Mar Fernandez-Alcocer is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Alicante. Her academic work focuses on English language teaching and learning, with a particular interest in the integration of digital technologies in educational contexts and technology-enhanced language learning.

She holds a BA in English Studies from the University of Alicante and a Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Technologies in Language Teaching and Processing from the Spanish National University of Distance Education (UNED). Her academic background therefore brings together English language studies and language education with the pedagogical application of digital technologies.

Her research focuses on the use of emerging technologies in English language teaching and learning, particularly the educational applications of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Within this field, she investigates the integration of immersive technologies in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts, with particular attention to their impact on vocabulary and content acquisition, learner motivation and engagement, and students’ perceptions of technology-enhanced learning. Her research also examines the pedagogical affordances of AR and VR and the conditions required for their effective integration into the foreign language classroom.