Maria Christoforou has been involved in English Language Teaching since 2002. She is currently a PhD Candidate, focusing on the pedagogical use of Virtual Reality in the learning of English as a foreign language. Her postgraduate qualifications include a Masters of Arts in Education (Applied Linguistics) from the Open University, UK, and a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Cyprus. She has worked as a Teacher of English as a Second Language (L2) in private institutions, as a Teacher in Secondary Education, teaching English as a First Language (L1), a Speaking Assessor for English exams, and as an English Language Lecturer in Tertiary Education Institutions in the private and public sector in Cyprus since 2007. She has been involved in Curriculum Development and Teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at the Cyprus University of Technology since 2012. She has participated in the writing of Erasmus+ research proposals, and has been involved in Erasmus+ research projects, as well as in intercultural projects with foreign universities (Taipei Medical University and Utrecht University). She is a research associate with the metaverse platform, IMMERSE, and she is the representative of the EuroCALL organization in Cyprus. Her research interests focus on language learning through Virtual Reality (VRALL), research in immersive technologies, and multimodality.