Projects
Current projects
TITLE: CERCLE DE LINGÜÍSTICA APLICADA (AGAUR 2021 SGR 1295 (GRC))
ACRONYM: CLA
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Maria Sabaté Dalmau
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Marta Aguilar, Elisaber Arnó, Federico Borges, Josep Maria Cots, Irati Diert, Anca Daniela Frumuselu, Montserrrat Irun, Àngels Llanes, Enric Llurda, Guzmán Mancho, Anna Marsol, Francisco Javier Martin, Sònia Mas, Balbina Moncada, Helena Torres, Alexandra Vraciu, Thais Mena i Júlia Calvet.
PERIOD: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR -Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
TOTAL AMOUNT: 40.000€
TITLE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOCAL COMPETENCE THROUGH STUDY ABROAD IN NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING CONTRIES: APPLYING THE EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHOD BY MEANS OF A SMARTPHONE APPLICATION
ACRONYM: GLOCALSA
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Josep M. Cots & Àngels Llanes
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Anca Frumuselu, Sònia Mas-Álcolea, Thais Mena.
PERIOD: 1 September 2023 – 31 August 2026
FUNDING AGENCY: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Ref. no. PID2022-141814NB-I00)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 56.250€
TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES IN THE TRAINING OF PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS FROM AN ELF PERSPECTIVE
ACRONYM: ELFING
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Enric Llurda & Inma Pineda
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Júlia Calvet, Irati Diert, Montse Irun, Francisco Javier Martín, Maria Sabaté.
PERIOD: 1 September 2023 – 31 August 2026
FUNDING AGENCY: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Ref. no. PID2022-137554NB-I00)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 75.000€
TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF DISCIPLINARY LITERACIES IN ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA AT UNIVERSITY (PID2019-107451GB-100)
ACRONYM: LIDISELF
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Enric Llurda & Guzman Mancho-Barés
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Xavier Martin-Rubió, Eulàlia Borràs, Alexandra Vraciu, Marta Aguilar, Elisabet Arnó, Sarah Khan, Montse Irun, Irati Diert-Boté, Vasi Mocanu, Balbina Moncada.
PERIOD: 1 June 2020 – 31 May 2023
FUNDING AGENCY: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Ref. no. PID2019-107451GB-I00)
TOTAL AMOUNT:49.489€
TITLE: THE GLOBAL COMPETENCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A PILOT STUDY IN THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF THE CURRICULUM
ACRONYM: GLOCIC
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Josep M. Cots and Àngels Llanes
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Lídia Gallego-Balsà, Sònia Mas-Álcolea, Maria Sabaté-Dalmau.
PERIOD: 1 June 2020 – 31 May 2023
FUNDING AGENCY: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Ref. no. PID2019-104333GB-I00)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 30.492€
Past projects
TITLE: EDUCACIÓN PLURILINGÜE (RED2018-102774-T)
ACRONYM: EDUPLUS
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Josep Maria Cots Caimons
PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES: Universidad de Lleida (IP), Universidad de La Rioja, Universidad del País Vasco, Universidad Jaume I, Universidad Ramon Llull, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
PERIOD: 2020-2021
FUNDING AGENCY: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
TOTAL AMOUNT: 20.000€
TITLE: CERCLE DE LINGÜÍSTICA APLICADA (2017SGR1522)
ACRONYM: CLA
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Enric Llurda
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Marata Aguilar, Lourdes Armengol, Elisabet Arnó, David Block, Victor Corona, Josep M. Cots, Lídia Gallego-Balsà, Montse Irun, Kamran Khan, Àngels Llanes, Guzman Mancho, Xavier Martin-Rubió, Sònia Mas, Maria Sabaté-Dalmau, Irati Diert-Boté, Vasi Moncau, Balbina Moncada, Helena Torres, Judith Borràs
PERIOD: 1 January 2018 – 30 June 2021
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR- Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
TOTAL AMOUNT: 38.400€
TITLE: Towards a plurilingual approach to the teaching of Engllish as a lingua franca in higher education (FFI2015-67769-P)
ACRONYM: PLURELF
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Enric Llurda and Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Lurdes Armengol, M. Àngels Llanes, Xavier Martín-Rubió, Lídia Gallego-Balsà, Irati Diert-Bové, Vasi Mocanu.
PERIOD: 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2018
FUNDING AGENCY: Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 47.432 Euros.
TITLE: Towards an empirical assessment of the impact of English medium instruction at university: language learning, disciplinary knowledge and academic identities
ACRONYM: ASSEMID
LEADING RESEARCHERS: David Block Allen and Guzman Mancho Barés
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Elisabet Arnó, Marta Aguilar, Maria Sabaté-Dalmau, Montse Irun, Sarah Khan, Tatzl Dietmar, Victor Corona, Balbina Moncada
PERIOD: 30 December 2016 – 29 December 2019
FUNDING AGENCY: Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 60.500€
TITLE: Transnational Alignment of English Competences for University Lecturers
ACRONYM: TAEC
LEADING RESEARCHER: Xavier Martin-Rubió
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Irati Diert-Boté, Montse Irún-Chavarría
PERIOD: 18 September 2017 – 17 January 2020
FUNDING AGENCY: EACEA
TOTAL AMOUNT:67.000 euros
TITLE: Grup d’Investigació Consolidat Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada
LEADING RESEARCHER: Enric Llurda
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Josep M. Cots, David Block, Guzman Mancho, Elisabet Arnó (UPC), Marta Aguilar (UPC), Lurdes Armengol, Àngels Llanes, Maria Sabaté, Claudia Barahona (UPC), Xavier Martín-Rubió, Montse Irun, Lídia Gallego, Sònia Mas, Helena Torres, Vasilica Mocanu, Patrcia Jiménez.
PERIOD: 1 January 2014 – 30 April 2017
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR – Generalitat de Catalunya (ref.2014-SGR-1061)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 36.000 Euros.
TITLE: Intercultural competence and representations about languages in secondary education: a proposal of a didactic intervention (Competencia intercultural y representaciones sobre las lenguas en la enseñanza secundaria obligatoria: una propuesta de intervención didáctica (SEJ2004-06723-C02-02/EDUC)).
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol, Montse Irun
PERIOD: 13 December 2014 – 12 December 2007
FUNDING AGENCY: Dirección General de Investigación (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 22.000 Euros.
TITLE: Interculturality, European citizenship and English as a lingua franca: between politics and practices in international mobility programs (Interculturalidad, ciudadanía europea e inglés como lingua franca: entre las políticas y las prácticas en los programas de movilidad internacional universitaria (FFI2012-35834))
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, David Block, Guzman Mancho, Lurdes Armengol, Elisabet Arnó, Marta Aguilar, Claudia Barahona, Àngels Llanes, Xavier Martín-Rubió, Lídia Gallego-Balsà
PERIOD: 1 January 2013 – 30 June 2016
FUNDING AGENCY: Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad).
TOTAL AMOUNT: 51.480 Euros.
TITLE: Implementation and piloting of a virtual learning setting Quantum LEAP (Learning English for Academic Purposes) as a tool for the enhancement of the academic communication in English in Catalan universities. (2010MQD00039)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Elisabet Arnó
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol
PERIOD: 20 May 2011 – 19 May 2013
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR
TOTAL AMOUNT: 8.000 Euros
TITLE: Pedagogic intervention in subjects in English in FDE and ETSEA
LEADING RESEARCHER: Guzman Mancho
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda
PERIOD: January 2010 – December 2010
FOUNDING AGENCY: UdL
TOTAL AMOUNT: 1.800 Euros.
TITLE: Internationalisation and multilingualism in universities in bilingual contexts: Catalonia, Basque Country and Wales (Internacionalización y multilingüismo en universidades en contextos bilingües: Catalunya, País Vasco y Gales (FFI2008-00585/FILO)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol
PERIOD: 1 January 2009 – 30 June 2012
FUNDING AGENCY: Dirección General de Investigación (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia).
TOTAL AMOUNT: 88.330 Euros.
TITLE: Dissemination and adaptation of the ABC’s of cultural understanding and communication (Programa Atlantis 56403-DE-2009-USAPOM)
LEADING RESEARCHERS: Claudia Finkbeiner and Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Josep M. Cots, Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol, Montse Irun
PERIOD: 25 August 2009 – 24 August 2013
FUNDING AGENCY: UNER – Unió Europea
TOTAL AMOUNT: 88.300 Euros.
TITLE: Grup d’Investigació Consolidat: Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Josep M. Cots, Enric Llurda, David Block, Lurdes Armengol, Guzman Mancho. M. Àngels Llanes, Montse Irun, Mercè Clemente, Elisabet Arnó, David Lasagabaster (UPV/EHU), Juan Manuel (UPV/EHU), Aintzane Doiz (UPV/EHU), Laura Espelt, Alana Gabrielle, Lídia Gallego, Sònia Mas.
PERIOD: 30 September 2009 – 31 December 2013
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR – Generalitat de Catalunya (ref.2009-SGR-360)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 34.400 Euros.
TITLE: Quantum LEAP: Learning English for Academic Purposes. Digital tools and resources for the improvement of English learning at university within the new frame of EEES (Eines i recursos digitals per la millora de l’aprenentatge d’anglès a la universitat dins del nou marc de l’EEES (2007MQD00201)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Elisabet Arnó
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol
PERIOD: 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2009
FUNDING AGENCY: AGAUR
TOTAL AMOUNT: 5.160 Euros.
TITLE: Quantum LEAP: A multimedia English course for university students. Development of interactive didactic material in multimedia format for the English autonomous learning for university students (Desenvolupament de material didàctic interactiu en format multimedia per a l’aprenentatge autònom de l’anglès per a estudiants universitaris.)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Elisabet Arnó
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol
PERIOD: 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005
FUNDING AGENCY: Convocatoria d’ajuts a la innovació docent de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
TOTAL AMOUNT: 4.076,40 Euros.
TITLE: Development of interactive didactic materials within a virtual setting for the English autonomous learning for specific purposes (Desenvolupament de materials didàctics interactius dins d’un entorn virtual per l’aprenentatge autònom d’anglès per a finalitats específiques)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Elisabet Arnó
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Lurdes Armengol
PERIOD: 1 September 2003 – 31 August 2005
FUNDING AGENCY: Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca – Generalitat de Catalunya (MQD-2003)
TOTAL AMOUNT: 9.345 Euros.
TITLE: Linguistic awareness in language teaching (La consciència lingüística en l’ensenyament de llengües)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Montse Irun
PERIOD: 1 January 1998 – 31 December 2000
FUNDING AGENCY: La Paeria – Ajuntament de Lleida
TOTAL AMOUNT: 899.000 ptas
TITLE: Linguistic awareness in language teaching (La consciència lingüística en l’ensenyament de llengües)
LEADING RESEARCHER: Josep M. Cots
OTHER CLA RESEARCHERS INVOLVED IN PROJECT: Enric Llurda, Montse Irun
PERIOD: 1 January 1995 – 31 December 1995
FUNDING AGENCY: Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs
TOTAL AMOUNT: 140.000 ptas