• Seminar on medieval coronation ceremonies

    We are pleased to announce the following seminar to commemorate the 540th Anniversary of Richard III’s coronation. Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 19th December from 16.00 to 19.15 (Salón Graos, Faculty of Philology, USC) Speakers: Cristina Mourón Figueroa («Dous ‘terceiros’ a coroar e un único ritual medieval: as coroacións de Ricardo III e Carlos III») Santiago López Martínez-Morás («As coroacións dos reis de Francia») Claudia Fernández Estrada («Coroacións imaxinadas no mundo artúrico»)

  • 44th ELC research seminar (online)

    We are pleased to announce the 44th ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 19th December 2023, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maria Gabriela Pavesi (University of Pavia)  Title of talk: «A corpus perspective on spoken language in and across film dialogue» Convenor: Prof. Dr. Ignacio Palacios Martínez Registration is free but required [deadline: 18/12/2023; 13:30 pm (CET)]. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/tGLZY7CQVg   Upon registration, a link will be sent to registered attendees in the days before the seminar. Certificates will be issued upon request.   ELC seminars are intended for members of staff and MA and PhD…

  • Convocatoria Prácticas iMAES 2023-2024

    Click here for the Call for Applications for the master’s internships (Prácticum) corresponding to the current academic year. The application form can also be found here. Applications can be submitted from Monday, November 27th, to Monday, 4th December 2023. Further information about the practicum here.

  • 43rd ELC research seminar (online)

    We are pleased to announce the 43rd ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 7th November 2023, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams. Speaker: Dr. Marisa Díez Arroyo (University of Oviedo) Title of talk: «The pragmatics of advertising» Convenor: Prof. Dr. Ignacio Palacios Martínez Registration is free but required [deadline: 06/11/2023; 12:30 pm (CET)]. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/pn6Hy5193W  Upon registration, a link will be sent to registered attendees a few days ahead of the seminar. Certificates will be issued upon request.  ELC seminars are intended for members of staff and MA and PhD students at Departments of English and, more…

  • Workshop on employability

    We are pleased to announce a practical workshop on employability and career development. Details follow here: Date and time: Thursday, 19th october, 18:00 – 20:00 pm, room B10 (Faculty of Philology, USC) Speaker: Patricia do Camiño (professional coach)

  • MA dissertation research seminar

    We are pleased to announce the following research seminar, aimed specifically at planning and writing your MA dissertation (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Wednesday, 18th october, 16:00 – 18:00 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Dr. Sara Prieto (University of Alicante) Title of talk: «Mastering your dissertation: Navigating academic writing»

  • Seminar «Irish food culture»

    Title: «Irish food culture: tradition or novelty?» Speaker: Dr. Marzena Keating (Instytut Filologii Angielskiej, University of Cracow) Date and venue: Wednesday, 20th September at 18.15 (Salón de Graos, Faculty of Philology USC)

  • 42nd ELC Research Seminar (online)

    We are pleased to announce the 41st ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 3rd october, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Elena Seoane (University of Vigo) & Cristina Suárez-Gómez (University of the Balearic Islands) Title of talk: “The changing linguistic landscape of Gibraltar: External and internal forces” Convenor: Dr. Paloma Núñez Pertejo Registration is free but required. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/8km1ww913Q Upon registration, a link will be sent to registered attendees a few days ahead of the seminar. Certificates will be issued upon request. ELC seminars are intended for members of staff and MA and PhD students at Departments…

  • TFM: Oportunidade de setembro de 2023– Convocatorias de defensa pública

    [Cada un dos tribunais propostos conta co preceptivo membro suplente, aínda que non se indica nesta relación.] UDC 1) Ambroa Búa, Sara Ylenia. Adaptacións cinematográficas do ‘Poema de Mulan’: unha análise de estudos culturais. TITORA: Dra. Carolina Núñez PuenteTRIBUNAL:– Presidenta: Dra. María Jesús Lorenzo Modia – Secretario: Dr. Eduardo Barros Grela– Vogal: Dra. Ana Montoya ReyesDATA, HORA E LUGAR DA DEFENSA: mércores, 20 de setembro de 2023, ás 10.30 horas (sala 3, Seamus Heaney) 2) López Varela, Alicia. O uso do cine como transmisor de cultura na ensinanza do inglés como idioma extranxeiro. TITORA: Dra. María Begoña Crespo GarcíaTRIBUNAL:– Presidenta: Dra. María Jesús Lorenzo Modia – Secretario: Dr. Eduardo Barros…

  • TFM: Oportunidade de xullo de 2023– Convocatorias de defensa pública

    [Cada un dos tribunais propostos conta co preceptivo membro suplente, aínda que non se indica nesta relación.] UDC 1) Caridad Pousa, Paula. Of Trees and Women: Ecofeminist Memoirs by Wangari Maathai and Vandana Shiva TITORA: Dra. Carolina Núñez PuenteTRIBUNAL:– Presidenta: Dra. María Jesús Lorenzo Modia – Secretario: Dr. Eduardo Barros Grela– Vogal: Dra. Ana Montoya ReyesDATA, HORA E LUGAR DA DEFENSA: mércores, 19 de xullo de 2023, ás 09.00 horas (sala 3, Seamus Heaney) 2) Doldán Pan, Natalia. Spiritual Ecofeminism: ‘‘Healing the Earth’’ with Starhawk’s Work TITORA: Dra. Carolina Núñez PuenteTRIBUNAL:– Presidenta: Dra. María Jesús Lorenzo Modia – Secretario: Dr. Eduardo Barros Grela – Vogal: Dra. Ana Montoya Reyes DATA,…

  • Research Seminar by Sergio Blanco

    We are pleased to announce a new research seminar. Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 18th April 2023 (10.00 to 14.00, room B13) Speaker: Sergio Blanco Title of talk: «La autoficción: una ingeniería del yo» Convenor: Research Group «Teoría da Literatura e Literatura comparada» (GI-1371) Registration is free, but required. Please, send an email to gabriela.rivera@usc.es

  • 41st ELC Research Seminar (online)

    We are pleased to announce the 41st ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 18 April, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Dr. Ana Fernández-Dobao (University of Washington, USA) Title of talk: “A study of heritage and second language learners’ interaction and learning: A mixed methods approach” Convenor: Prof. Dr. Ignacio M. Palacios Martínez Registration is free, but required. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/0h3iFj4Xdc Upon registration, a link will be sent to registered attendees a few days ahead of the seminar. ELC seminars are intended for members of staff and MA and PhD students at Departments of English and, more…

  • 40th ELC Research Seminar (online)

    We are pleased to announce the 40th ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 14 February, 5:00 – 6:30 pm, via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Prof. Dr. Holger Diessel (University of Jena, Germany) Title of talk: “Exploring the constructicon: Construction families, grammatical paradigms and syntactic neighborhoods” Convenor: Ignacio M. Palacios Martínez Registration is free, but required. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/0h3iFj4Xdc Upon registration, a link will be sent to registered attendees a few days ahead of the seminar. ELC seminars are intended for members of staff and MA and PhD students at Departments of English and, more generally, for anyone interested in linguistics. Brief…