USC 1.  Abdel Bari Ismail Obieda Alhafi Title of MA Thesis: Jordanian EFL students’ perceptions of AI-generated vs. teacher-provided writing feedback Examination Commitee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Carlos Acuña Fariña Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Mario Cal Varela Commitee member 3: Dr. Zeltia Blanco Suárez Substitute member: Dr. María José López Couso Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Bouso Rivas Date, place and time of the oral defence: 15th July 2026, 10:30 (room 303) 2. Adrián Arasa Mayo Title of MA Thesis: Sally Rooney’s “Nicely Polished Looking-Glass”: Identity Crises in Intermezzo (2024) Examination Commitee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Noemí Pereira Ares Commitee member 3:…

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We are pleased to announce the 51st ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jakob Horsch (Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Sciences) Title of talk: «Fixed in English, not (that) free in Slovak: A contrastive corpus-based study on word order» Convenor: Prof. Dr. Ignacio Palacios Martínez Registration is free but required (deadline: 2nd February). The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/vfCbvX9feX. Brief profile of Jakob Horsch: Dr. Jakob Horsch is a linguist and corpus-based researcher specializing in usage-based construction grammar, word order, and contrastive syntax, with a focus on…

We are pleased to announce the second edition of the International Conference on Paratranslation, Interlinguas, and Transmedia (ParatradIT). Details follow here: Dates: 25th-27th March 2026 Venue: Faculty of Philology and Translation, University of Vigo and online Further information on the registration, programme, etc. may be found at the conference website

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Call for applications for Practicum placements 2025-2026 Timeline for this call: Publication of the call: January 12th, 2026. Application submission period: From January 12th to January 16th, 2026. Assignment of placements: From January 19th to January 23rd, 2026. Publication of provisional assignments: January 23rd, 2026. Claims against the provisional list: From January 27th to January 29th, 2026. Publication of the final list: January 30th, 2026.

On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Faculty of Philology of the University of Santiago de Compostela will host the International Conference A Philology for the 21st Century: Past, Present and Future, which features plenary lectures, round tables, paper and poster presentations. Further details may be found on the website: https://ffiloloxia50.org/en/home-3/ Dates: 26th to 28th November 2025 Venue: Faculty of Philology, University of Santiago de Compostela

We are pleased to announce a practical workshop on employability and career development. Details follow here: Date and time: Thursday, 13th November, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., room B14 (Faculty of Philology, USC) Speaker: Patricia do Camiño (professional coach)

We are pleased to announce the following seminar on academic writing for master’s students. Details follow here: Date and time: Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 (11.00-13.00, via Microsoft Teams) Speaker: Dr. Macarena García-Avello Fernández-Cueto (University of Cantabria)

USC 1.           Ángela Abelenda Calvo Title of MA Thesis (in English): The Aesthetics of Breakdown: Gender, Adolescence, and the Representation of Mental Illness in Skins’ Cassie and Effy. Examination Committee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Margarita Estévez Saá Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Susana Jiménez PlacerCommittee member 3: Dr. Jorge Sacido RomeroSubstitute member: Dr. Noemí Pereira Ares Supervisor: Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez Date, place and time of the oral defence: 10th September 2025, 12:30 (room 303) 2.           Cecilia Fernández Cardero Title of MA thesis (in English): The Trauma of Hunger in The Hunger Games and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeso Examination Committee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Constante González…

USC 1.  Aitana Acuña Rodríguez Title of MA Thesis (in English): Reimagining Virginia Woolf: Biofiction and the Blurred Boundaries of Life and Literature Examination Commitee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Margarita Estévez Saá Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Susana Jiménez Placer Commitee member 3: Dr. Jorge Sacido Romero Substitute member: Dr. Constante González Groba Supervisor: Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez Date, place and time of the oral defence: 16th July 2025, 11:00 (room 303) 2. Noa Castroagudín Vázquez Title of MA Thesis (in English): Diagnosing the Unseen: The Evolution of ‘Female Madness’ and Societal Constraints in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Meg Mason’s Sorrow and Bliss Examination Committee: Committee member 1…

The Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Advanced English Studies (IDAES) organises the Graduate Day, which includes several lectures, round tables and presentations by doctoral and master’s students. Date: Friday, 16th May 2025 (9:30am-8pm) Venue: Faculty of Philology (USC)Further information: https://www.idaes.eu/news/graduate-day-2025