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Gabriel Astey Wood

He is a full time professor at the Academic Department of Languages (DAL) at ITAM. He has a PhD and an MA in Literary Theory (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana); he also has a BA in Hispanic Literature (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). He has been teaching Hispanic Literature and Academic Writing Skills in Spanish since 1996. His research focuses on the relationship between rethoric, literary theory and philosopichal discourse in the context of the 20th century hispanic thinkers. He is the author of Nacer desde el sueño.

Federico Guzmán Rubio

He has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), a Master of Arts degree in Hispanic Philology from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain, and PhD in European Literature from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His academic interests are focused on the twentieth and twenty-first century Latin American Literature and in Travel Literature, and his work has been presented at conferences and published in academic journals.

Conrado Arranz Mínguez

He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a Master Degree in Spanish and Latin American Literature and Theater theater, and a PhD in Spanish and Latin Americana Literatures, both from UNED, whith a two years research stay at El Colegio de México. Currently, he is a professor of Estrategias de Comunicación Escrita and Investigación y Redacción Jurídica at ITAM and collaborates as a researcher at Seminario de Tradiciones Populares of El Colegio de México. Since January 2016, he is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores in the category of “Candidate”.

Marcela Rabadán Gallardo

Since 2004, she has been a full time professor at de Academic Department of Languages at ITAM. She teaches different courses: Written Communication Strategies, Study Skills and English. She has also taught Introduction to Translation: Contrastive Analysis and Professional Writing at the Continuing Education Office at ITAM. She has an MA in Humanities (Universidad Anáhuac), and a BA in Translation (Universidad Intercontinental).

Javier Martínez Villarroya

He is a Full-time Professor in the Department of Writing and Languages of the ITAM. He has a degree on Philosophy, a degree on History and a Ph. D. on Philosophy (all of them by the Universitat de Barcelona). Moreover, he did postgraduate studies on Anthropology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. In his career he has won several scholarships for research and cultural promotion, with which he has traveled to Athens, Hong Kong and Mexico.

Claudia Albarrán Ampudia

She is a renowned essayist and literary critic, as well as a specialist in Mexican contemporary literature and academic writing related topics. She has a Masters Degree in Literature by El Colegio de México and a Doctorate in Literature by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She’s the author of Luna menguante. Vida y obra de Inés Arredondo (2000), and coauthor of several books, such as Diccionario de Literatura Mexicana.

Alejandra Solís González

She has a bachelor’s degree in Translation with a specialization in French from Universidad Intercontinental. She also has a Master of Arts in Humanities. In addition, she is completing a second Master’s degree in History of México from Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). She has a teaching certificate in French, with a specialization in grammatical analysis, morphosyntax and grammar of Spanish, as well as several certificates in Humanities.

María Gabriela Mazzuchino

 She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the Faculty of Languages ​​of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina), and a PhD in Linguistics from the Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), with a dissertation on digital political discourse. She also has two master's degrees: one from the Higher Council for Scientific Research of Spain and another from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Her research focuses in discourse studies, but she has also published books and articles on topics in grammar and academic writing. 

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