Bio
Yasmin Hosny
Lecturer of General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies
Cairo University- Faculty of Arts
Department of Spanish Language and Literature
Academic Background
- January 2006: Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies
Excellent with Honors (Cum Laude)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid- Departamento de Lingüística, Lenguas Modernas, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada
Disertation Title: Consideraciones semántico- pragmáticas y traductológicas en torno a las notas a pie de página en las traducciones del árabe al español
- June 2003: DEA (Diplomat of Advanced Studies), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid- Departamento de Lingüística, Lenguas Modernas, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada
- June 1999: B. A. Spanish Language and Literature, Cairo University- Faculty of Arts, Department of Spanish Language and Literature
Academic, Research and Professional Experience
Work Experience
- 2006 till present: Lecturer of General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, Cairo University- Faculty of Arts, Dept. of Spanish Language and Literature
Undergraduate courses taught
- How to write an essay
- Spanish Language Grammar
- Translation from Arabic into Spanish and vs.
- Modern Linguistic Theories
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Lexicology and Lexicography
- Applied Linguistics
- Semantics and Semiology
Areas of Academic Interest
- General Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Translation
- Translation Studies
- Discourse Analysis
Conferences
- Annual Conference for Literature, Translation and Cultural Communication, High Institute of Languages and Translation, Egypt, 12- 14 April 2009.
- I Congreso Internacional: Mundo Árabe en Cambio. Impacto y perspectivas de la Primavera Árabe, Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología, 13-14 Diciembre 2012.
- Le traducteur et son texte: Relations dialectiques, difficultés linguistiques et contexte socioculturel, MUST University, Cairo Egypt, 8-9 April 2013.
- III Congreso Ibero- Africano de Hispanistas, Fez- Moroco, 15- 17 January 2014.
- I Congreso de Hispanistas Árabes. Presencia de lo árabe en las letras hispánicas, 9- 14 November 2014, Cairo- Egypt.
Courses
- Course of Contemporary Humanities Fantasía, realidad y sociedad en la literatura, March 2003, UAM, (20h).
- Course of Contemporary Humanities Discurso y espacios de la pluralidad, April 2005, UAM (20 h.).
- Course of Translation and Interpretation in Social Services, October –December 2004, UAM (200 h.)
- Course of Professional Education, Cairo University, June- July 2006.
- Course in Quality Standards in Teaching, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University, 12- 14 March 2012.
- Course in Managing Research Teams, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University, 16- 18 February 2013.
- Course in International Publishing of Scientific Research, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University, 14- 15 April 2014.
Professional Affiliations
- Asociación de Hispanistas Egipcios