Elena Sanz Ortega
Lecturer in Spanish
- Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
- Department of European Languages and Cultures
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 5492
- Email: Elena.Sanz@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Address
- Street
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Room 3.12
50 George Square - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LH
Availability
My working hours are 9am to 5pm, and I will only respond to emails during those hours.
Office hour: Mondays (14.10-15.00). Outside this time, please email to arrange a meeting.
Background
Elena Sanz Ortega holds a BA in Translation and Interpreting, an MSc in Translation Studies with Distinction and a PhD in Translation Studies at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Granada. Her doctoral thesis focused on the dubbing of polyglot films. She is currently a Lecturer in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SPLAS) at the University of Edinburgh.
Qualifications
BA (University of Málaga)
MSc (The University of Edinburgh)
PhD (The University of Edinburgh & University of Granada)
Responsibilities & affiliations
- Director of Learning and Teaching, Department of European Languages and Cultures
- Course organiser for Spanish Language 3
- Course organiser for Spanish 4Hons: Language Paper 1
- Organiser for the Modern European Languages Long Essays and Dissertation Completion
Undergraduate teaching
- Spanish language
- Spanish literature
- Spanish culture
- Session for Thinking Translation: A Beginner's Guide
Postgraduate teaching
Research summary
Her research interests include the use of language variation and languages as a means of characterisation in audiovisual material. Her PhD thesis focuses on the dubbing of polyglot films through a descriptive and multimodal approach.
Project activity
Outreach and Widening Participation
Elena is actively involved in Outreach and Widening Participation initiatives in the Department of European Languages and Cultures.