Academic & Teaching staff

Mr Antonio Martínez Arboleda

Principal Teaching Fellow

Mr Antonio Martínez Arboleda

0113 343 3529

Biography

Antonio Martínez-Arboleda obtained a Law degree at the "Universidad de Murcia" in Spain while being actively involved in his university's Student Union as Head Delegate and working in property development. He continued his studies in the Faculty of Law at the University of Leeds where he completed his MA in Business Law in 1998.

Antonio worked for two years at the Instituto Cervantes in different areas including Library, Cultural Events, Course Administration and also taught Spanish as a Cervantes Institute Tutor at the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin-American Studies, which he joined in September 1998.

During his career at the University of Leeds, Antonio has been responsible for the design of the modules "Spain: Political Decentralisation (El Estado de las Autonomías) and Integration into Europe" and "Introducción al Mundo Hispano", the overall reform of the Spanish Language Programme of the Department, the introduction of IT and self-assessment tools in the Spanish Language Programme, the design of the first Spanish Language Virtual Learning Environment of the Department, the design of numerous web pages for several modules, the creation of the "Autonomous Learning Programme" for students of Spanish and the design of the Programme of Study for the Certificate in Higher Education in Spanish.

Antonio initiated and ran for two years the Language Forum of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and has been involved in a variety of artistic activities including poetry, poetry translation and singing.

Teaching

Antonio currently teaches and co-ordinates SPPO2650/1 "The Spanish Regional Melting Pot: The Same Old History?" and SPPO3062 ''Spanish in a Business and Economic Context". He also contributes regularly to team-taught modules including Spanish Language at Advanced and Higher Levels and modules on Spanish Society and Culture.

Leadership Responsibilities

  • Member of the Faculty of Arts Employability Working Group;
  • Programme Manager for Spanish Studies (currently on secondment);
  • Departmental Senior Language Co-ordinator, in charge of the whole Spanish Language Programme (currently on secondment);
  • Instituto Cervantes Liaison Officer, dealing with the relationship between this Spanish Government Institution and the Department for academic, cultural and institutional matters (currently on secondment);
  • Member of the Departmental Senior Management Team. 

Student Education Research and Scholarship

Antonio' scholarship focuses in the areas of OERS (Open Educational Resources), Autonomous Learning, Student Motivation, Employability, e-Learning and Socio-constructive Approaches in Learning.

During 2009/2010 he was Humbox Institutional Partner for the Faculty of Arts of the University of Leeds http://www.humbox.ac.uk/profile/12.

In the Spring of 2011 he was awarded a Fellowship by SCORE, the Support Centre for Open Educational Resources, funded by HEFCE and based at the Open University. As part of this fellowship, Antonio is leading the research project "Review and Endorsement of Open Educational Resources by Graduate-Recruiting Employers". The project will be completed in July 2012. http://humbox.ac.uk/3066/ and http://www8.open.ac.uk/score/fellows

In Summer 2011, the project OpenLIVES, in which Antonio is co-investigator, was awarded funding from JISC under OER-3 (Digital Capital). The project, led by the University of Southampton, will be completed in February 2013.  His responsibilities include designing learning activities for the students of the University of Leeds, the University of Portsmouth and the University of Southampton, as well as for the global learning community. These resources, alongside any subsequent resources produced by students, will be published as OERs in the HumBox.   

Papers and conferences:

"Employers' Curricular Collaboration in HE through OERs".  OCWC Global 2012: Innovation and Impact: Openly collaborating to enhance education. Cambridge. 16-18 April 2012. (Accepted as a paper presentation). 

"An OER Kaleidoscope for Languages" OCWC Global 2012: Innovation and Impact: Openly collaborating to enhance education. Cambridge. 16-18 April 2012. (accepted as a panel presentation with A. Commas Quinn, A. Fitzgerald and U. Tiedau).

"Open Educational Resources: Pedagogical Excellence and External Engagement in Student Education". Student Education Conference (SEC 1). University of Leeds. 6 January 2012. 

"Simulations and Collaborative Learning in Spanish Language and Culture: a Way Forward for the Enhancement of Employability in Arts Subjects?". University College Cork. Ireland. 11 November 2011. 

"Review and Endorsement of Open Educational Resources (OERs) by Graduate-Recruiting Employers in HumBox". Cascading Open Educational Resources. Teesside University, Middlesborough. 16 Septemeber 2011.  

 

"The HumBox: an OERs Publishing and Sharing Ecosystem". The SCORE Short-term Fellowship Residential Course. The Open University, Milton Keynes. 12 July 2011; 

"A user's perspective on the HumBox: Opening your Pedagogy, Building your Profile and Showcasing your Work".  Elluminate Interactive Synchronic Presentation "What Can LORO Do for You?" The Open University. 8 July 2011 

"The HumBox: a User Perspective".  Association of University Language Centres mid-year Conference. University of Nottingham. 29 June 2011

"How to Introduce Language Learning Autonomy in HE Learning Environments Effectively: The Spanish Language Autonomous Learning Portfolio at the University of Leeds". University of Newcastle conference: Innovative teaching and learning at university: enhancing the learning experience of Modern Languages students. 27 May 2011

"The Humbox: a new concept of openness in OERs UK". Does it make a difference? The impact of OERs and repositories in teaching and learning. (Funded by JISC). SCORE - The Open University, Milton Keynes. 23 March 2011

"Learning Spanish Language through Spanish Politics in the Humbox" in II E. Allison Peers Symposium Performing Luso-Hispanic Identities in a Transatlantic Context. University of Liverpool. 22 October 2010

"Autonomous Learning Portfolio in Spanish: Personalised learning and motivation in a regulated learning environment". LLAS Conference: Supporting students' learning outside the classroom: promoting independence and autonomy in LLAS disciplines. Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies - Higher Education Academy. Leeds Metropolitan University. 27 May 2010

"The learning synergies of poetry". Symposium: Facing Pages Translating Poetry & Theatre from the Spanish-Speaking World. University of Leeds. May 2010

"Student participation and motivation", Enhancing MFL teaching for new tutors. (Funded by Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies - Higher Education Academy). University of Leeds. September 2009

"Raising the levels of motivation in language learning". Teaching languages in Higher Education. CILT, the National Centre for Languages, London. May 2009

"From traditional to e-assessment in Area Studies: motivating students, raising standards and enhancing employability", e-Learning symposium 2009. University of Southampton. Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (Higher Education Academy). Video and handouts for the presentation available from http://www.llas.ac.uk/video/21 and http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/archive/2985

Online presentations and publications:

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Autonomous Learning Portfolio in Spanish Language". June 2011. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2882/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Enhancing Modern Languages Teaching: Student Participation and Motivation". September 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2523/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Motivating students and personalising their learning experience". May 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2230/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "The learning synergies of poetry". April 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2112/

Martínez-Arboleda, A. (2009) "Using new technologies on content modules in modern languages", Liaison. July 2009. 29-31. Available from http://www.llas.ac.uk/news/newsletter.html

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Supporting students: Motivation". July 2009. Available from: http://humbox.ac.uk/203/

Learning Resources:

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Professional Reported Speech in Spanish in a Political Context - C1-C2 Level". March 2011. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2706/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Juan Ramón Barat - Selection of Poems Translated into English". December 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/2600/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Engaging with Students: a Collection of Spanish and Portuguese Literature Learning Activities". February 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/136/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: Obama visits Spain". January 2010. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/1523/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Attitudes Towards Regional Autonomy in Spain: The Case of Lorca (Región de Murcia)". 17 videos, Methodology and Transcripts. August 2009. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/1989/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: Promotional video on European elections". June 2009. Available from http://www.humbox.ac.uk/80/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: Newspaper debate on identities and linguistic diversity in contemporary Spain". June 2009. Available from http://www.humbox.ac.uk/79/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: TV documentary on national identity in contemporary Spain". June 2009. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/78/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: TV documentary on identities and linguistic diversity in contemporary Catalonia". June 2009. Available from http://humbox.ac.uk/74/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Discussion Board: Socioeconomic and demographic reality of Contemporary Spain". June 2009. Available from http://www.humbox.ac.uk/73/

Martínez-Arboleda A, "Guía de lectura y hoja de trabajo de Manolito Gafotas". April 2009. Available from http://languagebox.eprints.org/833/

Memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy;
  • Member of JORUM Steering Group;
  • External Examiner of the London School of Economics;
  • Examiner for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce Diploma in Business Spanish;
  • Member of the Question Paper Evaluation Committee (QPEC) for GCSE Spanish (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance - AQA);
  • Translator for the Foundation Certificate in Secondary Education Exam Papers (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance - AQA);
  • Member of the West Yorkshire Foreign Language Assistants Committee;
  • Regular speaker at the Bradford Circle for Foreign Languages.