Guest lecturer at the Faculdade de Ciências Humanas of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon. PhD candidate in Didática das Línguas - Multilinguismos e Educação para a Cidadania Global at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade Aberta, with the research project "The impact of gamification in a face-to-face foreign language course on learning outcomes and affective competencies of students: motivation and engagement." Holds a postgraduate degree in E-learning Systems Management from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a specialization in Methodology and Didactic Planning of Spanish L2/FL courses from the Fundación de la Universidad de La Rioja. Her research areas include: Spanish as a foreign language, gamification, artificial intelligence in language teaching, and cultural studies.