Bautista-Alférez, Alma Edith

Edith Bautista, M.A. Edith is a linguist with a Master's degree, in Education, and a minor in Cognitive Development. She began her teaching career in 1988 and her career at the Tec de Monterrey in 1991. From 1995 to 2006, she was a professor at the Humanities Department, and Curriculum Development Coordinator at the International Programs Office. Since 2007, she has coordinated the Spanish as a Foreign Language Center at the Language Department. She is coauthor of two series of textbooks for teaching Spanish to foreigners: Aula Latina and Nuevo Español en Marcha. She participated in the development of the Resource Center for Academic Writing website, and she is cofounder of AMELE, an association for Spanish as a Foreign Language in Mexico. In 2016, she received the Professional Excellence Award, which is given by the University of Nuevo León to distinguished graduates. From 2017 to 2020 was Associate Director of the Regional Language Department at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Northern Region.