This directory includes information about the project of innovation Tutor Quirón, funded by the University of Zaragoza, as well as about the activities and the postgraduates students engaged in PhD research in the Department of English at the University of Zaragoza. The document can be printed for personal use. Universidad de Zaragoza, Departamento de Filologia Inglesa y Alemana Facultad de Filolosofia y Letras, Ciudad Universitaria, Pedro Cerbuna, 12. 50009 Zaragoza
Table of Contents The postgraduate mentoring programme TUTOR QUIRÓN... 2 Objectives and participants in the TUTOR QUIRÓN programme... 2 Why enrol in the TUTOR QUIRÓN programme?... 3 Communication channel... 4 Contact... 4 The TRIP Forum... 5 TRIP Representatives... 5 TRIP Sessions... 5 Research Groups... 6 Important Contacts... 6 Research Web Links... 6 Current Students TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students... 8 TRIP Profile Form Information... 14 What is the TRIP Directory?... 14 Why should I complete a Profile Form?... 14 What if I m not sure what to write?... 14 When do I need to complete the form?... 14 Where will the information on my form be posted?... 14 Questions? Comments? Suggestions?... 14 1
The postgraduate mentoring programme TUTOR QUIRÓN The Department of English and German Philology at the University of Zaragoza has been developing a Peer Mentoring Programme at the postgraduate level during the last four academic years. We have become aware of the fact that the student perceptions of a course are strongly associated with the service quality in higher education institutions. In addition, due to the new degrees that have been implemented in our university as well as the recent emphasis on the quality assessment in higher education approaches, our students satisfaction and perceptions of academic quality has become one of our main concerns. Objectives and participants in the TUTOR QUIRÓN programme The project Tutor Quirón seeks to better the students learning experiences and provide them with additional academic support that may help them improve their learning processes skills and results their time management skills their social life at university This mentoring programme is also a strategic area for assessing the quality standards of the Master in Textual and Cultural Studies in English and the PhD in English Studies. This Project counts on the participation of all the agents 2
involved in the learning process, namely the teachers and the coordinators of the MA and PhD degrees as well as final year PhD students or recent doctors in the Department of English and German Studies. They act as mentors and collaborate to provide the MA and first year PhD students enrolled in the project as mentees with the support and guidance to complete their degrees successfully. One particularly noteworthy advantage of the project is that it fosters the students acquisition of a range of professional competences which will be essential for their future academic and work life. Why enrol in the TUTOR QUIRÓN programme? On the one hand, the MA students may benefit from this programme and be advised by an individual mentor with whom they will hold regular meetings to elaborate a study plan and receive help and guidance about any problem they may encounter in this new academic stage. MA students are also encouraged to participate actively in the academic and social activities organised within the programme (see TRIP Sessions, Research Group Meetings or other activities to take place during the academic year disseminated via institutional email or through the Moodle webpage of the project) On the other hand, at the PhD level, apart from offering first year students the help of a personal mentor, we have launched the TRIP, THESIS AND RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINARS. These meetings offer students an opportunity to give presentations or discuss aspects of their ongoing research to other postgraduates in a friendly environment. The TRIP Seminars are aimed at helping students progress in their research process and create a certain feeling of community and belonging among the other students. There are three sessions every academic course in which 3
PhD students may receive very interesting feedback from their colleagues and teachers. We welcome all the PhD and MA students to participate actively in these TRIP sessions. Communication channel The project currently has its own Moodle webpage which is a useful arena for members to share ideas and pass on information that others may find useful or interesting. Any member can also post a message in the forum of the Project Tutor Quiron in Moodle with any aspect of language/linguistics/literature/film and cultural studies. The Moodle webpage of the project is also the channel by which notices about the TRIP Seminars and other research/social events are circulated, so it is important if you want to be kept informed that you are subscribed as a participant in the project. Contact For more information on the project: Tutor Quiron presentation video: http://vimeo.com/69475789 Or email: llantada@unizar.es (Teachers Coordinator) spellice@unizar.es (Mentors Coordinator) 4
The TRIP Forum This is a forum for PhD and MA degrees in English at the University of Zaragoza, and is a useful arena for members to share ideas and pass on information that others may find useful or interesting. Any member can post a message in the forum of the Proyecto Tutor Quiron in Moodle with any aspect of language/linguistics/literature/film and cultural studies. The Forum is also the channel by which notices about the TRIP seminars and other research/social events are circulated, so it is important if you want to be kept informed that you are subscribed as a participant in the project. If you would like to be subscribed, please contact the TRIP Representatives, Silvia Pellicer at spellice@unizar.es or Oana Carciu at ocarciu@unizar.es. TRIP Representatives Silvia Pellicer and Oana Carciu are the department postgraduate representatives for the academic year October 2012/September 2013. They will be keeping us informed about the TRIP Sessions and other events. Please contact them if you have any queries/problems. TRIP Sessions Three TRIP sessions take place during the academic year. They are held in the Departamento de Filologia Inglesa y Alemana, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras Building. These seminars offer students an opportunity to give presentations or discuss aspects of their ongoing research to other postgraduates in a friendly environment. 5
The seminar programme of every academic year will be available on Moodle and it will be sent to the students regularly [check our Moodle website to see the TRIP Programme for the academic year 2012-2013] Research Groups A number of research groups are concerned with English research at the University of Zaragoza. The following web pages contain further details: Contemporary Narrative in English Página web: http://cne.literatureresearch.net// Cine, cultura y sociedad Página web: http://ccs.filmculture.net/ Swift InterLAE Página web: http://www.interlae.com/ Important Contacts Prof. Susana Onega, Coordinator of the Master in Textual and Cultural Studies in English: sonega@unizar.es Prof. Celestino Deleyto, Head of the Department of English and Coordinator of the PhD in English Studies: cdeleyto@unizar.es Prof. Carmen Pérez Llantada, Teachers coordinator of the Tutor Quiron Project: llantada@unizar.es Dr. Silvia Pellicer, Tutor Quiron Project Coordinator: spellice@unizar.es Research Web Links Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos (AEDEAN) http://www.aedean.org/ Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada (AESLA) http://www.aesla.uji.es/ Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos (AELFE) http://www.aelfe.org/ The European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) http://www.essenglish.org/ 6
Red Española de I+D (RedIRIS) http://www.rediris.es/ University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations http://www.cambridgeesol.org/index.html Spanish Association for American Studies (SAAS) http://www.ucm.es/info/saas/ TED: Ideas Worth Spreading http://www.ted.com/ The Critical Thinking Community http://www.criticalthinking.org/ The British Association of Applied Linguistics http://www.baal.org.uk/ International Association of Applied Linguistics http://www.aila.info/about.html 7
Current Students TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students [based on TRIP Profile Form 2012/2013] Option: Click on the name to go directly to a student s profile. Carciu, Oana Maria Echeverría Domingo, Julia Ferrero Orte, Elena Kostova, Bilyana Vanyova López Pérez, Patricia Ramón Ibáñez, Judith Regueira, Andrea Rodríguez Inglés, Rut Royo Grasa, María Pilar 8
TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students Email address Other Interests Oana Maria CARCIU ocarciu@unizar.es Prof. Carmen Pérez-Llantada Corpus linguistics, Genre/Discourse Analysis How do first person plural references we contribute to the construction of a rhetorical space in the biomedical RA across cultures (Spanish-English) Quantitative and qualitative methods Current Status PhD year 4 Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others Additional Information Link(s) with other Universities/Colleges December 2013 Research fellow, Faculty of Arts, Department of English and German, University of Zaragoza Quantitative methods & software http://unizar.academia.edu/oanacarciu BA at University of Bucharest, Romania; research stay at University of Birmingham and University of Lancaster Email Address Other Interests Julia ECHEVARRÍA DOMINGO juliaecheverria@gmail.com Dr. Celestino Deleyto Alcalá, Dra. María del Mar Azcona Film Studies Viral Outbreak: The Rise of the Virus Film in the Age of Contagion Globalization theory, Disaster Movies, Multiculturalism Current Status PhD Student Estimated Completion English Teacher October 2014 9
TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students Email address Other Interests Elena FERRERO ORTE lenyferrero@hotmail.com Dr. Ignacio Guillén Galve & Dra. Ana Hornero English Linguistics Linguistic difficulties in comprehension for Spanish speakers in British and American sitcoms Language teaching, Phonetics, British and American sitcoms and tv series Current Status PhD year 4 Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others Additional Information Link(s) with other Universities/Colleges December 2013 3 years as an English Teacher in Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas; Spanish teacher assistant in Bishop s Stortford High School, England English Teaching; Language Teaching Certificate of Proficiency in English of Cambridge University; Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults University of Barcelona, BA in English studies; Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Sabiñánigo, Huesca; Colegio Altoaragón, Huesca Email address Other Interests Bilyana Vanyova KOSTOVA bkostova@unizar.es Francisco Collado Contemporary US Literature Textual experimentation and representation of trauma in the novels of J. Eugenides Diaspora in US, Migration literature, Ethnic studies Current Status PhD Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others English Teacher 2014 Language teaching, Trauma theory, To learn Bulgarian language and customs! 10
TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students Email address ~ Other Interests ~ Patricia LOPÉZ PÉREZ Marita Nadal American Literature Crisis of masculinity, Trauma fiction and globalisation Current Status PhD Student Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others English Teacher Translation ~ Email address Other Interests Judith RAMÓN IBÁÑEZ Judith.ramon@gmail.com Luis Miguel García Mainar Animation and Films Pixar films Literature, TV Shows Current Status ~ Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others 2016 English Teacher in several secondary schools I am not really an expert in anything related to PhDs, but I would be happy to lend a hand if needed. 11
TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students Email address Other Interests Andrea REGUEIRA andreaypich@gmail.com Celestino Deleyto Film studies Young Adult Films Teenpics, adolescence, romantic comedy, pep culture Current Status PhD Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others English Teacher Colegio Jesuitas 2015 Peak English Blogger Norma Jean Magazine Freelance Translation Blogging or social media Email address Other Interests Rut RODRÍGUEZ INGLÉS galadriel_05@hotmail.com; 539017@celes.unizar.es Silvia Murrillo Ornat English for Academic & Specific Purposes / English as Lingua Franca A contrastive analysis of the verbs used in the expression of epistemic stances in Applied Mathematic research articles written in English as a native language and as lingua franca. Translation and teaching Current Status PhD Estimated Completion English Teacher: The Master Key Academy English Teacher: Centro de Estudios Aeronáuticos (CEAE) ~ 12
TRIP Directory ~ PhD Students Email address Other Interests María Pilar ROYO GRASA prg@unizar.es María Dolores Herrero Contemporary Literature in English My project, A Study on the Representation of Trauma in Gail Jones s Black Mirror (2002), Sixty Lights (2004) and Sorry (2007), seeks to explore the recurrent formal, thematic, and generic features that Gail Jones s novels depict in relation to colonial trauma and the Australian process of reconciliation. Ethics, Postcolonial and Trauma Studies Current Status PhD student Estimated Completion Area(s) where you could help others Additional Information ~ Link(s) with other Universities/Colleges Research assistant at the Department of English and German Philology at the University of Zaragoza Australian literature University of New South Wales (UNSW) University of Northampton ~ 13
TRIP Profile Form Information What is the TRIP Directory? The TRIP Directory lists postgraduate students engaged in research in the Department of English at the University of Zaragoza. The entries comprise the names and research details of students currently registered for higher degrees (MA and PhD). Why should I complete a Profile Form? To raise your public profile, which is beneficial in terms of future employment and academic standing and conveys your willingness to engage with others. By filling out this form, you provide an improved capability for PG TRIP members to search, network and collaborate other members. What if I m not sure what to write? A sample profile (Maria Perez Perez) has been completed (refer to TRIP Documents on Moodle) to give a basic idea of what information you should provide. Don t worry if you re a brand new or still unsure first year student this form is not written in stone; you will have future opportunities to amend and/or alter your information if necessary. However, if you change your mind after submitting the profile form and no longer wish your profile to be included, please let us know. When do I need to complete the form? We would greatly appreciate the forms being completed and sent via email to either Silvia Pellicer (spellice@unizar.es) or Oana Carciu (ocarciu@unizar.es). Where will the information on my form be posted? The information you provide will be made available in the Moodle page of the Proyecto Tutor Quiron and wherever it is appropriate to do so for project members (i.e. maybe the web page of the department, other suggestions are welcome). Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact either Silvia Pellicer (spellice@unizar.es) or Oana Carciu (ocarciu@unizar.es) 14
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