Publications and Other activities
This page lists all e-ProFun publications. If you are interested in more information about these publications, please contact the relevant members of the research team.
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Books
2026
- Gómez González, M. Á., & Sánchez Roura, M. T. (Forthcoming). English Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish: From Theory to Practice. Mouton-Brill. Revised Second Edition. (Book)
2025
- Jarazo Álvarez, R. (et al.) (Forthcoming). Education in the Digital Age: Innovations in Language Learning. Language in the Digital Age Series. Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang Verlag.
- Gómez González, M. Á., Lago Ferreiro, A., Torrado Cespón, M., Díaz Lage, J. M. & Fragueiro Agrelo, Á. (2025). Los sonidos del inglés en el Camino de Santiago (e-SoundWay). Un juego serio para aprender la pronunciación inglesa. Universidade de Vigo University Press. Trilingual Edition: Spanish–Galician–English. Features two integrated QR codes providing access to the games e-SounWay: The Route and e-SoundWay: Free-Roaming.
To purchase the book with access codes, visit the UVigo Publication Service website: https://www.uvigo.gal/es/i-d-i/difusion-investigacion/servicio-publicaciones
Articles and Book Chapters
2025
- Gómez González, M. Á., & Jarazo Álvarez, R. (Fortcoming). Exploring e-ProFun: Linguistic-Pedagogical Foundations and Content Evaluation of a Digital English Pronunciation Tool for Primary Education. In R. Jarazo Álvarez et al., Education in the Digital Age: Innovations in Language Learning. Peter Lang.
- Lago Ferreiro, A., Gómez González, M. Á., López Ardao, C. (2025). A New Serious Game (e-SoundWay) for Learning English Phonetics Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, Vol. 9, Núm. 6, pp. 54
- Gómez González, M. Á., & García Murias, R. (2025). EFL Pronunciation Instruction in Spanish Primary Schools: From Prescribed Curriculum to Classroom Practice. Education Sciences 2025, 15(4), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15040427
2024
- Cebrian, J., Gavaldà, N., Gorba, C. & Carlet, A. (2024, in press). Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
- Herrería Alonso, S., Lago Ferreiro, A., López Ardao, J.C., Rodríguez Pérez, M., Rodríguez Rubio, R.F., Sousa Vieira, M.E. & Suárez González,A. APAR: A Structural Design and Guidance Framework for Gamification in Education. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4866540.
- Gómez González, M. Á. 2024. What Apps? Evaluating Current Applications for Learning English Pronunciation. In J. Belda, C. Holgado-Sáez, J. Gutiérrez-Artacho (Eds.), Digital Language Learning. New Approaches and Methods (pp. 127-152). Peter Lang.
- Gómez González, M. Á. & Lago Ferreiro,A. (2024). Web-assisted instruction for teaching and learning EFL phonetics: Effectiveness, perceptions and challenges. Computers and Education Open, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100214
- Gómez González, M. Á & Lago Ferreiro, A. (2024). Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): An empirical evaluation of EPSS Multimedia Lab. Language Learning & Techonology. 28(1), 1-44. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73565
- Gómez González, M. Á. & Silvano, P. (2024). Developing a comparative model of predicted associations for invariable question tag types in British English and European Portuguese. In A. Baicchi & C. Broccias Cristiano (Eds.) 2023, Constructional and Cognitive Explorations of Contrastive Linguistics. Berlin, Springer. 173-214.
- Santos Díaz, I.C.,Gómez González, M.A. & Díaz Lage, J.M. (2024). Do you speak English? Teachers and students’ perceptions and pronunciation practices. Logos: Revista de Linguistica, Filosofia y Literatura34 (1), 72-102. https://revistas.userena.cl/index.php/logos/article/view/2240
2023
- Cebrian, J. (2023). L2 Vowel Learning. In C. A. Chapelle (general editor) and M. Munro, A. Huensch, C. Nagle, and J. Levis (area editors). The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics 2nd Edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Cebrian, J. & Gorba, C. (2023). Exploring the relationship between individual differences in cross-language perceived similarity and L2 vowel perception. In Radek Skarnitzl & Jan Volín (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (pp. 2726–2730). Guarant International. ISBN 978-80-908 114-2-3.
- Díaz Lage, J. M., Gómez González, M. Á. & Santos Díaz, I. C. (2023). Teaching and learning English phonetics / pronunciation in digital and other learning environments: Challenges and perceptions of Spanish instructors and students. In I. C. Santos Díaz, M. T. Cespón, J. M. Díaz Lage & S. López Pérez (Eds.). Current Trends on Digital Technologies and Gaming for Teaching and Linguistics (pp. 87-109). Berlin: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b20963
- Fraga-Varela, F. & Trasar, I. (2023). Software Educativo y los currículos autonómicos de Educación de Primaria: ¿reto u oportunidad? In M. Area-Moreira (Coord.) Libro de Actas de las XXX Jornadas Internacionales de Tecnología Educativa (pp. 274-276). Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna (RIULL), Tenerife, 2023, URI https://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34269
- Gómez González, M. Á., Fragueiro Agrelo, A. & Lago Ferreiro, A. (2023). Using a serious game for English phonetics and pronunciation training: Foundations and dynamics. In I. C. Santos Díaz et al. (Eds.) Current Trends on Digital Technologies and Gaming for Teaching and Linguistics (pp. 109-131). Peter Lang.
- Trillo Alonso, F. & Fraga-Varela, F. (2023). Efectos indeseados de la LOMLOE: de las razonables competencias formativas generales al disparate de una taxonomía de conductas operativas específicas. Un análisis del currículo en Galicia. In J. M. Escudero et al. (Coords.) Compromiso con la mejora educativa (pp. 57-75). Digibug Universidad de Granada. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85346
Other activities
2025
- 2025. Gómez González, M. Á. & Cebrian Puyuelo, J. e‑ProFun and e‑SoundWay: Making pronunciation teaching and learning more engaging. 16th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference. 15–17 October 2025, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. https://psllt2025.ca/
- 2025. The 7th edition of International Workshop on Discourse Analysis (IWoDA’25) was organized with the support of the Discourse and Identity and Stellae research groups. 9-10 May 2025.
2024
- 2024. Cebrian, J. Can L2 pronunciation difficulty be predicted by perceived similarity? The role of cross-linguistic perception in L2/FL learning. [Plenary talk]. 8th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP8), organized by the University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (8-10/5/2024).
- 2024. Gómez González, M. A. e-SoundWay and e-Profun: Two gamified CAPT tools to learn English phonetics and pronunciation. [Plenary Talk]. GLOTECH 2024 Online International Conference: Global Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Translation. Alacant. 12-14 December 2024.
- 2024. Gómez González, M. Á.& Lago Ferreiro, A. e-SoundWayTR, e-SoundWayFR, and e-Profun Three digital tools to improve L2 English pronunciation. [Invited Talk]. L2 Speech Methodology. Vitoria-Gasteiz. 14 June 2024.
- 2024. Gorba, C., Cebrian, J., & Gavaldà, N. EPPɪB website: a new resource with authentic audiovisual materials for the teaching and learning of English phonetics and pronunciation. Poster presented at 8th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP8), organized by the University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (8-10/5/2024).
2023
- 2023. Cebrian, J. Factors Affecting the Discrimination of L2 Vowel Contrasts: Perceptual Asymmetry, Perceived Similarity and Lexical Status. Paper presented at the 46th Conference of the Spanish Association of Anglo-North American Studies (AEDEAN), organized by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain (8-10/11/2023).
- 2023. Fraga-Varela, F. & Trasar, I. (2023). Software Educativo y los currículos autonómicos de Educación de Primaria: ¿reto u oportunidad? Paper presented at the XXX Jornadas Internacionales de Tecnología Educativa, organized by the Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias. (22-23/06/2024