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Ms Susan Folan BA, MA, EMCI.
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Biography:
| Is as Cathair na Gaillimhe, ó dhúchas de Susan Folan atá ag obair mar Chomhordaitheoir ar an M.A (Ateangaireacht Chomhdhála) ó 2008.Bhain sí B.A. Idirnáisiúnta (Gaeilge & Fraincis, 2005)) agus M.A. sa Nua-Ghaeilge (2006) amach ó Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh. Bhain sí Máistreacht Eorpach agus Dioplóma Iarchéime san Ateangaireacht Chomhdhála amach ó Ollscoil Westminster, Londain, i 2007. Tá sí ar dhuine den bheagán daoine atá cáilithe agus creidiúnaithe mar ateangaire gairmiúil le Gaeilge agus bíonn sí ag obair go rialta i bParlaimint na hEorpa agus in institiúidí eile den chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh. Tá sé mar chuid den dea-chleachtas ar chúrsaí ateangaireachta go mbeadh an teagascóir ag obair mar ateangaire iad féin agus cinntíonn sé go mbíonn teagmháil rialta ag an léachtóir agus ag na mic léinn leis an saol gairmiúil.
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Research Interests
| Pat Byrne, College of Engineering and Informatics on CT327
IT in the Humanities. Fostering interdisciplinary cooperation and peer
learning among IT undergraduates and Conference interpreting
postgraduates through peer teaching and the dissemination of a
conference course. Stanislava Antonijevic, Department of Speech and Language Therapy: Research: Does Interpreter Training in Interpreting Improve Cognitive Skills? Assessing the need for a standardised examination of Court Interpreters in Ireland, 2014. The Privatisation of Court Interpreting in the UK: An Examination of the Current Situation and Recommendations for Future Progress, 2014. Verb Anticipation in Simultaneous Interpreting from German to English: A Study of Linguistic Cues and Strategies, 2014. Listener Preference in French Interpreting: A comparative study of Parisian and Québécois French, 2014 Political pawns or essential facilitators of communication? An analysis of the role of Catalan interpreters in the Spanish Senate, 2014. Which Languages and Why? An investigation of learner motivation among staff conference interpreters at DG SCIC who have added a working language, 2013. Conference Interpreters as an Elite: An Exploratory Study, 2013. Factors Governing Language Regimes in Interpreting Schools: A Case Study, 2013 An investigation of the accessibility of conference interpreting, at the European Union Institutions, as a profession for people with visual impairments, 2013 Simultaneous Interpreting of English Non-Native Speakers at the European Union Institutions: Interpreters opinions of the differences compared to working from English Native Speakers, 2012. Ateangaireacht Teanga Chomharthaíochta agus AIIC: Cén fáth an mhoill ó thaobh na ballraíochta agus conas gur baineadh ballraíocht amach? 2012. Léargas ar Staid na hAteangaireachta Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach ó 2007 i Leith, 2012. Dearcthaí mhuintir Ghaeltacht Conamara i leith na hAteangaireachta, 2010. Iniúchadh ar Úsáid na Taisclainne Óráidí i measc Ateangairí Chomhdhála, 2010. Tionchar Piara i dTraenáil Ateangaire Comhdhála: Cúnamh nó Bac? 2009. Athchóiriú Comhthéacsúil de Theoiric Stanislavski i leith Phróiseas na hAteangaireachta Leantaí, 2009. |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2012. Title: External examiner |
| Year: 2014. Title: Nominee: The President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence |
Employment
| Employer: CONCOS (Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh), Position: Development Officer |
| Employer: European Union Position: Conference Interpreter |
| Employer: Freelance Translator Position: Freelance Translator |
Education
| Year 2012 Institution: NUI Galway Qualification: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching Subject: Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
| Year 2007 Institution: Univetsity of Westminster. European Union Qualification: Subject: European Masters in Conference Interpreting |
| Year 2007 Institution: Univeristy of Westminster Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma Subject: Conference Interpreting Techniques |
| Year 2006 Institution: NUI Galway Qualification: Masters of Arts Subject: Nua Ghaeilge |
| Year 2005 Institution: NUI Galway Qualification: BACHELOR OF ARTS Subject: Irish & French |
Languages
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Community Engagement
| Gairmeacha Beatha le Teangacha |
| Careers with Languages |
| Careers with Languages |
| Buntaiste Bresie na Gaeilge |
Teaching Interests
Teaching Experience:(2009 - Present) MA, Conference Interpreting, NUIG (Qualification recognized by International and E.U Institutions)
(2012 - 2013) CT327 IT in the Humanities, NUIG
(2009 - Present) MA in Advanced Language Skills, NUIG
(2007 - 2008) MA Léann an Aistriúcháin, NUIG
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Recent Postgraduates
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Internal Collaborators
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Collaboration with Pat Byrne, College of Engineering and Informatics on CT327 IT in the Humanities. Fostering Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Peer Learning between IT and Conference Interpreting students through the dissemination of a conference course.
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External Collaborators
| Collaboration with Lourdes De Rioja, Universidad de La Laguna, Facultad de Filología, Campus de Guajara, 38071 Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiWOhLmvSgY |
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