Iratxe Serna Bermejo
Dr. Iratxe Serna-Bermejo holds a PhD in the Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings programme at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. She is currently teaching at the Faculty of Education at the UPV/EHU in the Department of Didactics of Language and Literature. Iratxe obtained her bachelor´s degree in Early Childhood Education in the field of Early Introduction to Languages from the University of Deusto. She also holds a master´s degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from the International University of La Rioja (UNIR). Iratxe has done a research stay at the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Her research interests centre on EMI at university, translanguaging, classroom interaction, multilingualism, language attitudes and motivation.
Journal Papers
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo, Ander Iparraguirre. (2026) Does the medium of instruction affect classroom interaction? A contrastive analysis of lessons in English and Basque at university. International Journal of Multilingualism. 23:678-696. Abstract
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo. (2025) A qualitative analysis of teachers´ reasons for translanguaging. Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras. 43:311-327. Abstract || PDF
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo, David Lasagabaster. (2024) Translanguaging in Basque and English: Practices and Attitudes of University Teachers and Students. International Journal of Multilingualism. 21(2):763-782. Abstract
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo, David Lasagabaster. (2024) Teacher questions: A comparative analysis between English-medium and Basque-medium lessons at university. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 34:86-102. Abstract || PDF
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo, David Lasagabaster. (2023) Why do students choose EMI courses? An analysis of their motivational drives. Porta Linguarum. 40:235-252. Abstract || PDF
Book Chapters
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo, David Lasagabaster. (2025) University Students’ Beliefs about the Impact of EMI on Classroom Interaction. The affective dimension in English-medium instruction in higher education Ed.: David Lasagabaster, Alberto Fernández-Costales & Flor de Lis González-Mujico. Pub.: Multilingual Matters. Pags: 185-205. Abstract
- Iratxe Serna Bermejo. (2024) Multilingual university students’ reasons to translanguage. English linguistics meets the 21th century Ed.: Martín González, D. & Román, P. . Pub.: Dykinson. Pags: 286-300. Abstract


