Biography

I have been teaching in UCC since 2013. I completed my PhD in Sociolinguistics (TCD). I also hold a MA in Applied Linguistics (TCD), a Higher Diploma in Spanish (UCC) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (UCC). My research is mainly in the areas of sociolinguistics, focusing on language variation and change in global varieties of language, translation, and intercultural communication.

Research Interests

Language variation and change in post-colonial languages Terms of address in Varieties of Spanish and Portuguese Lexical variation in Colombian Spanish The influence of neoliberalism on Intercultural communication in society

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Irish Association of Applied Linguists member 15-SEP-21 /
La Asociación Europea de Profesores de Español (AEPE) member 01-JUN-24 /
Association of Spanish Teachers Ireland member 30-MAR-23 /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2004 Trinity College Dublin MPhil Applied Linguistics
2013 Trinity College Dublin PhD Sociolinguistics
2012 University College Cork Higher Diploma Spanish

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
Spanish Fluent Fluent Fluent
Portuguese Functional Functional Functional

Other Activities

  Description

Editor for Teanga, the Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics

Teaching Interests

As a teacher I believe that it is important to give students space for guided discovery, in a supportive environment and to make them feel involved in the learning process. In relation to language teaching, this space allows students to consolidate their learning and progress successfully at their own pace. I currently contribute to a range of Postgraduate programmes at department and school level mainly, but not exclusively, around the key areas linked to my research: socio and applied linguistics and intercultural communication.

Modules coordinated 

MA in Translation studies

  • LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills 

Higher Diploma in Spanish for Teachers

  • HS5010 Spanish Language for Post-Primary Teachers: B1 (CEFR)
  • HS5013 Intensive Spanish Language Consolidation B1 (CEFR)
  • HS5015 Spanish Language for Post-Primary Teachers: B2 (CEFR)
  • HS5019 Intensive Spanish Language Consolidation: B2 (CEFR)
  • HS5023 Applied Project in Spanish and Latin American Studies

Higher Diploma in Languages and Global Software Business

  • LL5014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills
  • LL5055 Negotiating Knowledges in the Networked Society

Modules contributed to: 

MA in Translation studies

  • LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills 

    • MA in Applied Linguistics

    • LL6012 Applied Aspects of Linguistics 

    MA in Migration, Mobility and Culture

    • LL6008 Mobility, Plurilingualism and Intercultural Communication in a Globalized World

    Higher Diploma in Spanish for Teachers

    • HS5010 Spanish Language for Post-Primary Teachers: B1 (CEFR)
    • HS5013 Intensive Spanish Language Consolidation B1 (CEFR)
    • HS5015 Spanish Language for Post-Primary Teachers: B2 (CEFR)
    • HS5019 Intensive Spanish Language Consolidation: B2 (CEFR)
    • HS5023 Applied Project in Spanish and Latin American Studies

    Higher Diploma in Languages and Global Software Business

    • LL5014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills
    • LL5055 Negotiating Knowledges in the Networked Society


    Recent Postgraduates

      Graduation Year Student Name Institution Degree Type Thesis Title
    2021 Xingyu Zhang UCC MASTER OF ARTS A Pragmatic Study of Gender Differences in Language Use in Compliments and Compliment Responses: a case study of Desperate Housewives.
    2024 Aina Fullana Ribot University College Cork MASTER OF ARTS Post-#MeToo Movement Female Celebrity Recorded Interviews in English and Spanish: a Corpus-Based Study of Conversational Analysis and Facework Strategies through the Lens of Intercultural Politeness
    2024 Nubia Yanira Narváez Bastidas University College Cork MASTER OF ARTS Translation Challenges and Strategies in a Multilingual Text with Code-Switching aimed at Colombian Spanish-Speakers
    2028 Helena Rezende Ramires University College Cork DOCTORATE Portuguese as a Heritage Language in Ireland
    2022 Sonia Ioana Stoichita UCC MASTER OF ARTS Non-native Teacher Professional Identity Construction: The effects of agency on Teacher’s self-perception
    2023 Cristobal Pavel Gonzalez University College Cork MASTER OF ARTS Perceptions and attitudes toward slang variation: The influence of the local Cork slang on service workers’ accommodation strategies
    2023 Gabriela Penate Lopez University College Cork MASTER OF ARTS Intergenerational variations in offers and offer refusals: a postcolonial scope in Fuerteventura.
    2021 Jiale Ruan UCC MASTER OF ARTS A Survey of Chinese Learning Challenges and Strategies among Ireland College English Speakers