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Accessibility & LanguageLanguages, Literatures, & Cultures
Ms Begona Sangrador-Vegas
Contact Details
Lecturer
Spanish Discipline,
Arts Millennium Building, Room 2017,
University of Galway,
Ireland
E: begona.sangrador-vegas@universityofgalway.ie
Spanish Discipline,
Arts Millennium Building, Room 2017,
University of Galway,
Ireland
E: begona.sangrador-vegas@universityofgalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | ''The Return of the Tortured Ghost in Harkaitz Cano's Novel Twist (2011)''
Begoña Sangrador-Vegas (2024) ''The Return of the Tortured Ghost in Harkaitz Cano's Novel Twist (2011)''. Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies, 6 (2):185-199 [DOI] [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Contemporary Spain 4th edition.
Ross, C., Richardson B., Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2016) Contemporary Spain 4th edition. Oxon, UK: Routledge. [Details] |
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| (2008) | Contemporary Spain 3rd edition.
Ross, C., Richardson, B., Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2008) Contemporary Spain 3rd edition. London: Hodder Education London. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 8th International SELICUP Conference: The Humanities and the New Challenges of the New Europe: Culture, Language and Identities,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2018) Fe de etarras (Bomb Scared): Humour and political controversy in the ‘battle for the historical narrative’ about the Basque conflict. [Conference Paper], 8th International SELICUP Conference: The Humanities and the New Challenges of the New Europe: Culture, Language and Identities, Universitat de les Islles Balears, Majorca, Spain , 24-OCT-18 - 26-OCT-18. [Details] |
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| (2017) | Networks and Connections in the Crime Genre,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2017) The Back Alleys of Democracy: The Dirty War against ETA in Film: Lasa eta Zabala. [Conference Paper], Networks and Connections in the Crime Genre, NUI Galway, Ireland , 26-MAY-17 - 27-MAY-17. [Details] |
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| (2016) | Babel Sets Sail,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2016) The Massacre of Basque Whale Hunters in Iceland 1615. [Oral Presentation], Babel Sets Sail, Galway City Museum, Galway. Ireland , 01-OCT-16 - 01-OCT-16. [Details] |
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| (2014) | Conference of the AHGBI,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2014) Annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Conference of the AHGBI, NUI Galway, Ireland , 14-APR-14 - 16-APR-14. [Details] |
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| (2013) | Postgraduate Hispanic Studies Conference of Ireland and the UK,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2013) Hispanic Studies. [Chaired Session], Postgraduate Hispanic Studies Conference of Ireland and the UK, NUI Galway, Ireland , 28-JUN-13 - 29-JUN-13. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Interdisciplinary Linguistics Conference,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2011) L1 Transfer Errors: A Comparison between Translation into the L2 and Free Writing in the L2. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Interdisciplinary Linguistics Conference, Queen's University, Belfast , 14-OCT-11 - 15-OCT-11. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2010) Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning. [Chaired Session], Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning, NUI Galway, Ireland , 10-DEC-10 - 11-DEC-10. [Details] |
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| (2010) | Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Langauge Teaching and Learning,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2010) Language Teaching and Learning. [Other], Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Langauge Teaching and Learning, NUI Galway, Ireland , 10-DEC-10 - 11-DEC-10. [Details] |
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| (2009) | 7th Galway Symposium on Higher Education,
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2009) Curriculum and Assessment in Higher Education. [Poster Presentation], 7th Galway Symposium on Higher Education, NUI Galway, Ireland , 11-JUN-09 - 12-JUN-10. [Details] |
Media - Community Engagement
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | The return of the hard-right in Spain.
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2018) The return of the hard-right in Spain. RTÉ Brainstorm website: RTÉ Brainstorm Media - Community Engagement [Details] |
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| (2017) | What is happening in Catalonia?.
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2017) What is happening in Catalonia?. RTÉ Brainstorm website: RTÉ Brainstorm Media - Community Engagement [Details] |
Web Page
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | The Nation in Its Labyrinth: An Introduction to Contemporary Spain since 1898.
Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2019) The Nation in Its Labyrinth: An Introduction to Contemporary Spain since 1898. https://pressbooks.com/: Pressbooks Web Page [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nomination to President's Award for Teaching Excellence | President's Office |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL (Association for Language Learning), Rugby, England | Member | / | |
| IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics | Member | / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Teaching and Learning Committee | Representative for Spanish | 01-FEB-12 / 31-DEC-12 | |
| School of Law Staff-Student Consultative Committee | Representative for Spanish | 03-SEP-12 / | |
| School of Business B. Commerce Programme Board | Representative for languages | 03-SEP-13 / | |
| School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Executive Committee | Member | 01-SEP-11 / 31-AUG-14 | |
| College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies Curriculum Committee | Representative for the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 01-APR-11 / 31-DEC-14 | |
| Spanish Staff-Student Consultative Committee (Commerce and Law) | Chair | 03-SEP-07 / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUI Galway | Lecturer | 01-SEP-00 / | |
| King's College, London | Visiting Teacher of Spanish | 01-JAN-93 / 30-MAY-94 | |
| Middlesex University, London | Lecturer in Spanish | 01-SEP-92 / 31-AUG-98 | |
| University of Surrey | Associate Lecturer of Spanish | 01-OCT-92 / 30-MAY-93 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Birkbeck College, University of London | Master of Arts | Applied Linguistics | |
| 1990 | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Spain) | Postgraduate Diploma | Education | |
| 1988 | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Spain) | Bachelor of Arts | English |
Languages
| Language | |
|---|---|
| English | |
| Spanish |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon School of Hotel Management | ||
| Galway Mayo Institute of Technology | ||
| Shannon School of Hotel Management |
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduate Students
| Graduation | Name | Degree | Primary Supervisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sorkunde Ugalde | MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) | Y | |
| 2014 | Emily Good | MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) | Y | |
| 2014 | Lucía Vázquez de la Torre | MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) | ||
| 2023 | Silvia Gigante | MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) | Y |
Modules Taught
| Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2 BComm Int/B. Law and Business/Erasmus SEM 2 | Applied Language (BComm)/ Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus) | SH216/SH224/SH2202 | Spanish Language B1/Spanish and Lati American companies | |
| Year 3/4 BA SEMESTER 1 | Hispanic Literature and Culture IV | SH337 | Literature and Human Rights | |
| Year 1 BA Semester 1 | Europe in Cinema | GL1102 | European Film Studies | |
| Year 2 BComm Int/B. Law and Business/Erasmus SEM 1 | Economic and Social Spanish I/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus) | SH212/SH224/SH2201 | Spanish Language B1/Contemporary Spain | |
| MA Semester 2 | Advanced Language Skills II (Spanish) | SH563 | Translation from English into Spanish | |
| Year 1 BA Semester 1 | Mundo Hispano: Introduction to the Hispanic World | SH1102 | Contemporary Spain since the 30s | |
| Year 4 BComm Int/B. Law and Business/Erasmus SEM 2 | Applied Language (BComm)/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus) | SH3105/SH325/SH3202 | Spanish Language B2/Spanish and Latin American companies | |
| Year 4 BComm Int/B. Law and Business/Erasmus SEM 1 | Economic and Social Spanish III/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus) | SH355/SH325/SH3201 | Spanish Languahe B2/Contemporary Spain |
