutoría como instrumento orientador en la instrucción de lenguajes extranjeras.

  • Reference: EDU2012-38452.

  • Financial backer: MEC (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)

  • Duration: 01/10/2009-30/03/2011

  • Principal researcher: Maria Dolors Cañada (UPF).

  • Researchers: Encarna Atienza, Maria Asunción Bes, Olga Esteve, Francesc Fernàndez y Ernesto Martín Peris.

  • PhD Students: Rebecca Walter.

 

RecepCritica La competencia receptiva crítica: análisis y propuesta didáctica

  • Reference: HUM2004-03772

  • Financial backer: MICINN (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación)

  • Duration: 13/12/2004-12/12/2007

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Cassany i Comas

  • Researchers: Encarna Atienza, Josep Maria Castellà, Elena Ferrán, Carme Hernández García, Carmen López Ferrero, Francina Martí, Ernesto Martín Peris and Sònia Oliver

  • Phd Students: Óscar Morales.

Portfolio Europeo de las Lenguas (PEL) PEL español para secundaria: diseño, experimentación, validación y difusión

  • Referencia: ELP (European Language Portfolio) project, European Council. 

  • Financial backer: Subdirección General de Programas Europeos (MECD, Spain)

  • Duration: 1/1/2001-31/12/2004

  • Principal Investigador: Daniel Cassany i Comas

  • Researchers: Olga Esteve, Ernesto Martín Peris, Carmen Pérez Vidal, Cristina Escobar.

  • Institutions: MECD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universidad de Valladolid, EOI Madrid.