Organizing Committee


Henry Sevilla Morales

Holds a master’s degree in Second Languages and Cultures and a master’s in English-Spanish Translation from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA). He has been an ELT instructor for 17 years at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels and is currently Associate Professor at UNA. He holds 25 publications including research papers, academic essays, short stories, poems, and newspaper articles. His research has been presented in more than 30 national and international conferences, and his papers appear in various scientific journals and conference proceedings in Costa Rica, Colombia, the United States, and Iran. His current research agenda includes topics such as learner autonomy, authentic assessment, testing washback, reflective writing, suprasegmentals in ELT, World Englishes, and translation studies. Professor Sevilla is also a former jury member for the Premio Nacional de Cultura Magón and was Chair of the Organizing Committee for the Certamen UNA Palabra. He served as Coordinator of the English Department at the Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje (UNA) during the 2020-2021 term.
henry.sevilla.morales@una.cr