Dr Carlos De Pablos-Ortega
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in Spanish |
C dot De-Pablos at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3354 |
Arts 0.08 |
Biography
Dr Carlos de Pablos-Ortega holds a degree in English and Linguistics from the University Complutense in
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Academic Background
2002 – Master’s (MEELE). Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.
2005 – M.Phil. Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.
2009 – Ph.D. and Doctor Europeus Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.
Key Research Interests
Interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics:
- pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics, the study of politeness.
Intercultural communication through audio-visual translation:
- the translation of specific speech acts in audiovisual resources in relation to cultural representations and stereotypes of the target language
- language attitudes and perceptions of non-native speakers towards the realization of speech acts.
Conference papers and presentations:
July 2011
Manchester, UK 12th International Pragmatics Conference, University of Manchester.
Title: The Pragmatic Representation of Thanking in English and Spanish.
July 2011
Norwich, UK Cross-cultural Pragmatics at a Crossroads II: Linguistic and Cultural representation across Media, University of East.
Title: Linguistic and Cultural Representation via Subtitling in Pedro Almodóvar’s film Labyrinth of Passion.
June 2011
London, UK 4th International Conference Media for all: “Audiovisual Translation: Taking Stock”, Imperial College, London, UK.
Title: Audience Perception of Characters in Pedro Almodóvar’s Film The Flower of My Secret.
July 2010
Kobe, Japan 18th International Pragmatics and Language Learning. Kobe University. Poster presentation.
Title: Socio-pragmatic Classification of the Speech Act of Thanking in Spanish.
June 2010
Basel, Switzerland 5th International Symposium on Politeness. University of Basel.
Title: Facework Values in the Speech Act of Thanking: A Contrastive Study in Spanish and English.
March 2009
UEA, England Research Seminar. University of East Anglia.
Title: Attitudes of English Speakers Towards Thanking in Spanish.
September 2009
Sofia, Bulgaria 44th Linguistics Colloquium: “Globalization, intercultural communication and language”. New Bulgarian University.
Title: Linguistic Attitudes of English Speakers Towards Thanking in Spanish.
September 2009
Dublin, Ireland 30th Annual ACIS Conference. All Hallows College.
Title: Recursos multi-media para la presentación de contenidos socioculturales en la España contemporánea.
June 2009
London, UK Symposium on Pragmatics and Intercultural Communication in Spanish. The Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies (IGRS), Birkbeck College.
Title: La ficción como herramienta para el desarrollo de las competencias intercultural.
June 2007
Madrid, Spain I Taller sobre salidas profesionales en ELE. Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.
Title: Gestión Académica en Centro Superiores de Enseñanza de Idiomas (Universidad)
November 2006
Valencia, Spain III Coloquio Internacional del Programa EDICE (Estudios del Discurso de Cortesía en Español). Universidad de Valencia.
Title: Análisis sociopragmático del acto de habla expresivo de agradecimiento en español.
March 2006
Frankfurt, Germany II International Workshop EDELSA – Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.
Title: Luces, cámara y... cine en E/LE: propuesta didáctica
September 2005
Oviedo, Spain XVI ASELE Congress (Asociación de Español como Lengua Extranjera). Universidad de Oviedo.
Title: La enseñanza de los aspectos sociopragmáticos en el aula de ELE
May, 2005
Madrid, Spain IV ACLES Congress (Asociación de Centros de Lenguas en la Enseñanza Superior). Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.
Title: El Portfolio para una clase de conversación en E/LE
March, 2005
Toledo, Spain I FIAPE Congress (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Profesores de Español). Universidad de Toledo.
Title: La lengua coloquial en la clase de ELE
Teaching Interests
Use of language and Pragmatics.
Contemporary Spanish cinema.
Pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic translation issues in film.
Research supervision
MA in Applied Translation Dissertation supervisions in the area of audiovisual translation.
Examples of modules taught
Advanced Spanish Grammar.
Language in Use and Pragmatics.
Language Learning Through Media.
Issues and Controversies in Contemporary
Sociocultural Issues in
Article
De Pablos-Ortega, Carlos (2011) The pragmatics of thanking reflected in the textbooks for teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Journal of Pragmatics, 43 (9). pp. 2411-2433. ISSN 0378-2166
De Pablos-Ortega, Carlos (2011) Las actitudes de los hombres y de las mujeres anglohablantes ante el agradecimiento en español: estudio contrastivo. Revista Nebrija de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de las Lenguas, 10 (5). pp. 2-21. ISSN 1699-6569
De Pablos-Ortega, Carlos (2010) Attitudes of English native speakers towards thanking in Spanish. Pragmatics , 20 (2). pp. 149-170. ISSN 03782166
Book Section
De Pablos-Ortega, Carlos (2013) Audience Perception of Characters in Pedro Almodóvar’s Film The Flower of My Secret. In: Audiovisual Translation - Taking Stock. Rodopi, Amsterdam. (In Press)
De Pablos-Ortega, Carlos (2008) Análisis sociopragmático del acto de habla expresivo de agradecimiento en español. In: Proceedings of the III International Coloquium EDICE (Estudios sobre el Discurso de la Cortesía en E. Estudios sobre el Discurso de la Cortesía en E. ISBN 9729197452137
Professional Activities
- Visiting Lecturer in the Master´s Degree of Spanish as a Second Language, University Antonio de Nebrija. (2004-2006)
- Lecturer in the Teacher Training Programme of University of UMEA (Sweden)
- On behalf of Instituto Cervantes, Madrid, Spain: Examiner for D.E.L.E (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) (2004-2007) and Inspector and Quality Assessor of Instituto Hispania in New Delhi (India) (2005)
Key Responsibilities
Head of Spanish Sector
Director of Admissions
Director of E-Learning
Member of School Exam Board
Module organiser (World Spanishes, Advanced Hispanic Studies Language and Spain through the Eye of a Lense)
Member of School Promotions Committee
