María Hoyos

María Hoyos

Philologist

A philologist specialized in the teaching and practice of Spanish as a foreign language. She is studying to access a doctorate in Psycholinguistics at the University of Salamanca, at the end of which she plans to work as a teacher and as a disseminator.

About the author

Graduated in Hispanic Philology from the University of Salamanca (2016). In this university, she studied a Master's degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (2017) and is currently studying on the doctoral program in Psycholinguistics.

She has worked as a teacher of Spanish as a foreign language in various companies and institutions, including Mester Study Abroad, the University of Salamanca and StudyHouse.

Last articles

Cherophobia, the Irrational Fear of Being Happy

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Learned Helplessness Theory - What Is It?

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The Fear of Being Alone

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Video Games and Intelligence: How Are They Related?

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Seven Syndromes Named After Literary Characters

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The sandbox technique

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Exhausted Mothers and Burnout Syndrome

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