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Dr Alejandro Bolanos-Garcia-Escribano
Room 312/313
Foster Court
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Appointment
- Lecturer (Teaching) in English to Spanish Audiovisual Translation
- SELCS
- Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Biography
I am Lecturer (Teaching) in Audiovisual Translation and Programme Director at University College London, UK. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Member (MCIL) and Chartered Linguist (CL) of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL).
I teach (audiovisual) translation and Spanish language and culture at both the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) and the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SPLAS).
I hold a joint BA Hons in Translation & Interpreting and Humanities Studies from Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain) and an MA in Literary Translation for the Publishing Industry from the University of Malaga, Spain, as well as an MSc in Audiovisual Translation and a PhD in Translation Studies from University College London, UK.
Research Themes
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My research revolves around the pedagogical potential of new technologies, more specifically cloud subtitling, and the latest innovations in translation education.
I am involved in a number of international research projects on audiovisual translation theory and practice.
Teaching Summary
Programme Director: MSc in Translation and Technology (Audiovisual | Scientific, Technical and Medical | with Interpreting) at CenTraS (2020–2023).
Module Convenor: ELCS007 Audiovisual Translation at SELCS (2018–to date); CMII0092 Professional Skills for Translators at CenTraS (2018–2019, 2020–2021); CMII0098 Translating for Voiceover and Dubbing at CenTraS (2017–2018).
Tutor: SPAN0001 and SPAN0016 Spanish<>English translation components at UG level (2017–to date); CMII0097 Subtitling and CMII0098 Translating for Voiceover and Dubbing at PG level (2016–2018). I also teach all modules I convene.
Appointments
| 01-SEP-2020 | Lecturer (Teaching) | School of European Languages, Culture and Society | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 01-DEC-2019 – 01-OCT-2020 | Senior Teaching Fellow | School of European Languages, Culture and Society | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-2017 – 30-NOV-2019 | Teaching Fellow | Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-2016 – 30-NOV-2019 | Teaching Fellow | Centre for Translation Studies | UCL, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2020 | PhD Translation Studies – Translation studies | University College London | |
| 2016 | MSc Specialised Translation (Audiovisual) | University College London | |
| 2015 | MA Translation for the Publishing Industry | Universidad de Malaga | |
| 2014 | BA Hons Translation & Interpreting and Humanities Studies | Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla) |
