Academic Profile : Faculty

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Mrs Cristina Gonzalez Ruiz
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities
Journal Articles
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González Ruiz, C. (2021). The Effect of Integrating Kahoot! and Peer Instruction in the Spanish Flipped Classroom: the Student Perspective, Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 8:1, 63-78. DOI: 10.1080/23247797.2021.1913832

Thanasingam, S. and González Ruiz, C. (2011). Factors Affecting Learner Success in an ESL Self-Access Programme: A Case Study. RELC Anthology Series, 52, 91-109.

González Ruiz, C. (2008). El Uso de las Estrategias de Comunicación Oral por Estudiantes Iniciales de E/LE en una Universidad de Singapur: ¿Necesidad de Entrenamiento? RedELE 9. http://www.mepsyd.es/redele/Biblioteca2008/CristinaGonzalez.shtml
Book Chapters
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González Ruiz, C. and Masid Blanco, O. (2023). Gamification as a Methodological Strategy for the Development of Emotional Competence in Spanish as a Foreign Language: Academic Self-efficacy, Achievement Emotions and Language Learning. In A. Blanco Canales and S. Martin Leralta (Eds), Emotion and Identity in Second Language Learning (pp. 353-385). Oxford: Peter Lang. DOI:10.3726/b18964
Conference Papers
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Gonzalez Ruiz, C. (2024). Unlocking Success with BreakoutEdu: Self-efficacy, Achievement Emotions and Learning Spanish as a Foreign Language in Singapore. Paper presented at ASELE 34th International Conference, 16-20 July, Edinburgh, UK.

Gonzalez Ruiz, C. (2024). Escape games as a didactic tool: Enriching the teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language through effective and emotional learning. Paper presented at I Nebrija International Conference of Young Researchers on Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching, 3-4 July, Madrid, Spain.

Gonzalez Ruiz, C., Bech, E. and Mustafa, H. (2023). Enhancing Collaborative Language and Culture Learning through Wikis: A Comparative Study. Paper presented at NTU Annual Learning and Teaching Conference: From Good to Great 2023, 3-4 October, Singapore.

Gonzalez Ruiz, C. (2022). Using Gamification to Improve Academic Emotions and Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2022 - The Centre for Language Studies International Conference, 1-3 December, Singapore.

González Ruiz, C. and Masid Blanco, O. (2022). Gamification as a methodological strategy for the development of emotional competence in the Spanish as a foreign language classroom: academic self-efficacy, achievement emotions and language learning. Paper presented at the V International Conference on Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching: Towards Multilingualism, 30 June-1 July, Madrid, Spain.

González Ruiz, C., Bech, E. and Mustafa, H. (2021). Fostering Collaborative Language and Cultural Learning Using Wikis: A Comparative Analysis. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning 2021, ILTAL2021, 19-20 June, Hong Kong.

González Ruiz, C. (2019). El Efecto de Integrar un Sistema de Respuesta del Estudiante basado en juegos en la Clase Invertida de E/LE en Educación Superior. Paper presented at IV International Conference on Applied Linguistics to Foreign Language Teaching, 27-29 June 2019, Nebrija University, Madrid, Spain.

González Ruiz, C. (2018). Effectiveness of a Flipped Spanish Foreign Language Classroom in Higher Education: A Case Study from Singapore. Paper presented at II International Conference on New Trends in Foreign Language Teaching. 17-18 May, Granada, Spain.

González Ruiz, C. (2018). El formato de presentación PechaKucha: herramienta innovadora y eficaz que fomenta la comunicación oral en el aula de español como lengua extranjera. Paper presented at VI Jornadas de Formación de Profesores de Español en Hong Kong, 9-10 March, Hong Kong.

González Ruiz, C. (2016). Student Perceptions of the Use of PechaKucha Presentations in Spanish as a Foreign Language. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies EDULEARN16, 7504-7512. 4-6 July, Barcelona, Spain.

Thanasingam, S. and Ruiz, C.G. (2009). Factors Affecting Learner Success in an ESL Self-Access Programme: A Case Study. Paper presented at 44th RELC International Conference, 20-22 April, Singapore.

González Ruiz, C. (2009). El Uso de Estrategias de Comunicación Oral entre Aprendientes de E/LE en un Contexto Asiático, In Proceedings of I Congreso de Español como Lengua Extranjera en Asia-Pacífico (CE/LEAP), 146-165. 21-22 November, http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/publicaciones_centros/pdf/manila_2009/11_investigaciones_04.pdf
 
Opinions & Commentaries
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The Straits Times (Singapore). “Gen Polyglot: Gen Z, the generation of self-taught multilinguals” The Sunday Times, LIFE, C4. July, 16 2023. https://www.straitstimes.com/life/gen-polyglot-gen-z-the-generation-of-self-taught-multilinguals

I was featured in this article as a language expert providing observations and thoughts on the benefits of multilingualism amongst youth in Singapore based on my experience as a language lecturer for over 21 years in this country.
Other Research Outputs/Projects
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González Ruiz, C. (2009). Español Básico para Alumnos Chinos. [Review of the book Español Basico Para Alumnos Chinos: Gramática y Recursos Comunicativos, by Maximiano Cortés and Shuru Fang] Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 6 (2), 221-222. http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/v6n22009/rev_gonzalesruiz.pdf