María Laura Angelini is an accredited lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Católica of Valencia 'San Vicente Mártir'. She is the Chief Researcher of the Interdisciplinary Group on Active Learning and Assessment (IGALA). Dr. Angelini integrates active teaching-learning methods and formative and shared assessment. She conducts action research through the application of simulation in English language teaching, which is reflected in her numerous publications. She has recently published the books "Learning Through Simulations. Ideas for Educational Practitioners" (2021) Ed. Springer; and "La simulación como estrategia educativa. Propuesta adaptada para el medio físico y virtual" (2021) Ed. Dykinson. She is an Erasmus+ accredited Virtual Exchange trainer. In her teaching, she promotes understanding of social issues, encourages respect for human and animal rights, and the development of empathy through simulation scenarios. She is currently researching the effectiveness of large-scale simulation through virtual exchanges between in-service teachers, teacher trainees and academics from different institutions worldwide.

Rut Muñiz Calderón is a senior lecturer of ESP at Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV). She received a PhD in English philology from Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain (2011). She teaches Business English and Legal English in the Business Administration degree, Multimedia and Digital Arts and Law degrees and Maritime Law master's degree she also teaches English language Didactics in the pre -service teacher instruction master's degree. Her research areas are contrastive linguistics, the analysis of professional and academic discourse and its linguistics variations, intercultural communication, Virtual Exchange and simulation. She has presented papers at international conferences and is the author of several publications. She has carried out international teaching stays and virtual exchanges and is also a member of the IGALA research group as PI of the Virtual Exchange research line.

Addresses simulation from a dialogical learning and critical thinking point of view

Provides a sound literature review of the use of simulation in education

Offers plenty of examples for practical application and professional development

Simulation Essentials: 1. A Comprehensive View of Simulation: M.Laura Angelini, Marieke de Wijse-van Heeswijk.- 2. A Roadmap to Simulation in Education: Elyssebeth Leigh, Irwyn Shepherd, Amanda Davies, Elizabeth Tipton.- 3. Simulation in Teacher Preparation: M.Laura Angelini.- 4. Facilitation Interventions to Increase Learning Effectiveness in Game Simulations. A Generic Approach of Facilitation Applicable to a Broad Variety of Simulation Games: Marieke de Wijse- van Heeswijk.- 5. A Case Study Report on Facilitation Interventions to Increase Learning Effectiveness in Game Simulations: Marieke de Wijse-van Heeswijk, Etiënne Rouwette, Joeri van Laere.- 6. Debriefing: A Practical Guide: David Crookall.- 7. A Design Science Perspective on Formative Evaluation in Simulation Games: Marieke de Wijse- van Heeswijk, Willy Kriz.- 8. The Thorny Issue of Time: Willy Kriz.- Simulation-driven Proposals: 9. Interactive Courses and Assignments Using Simulation and Gaming in the COVID-19:Toshiko Kikkwa.- 10. A Case Study of Simulation Design in a Postgraduate Teacher Training Course: M. Laura Angelini.- 11. Combining Literature and Simulation to Achieve Curriculum Objectives in Secondary Education and Higher-Level Language Learning: Sandra Garibotto, Hannah Riley.- 12. "Literature Always Anticipates Life": Selecting Target Language Literary Texts for Simulation: Hannah Riley.- 13. Shifting Perspectives in Simulation: Implications to Pedagogical Learning of Preservice Teachers: Aki Murata, Jody Siker.- 14. Simulation in Preparing Teachers to Work with Learners with Diverse Abilities: Jody Siker.- Simulation and Virtual Exchange: 15. Virtual Exchange to Enhance Simulation Practice Across Borders. Pilot Project: Rut Muñiz, M. Laura Angelini.- 16. A Wider Perspective on Simulation and Virtual Exchange in Teacher Training: Developing a Holistic View of Practitioner Development: M.Laura Angelini, Rut Muñiz.- 17. Combining Simulation and Virtual Exchange in Legal Education: Pilar M. Estellés, Rut Muñiz.- 18. Simulation + Virtual Exchange in English for Specific Purposes: "The Case of Marketing Across Cultures" and "Think Local, Work Global in Virtual Teams": Rut Muñiz, Dorsaf Ben Malek.- 19. The Role of Simulation and Virtual Exchange in the Context of EFL Pre-Service Teacher.- Training in Romania: Raluca Pop.- Simulation samples: 20. General Guidelines and Simulation Template: M.Laura Angelini.- 21 Euco.ES Project: M.Laura Angelini.- 22 The School of Valtance (version 2): M.Laura Angelini.- 23 Ground Rules: Pilar Sellés Nohales, Maite Montagut Asunción.- 24 Northlence School: Neus Álvarez, Chiara Tasso.- 25 Dog Days: Remedios Aguilar-Moya, Miguelina Cabral-Domínguez.- 26 Code Update: Raluca Pop.- 27 Inside Gesell Chamber: Silvia Sempere Faus.- 28 Mission Hospital: Joaquín José Alfonso Beltrán.- 29 Joint Campus: M.Laura Angelini.- Conclusions: M.Laura Angelini, Rut Muñiz.