Staff Profiles

Ms Begona Sangrador-Vegas

Contact Details

Lecturer
Dept. of Spanish
Room AMB-2019
Arts Millennium Building
NUI Galway
T: Ext. 3719
E: begona.sangrador-vegas@nuigalway.ie

Biography

HIGHER EDUCATION

· 1993-95 MA APPLIED LINGUISTICS

UNIVERSITY: Birkbeck College, University of London.

· 1989-90 C.A.P. Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica)

(Postgraduate Certificate in Education)

UNIVERSITY: Institute of Education of the University of the Basque Country, Spain.

· 1983-88 LICENCIADA EN FILOLOGÍA (Filología Inglesa)

(BA Hons in Philology (English with Spanish))

UNIVERSITY: University of the Basque Country, Spain.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT:

· Sept 2000 UNIVERSITY TEACHER IN SPANISH

UNIVERSITY: National University of Ireland, Galway.

· Sept 1996-August 1998 LECTURER IN SPANISH

UNIVERSITY: Middlesex University, School of Humanities and Cultural Studies (Modern Languages), London.

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT:

· Jan 1993-May 1994 VISITING TEACHER OF SPANISH

UNIVERSITY: King's College, University of London, Language and Communication Centre.

· Sept 1992-May 1994 TEACHER OF SPANISH (GCSE and A-level)

SCHOOL: The Tuition Centre, London.

· Aug 1992-June 1993 TEACHER OF SPANISH (Business)

SCHOOL: Linguarama, London.

· Oct 1992-May 1993 ASSOCIATE LECTURER IN SPANISH

UNIVERSITY: University of Surrey, Linguistic and

International Studies.

Research Interests

Basque identity, culture and politics.Contemporary Spain politics, society and economy. Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition)

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Contemporary Spain 4th edition. Ross, C., Richardson B., Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2016) Contemporary Spain 4th edition. Oxon, UK: Routledge. [Details]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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]
	(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: Media - Community Engagement [Details]
	(2017)	What is happening in Catalonia?. Sangrador-Vegas, B. (2017) What is happening in Catalonia?. RTÉ Brainstorm website: 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/: Web Page [DOI] [Details]

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	Internal Examiner
	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	External Examiner
	Shannon School of Hotel Management	External Examiner

Teaching Interests

Spanish Language for Business.
Translation.
History.
Politics and society.

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)

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
Second Year BComm Int/B. Corp Law/Erasmus SEM 2	Applied Language (BComm)/ Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus)	SH216/SH224/SH216.II	Spanish Language B1/Spanish and Lati American companies
First Year BA Semester 1	Europe in Cinema	GL1102	European Film Studies
Second Year BComm Int/B. Corp Law/Erasmus SEM 1	Economic and Social Spanish I/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Langiage (Erasmus)	SH212/SH224/SH216.I	Spanish Language B1/Contemporary Spain
MA Semester 2	Advanced Language Skills II (Spanish)	SH563	Translation from English into Spanish
First Year BA Semester 1	Mundo Hispano: Introduction to the Hispanic World	SH1102	Contemporary Spain since the 30s
Final year BA Semester 1	Spanish Language III	SH339	Translation into Spanish and grammar B2
Final Year BComm Int/B. Corp Law/Erasmus SEM 2	Applied Language (BComm)/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus)	SH358.II/SH325/SH350.II	Spanish Language B2/Spanish and Latin American companies
Final Year BComm Int/B. Corp (Law)/Erasmus SEM 1	Economic and Social Spanish III/Applied Language (Law)/Applied Language (Erasmus)	SH355/SH325/SH350.I	Spanish Languahe B2/Contemporary Spain
Final Year BA Semester 2	Spanish Language IV	SH340	Translation into Spanish and grammar B2