María Gabriela Amador Solano is a Full Professor at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica) and holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Alicante, Spain. Her academic career has focused primarily on Spanish language pedagogy, teaching Spanish as a second and foreign language, teacher training and the development of teaching competencies, and oral communication. She is a university professor and academic researcher with extensive experience in the design and management of university programs aimed at training and professional development for educators who teach Spanish to international learners. Her research areas also include teacher education in Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE), oral communication, virtual education, and instructional strategies for Spanish language teaching. She currently develops projects related to Spanish language teaching, public speaking, and the study of the linguistic varieties of Costa Rican and Latin American Spanish.