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Gertrudis Sigüenza

Language + Culture Liberal Arts Alicante, Spain
Hometown: Elche

Gertru Sigüenza is the Academic Coordinator at CIEE Alicante since August 2019. She is also a Spanish language and culture professor who has taught with CIEE since 2008. She is an associate professor of the University of Alicante where she teaches English as a foreign language. She has worked as Elem, middle and highschool Spanish teacher in Augusta Independent schools, Kentucky for three years. She has been online Spanish instructor for Kentucky Community and Technical College for 6 years and a visiting Spanish professor at Wofford College, South Carolina for a semester in 2016.

She earned her Master’s Degree in English Studies from the University of Alicante in 2004 and completed her postgraduate studies in Spanish gastronomy and traditions from the Superior Studies of Seville in 2014. Gertru Sigüenza is very interested in didactics and culture. She is working in her investigation project “Interpersonal and intercultural communication” to obtain the PhD by the University of Alicante.  She has been the presenter in different conferences as XV Practical Conference of Spanish as foreign language (Madrid, 2014) or MIFLC (James Madison University, 2016). Gertru Sigüenza lives in Alicante, Spain.

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A Taste of Alicante

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

After a couple of months of language learning, culture discoveries and fun experiences in the city of light, CIEE Alicante students have explored the gastronomical offer of the city with... keep reading

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Alicante Foodies adventure

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

As cultural explorers, our highschool Ciee Global Navigators were able to taste unique foods to this region and learn about their historical and geographical context. To learn about the heart... keep reading

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The study abroad adventure starts!

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

"Welcome to Alicante!"- we greeted every student arriving yesterday to the Airport carrying their belongings in heavy suitcases. It's been a long trip and not many hours of sleep but... keep reading

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Creative Reading Experiences

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

Reading a book in a foreign language may be hard and discouraging if you don't have enough language competence or the necessary motivation to get into the story. This is... keep reading

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Community Service Day

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

Here in Alicante we are quite proud of our volunteer program. Every semester we have students that are active participants in giving back to the local community, whether at local... keep reading

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Paella Master Class!

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

Today we are going to present one of the most famous Spanish dishes recognized the world over: paella. Before starting, we should point out that this is a traditional dish... keep reading

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Discovering Alicante Province

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

Cloudy skys vanished to let the sun shine in our great day out exploring Guadalest and Fuentes del Algar. In the mountains of Alicante, about 15 km from Benidorm, we... keep reading

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Which is your favourite Spanish Word?

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

As its name says, these programs are really intense. Time goes fast while our students are involved in a bustling daily life for their 8 weeks in Alicante. They have... keep reading

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CIEE Alicante World Cup of Language

By Gertrudis Sigüenza at CIEE

¡España! ¡España! We are in the middle of the football world cup Russia 2018 and our Spanish team is doing its best to get to the final. We are great... keep reading

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