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Magíster en Educación a Distancia y Magíster en Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, y de Nova Southeastern University de los Estados Unidos. Con estudios de pregrado en Ciencias de la Educación, mención Inglés, e Ingeniería en Administración de Empresas. Cursa estudios de Doctorado en Lingüística y Lenguas en la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina Experiencia laboral como ex coordinadora operativa de la Maestría en TEFL, ex miembro del Equipo de la Calidad del Departamento de Lenguas Modernas y Literatura, y Ex Responsable de la Sección de Lengua Inglesa. Actualmente se desempeña como docente investigador en la Sección de Lenguas Contemporáneas del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación y es miembro del grupo de Investigación "EFL Learning, Teaching and Technology" . Además, es co-autora de diversos artículos indexados y de capítulos de libro.
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Master in Distance Education and Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja and Nova Southeastern University of the United States. With undergraduate studies in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Business Administration. I am studying a Doctoral program in Language and Linguistics at Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. I have experience as administrative coordinator of the Master's Degree in TEFL, former member of the Quality Team of the Department of Modern Languages ​​and Literature, and Former Head of the English language. I am working as a research professor in the Contemporary Languages ​​Section of the Department of Education and I am member of the Research Group "EFL Learning, Teaching and Technology". Aditionally, I have been co-author of various indexed articles and book chapters.

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Employment (1)

Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja: Loja, Loja, EC

2006-11-01 to present | Docente Investigador (Ciencias de la Educación)
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

Education and qualifications (1)

Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja: Loja, Loja, EC

2008-10-01 to 2010-07-01 | Master (Education)
Education
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

Works (25)

Enhancing EFL Higher Education through Fliki Videos: An Artificial Intelligence Implementation Approach

World Journal of English Language
2024-09-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Paola Cabrera-Solano; Cesar Ochoa-Cueva; Luz Castillo-Cuesta
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Game-Based Learning in Higher Education: The Pedagogical Effect of Genially Games in English as a Foreign Language Instruction

International Journal of Educational Methodology
2022-11-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Paola Cabrera-Solano
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Pre-service EFL teachers’ perceptions about the didactic component of pronunciation of english fricative phonemes

2022-10-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Orlando Vicente Lizaldes-Espinosa; Miriam Eucevia Troya-Sánchez; Paola Alexandra Cabrera Solano; Luz Mercedes Castillo Cuesta
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Desarrollo de la destreza de escritura a través de juegos virtuales: una experiencia didáctica en educación superior

2022-04-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Paola Alexandra Cabrera Solano; Luz Mercedes Castillo Cuesta; Alex René Jaramillo Campoverde
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Virtual Workspaces for Enhancing Collaborative Work in EFL Learning: A Case Study in Higher Education

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
2022-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Luz Castillo-Cuesta; Cesar Ochoa-Cueva; Paola Cabrera-Solano
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Evaluación formativa apoyada en el uso de la herramienta Socrative para fortalecer la destreza de escritura en la enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera

2021-12-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Luz Mercedes Castillo Cuesta; Paola Alexandra Cabrera Solano
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Using Pixton for Teaching EFL Writing in Higher Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
2021-09-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Paola Cabrera-Solano; Paul Gonzalez-Torres; Cesar Ochoa-Cueva
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Using Digital Storytelling as a Strategy for Enhancing EFL Writing Skills

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
2021-07-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Luz Mercedes Castillo-Cuesta; Ana Quinonez-Beltran; Paola Cabrera-Solano; Cesar Ochoa-Cueva; Paul Gonzalez-Torres
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The Use of Digital Portfolios to Enhance English as a Foreign Language Speaking Skills in Higher Education

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
2020-12-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Paola Cabrera-Solano
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Uso de padlet para el fortalecimiento de la competencia lectora del idioma inglés en la enseñanza remota de emergencia

2020-12-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Luz Mercedes Castillo Cuesta; Paola Alexandra Cabrera Solano
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Enhancing EFL Students’ Active Learning by Using ‘Formative’ on Mobile Devices

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
2020-07-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1863-0383
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IMPROVING PAST TENSE PRONUNCIATION OF REGULAR VERBS THROUGH THE USE OF AUDACITY: A CASE STUDY OF EFL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN ECUADOR

Teaching English with Technology
2020-01-10 | Journal article
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

Using Visual Vocabulary App as a Metacognitive Strategy in EFL Learning: A Case of Pre-Service Teachers

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
2019-12-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1694-2493
Part of ISSN: 1694-2116
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DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS TO ENHANCE ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WRITING SKILLS: A CASE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN ECUADOR

ICERI2019 Proceedings
2019-11 | Conference paper
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

Improving EFL Reading Habits in Adolescent Students from Public High Schools in Ecuador

International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
2019-10-30 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 1694-2116
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Perceptions on the Internal Factors Influencing EFL Learning: A Case of Ecuadorian Children

International Journal of Instruction
2019-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1694-609X
Part of ISSN: 1308-1470
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Perceptions on the influence of non-communicative activities on students’ motivation to learn a foreign language,Percepciones sobre la influencia de las actividades no comunicativas en la motivación para el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera

Revista Complutense de Educacion
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85038817376

Contributors: González Torres, P.F.; Castillo Cuesta, L.M.; Quiñónez Beltrán, A.L.; Cabrera Solano, P.A.; Ochoa Cueva, C.A.
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The impact of using Pixton for teaching grammar and vocabulary in the EFL Ecuadorian context

Teaching English with Technology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041684474

Contributors: Cabrera, P.; Castillo, L.; González, P.; Quiñónez, A.; Ochoa, C.
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Exploring the use of educational technology in efl teaching: A case study of primary education in the south region of ecuador

Teaching English with Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018383161

Contributors: Solano, L.; Cabrera, P.; Ulehlova, E.; Espinoza, V.
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Flipping the classroom through the use of socrative, padlet, and twitter in an academic writing course: A case of pre-service EFL teachers in Ecuador

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045200366

Contributors: Cabrer, P.; Castillo, L.
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SonarQube as a tool to identify software metrics and technical debt in the source code through static analysis

2017 7th International Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering, WCSE 2017
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85027839441

Contributors: Guaman, D.; Sarmiento, P.A.-Q.; Barba-Guamán, L.; Cabrera, P.; Enciso, L.
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The use of wikis to enhance collaborative reading and writing skills in a pre-service efl teacher training program in an ecuadorian academic context

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057640954

Contributors: Castillo, L.; Ochoa, C.; Cabrera, P.; Vargas, A.
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The Effect of Communicative Activities on EFL Learners’ Motivation: A Case of Students in the Amazon Region of Ecuador

Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal
2016-05-24 | Journal article
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

EFL Teaching in the Amazon Region of Ecuador: A Focus on Activities and Resources for Teaching Listening and Skills

English Language Teaching
2015-08-15 | Journal article
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Paola Cabrera-Solano

Spanish interference in EFL writing skills: A case of Ecuadorian senior high schools

English Language Teaching
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903522210

Contributors: Cabrera Solano, P.A.; Gonzalez Torres, P.F.; Ochoa Cueva, C.A.; Quinonez Beltran, A.L.; Castillo Cuesta, L.M.; Solano Jaramillo, L.M.; Espinosa Jaramillo, F.O.; Arias Cordova, M.O.
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