Susana Olmos
Lecturer
Email: susana.olmos@tudublin.ie
Tel: 01 2205504
Susana Olmos has a BA in English from the University Complutense in Madrid, an MPhil in Applied Linguistics from the University Trinity College Dublin and a PhD in Theoretical Linguistics from the University Trinity College Dublin. Her PhD research focused on the analysis of contrastive markers following the theoretical framework of Relevance Theory. Her main research interests are Pragmatics, Relevance Theory, Discourse Markers, Focus. She has also lectured in Trinity College and Dublin City University.
Educational details
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2001/2007 |
Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D]: Spanish Linguistics. |
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Centre of Language and Communications Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (2001/07). |
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1999/2000 |
Masters of Philosophy Degree [M.Phil]: Applied Linguistics— |
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University of Dublin, Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2, Rep. of Ireland (1999/00). |
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1993/1998 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree [B.A.]: English Studies (& Linguistics) |
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Complutense, University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain (1993/98). First class Honours. |
Educational awards
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Award |
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2005/06 |
Trinity College Dublin: One-year postgraduate award |
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2002/05 |
Irish Research Council of the Humanities and Social Science: Ph.D Scholarship |
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2001/02 |
Trinity College Dublin: 2nd Class award for achievements in M.Litt (Year-1) |
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1999/00 |
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Irish Embassy to Spain: M.Phil Scholarship, (National competition, one place awarded for all educational disciplines) |
Recent Conference Papers/Presentations
2018: I Symposium of ELE which took place in NUI Galway (24th to 25th of August 2018)
2015:‘MEET - Maximise the Erasmus Experience Together- a Pilot Project. Gains, Challenges & Proposals’.8thInternational Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. Seville, Spain. 18-20 November, 2015.(Paper presented with Dr. Catherine Spencer)
2015: Poster on MEET project presented at the Annual Showcase of Learning & Teaching Innovations in DIT with Dr. C. Spencer. January15th in DIT Aungier St.
2012: Poster: Mood in Spanish L2 ultimate attainment. EUROSLA 22 The 22nd Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznao,( In collaboration with Dr. José Amenós and Dr. Aoife Ahern)
2011: Workshop. Fun ways to teach difficult grammatical points in Spanish. Blackrock Education Centre. Organised by the ATS (Association of Teachers of Spanish) (May 7th)
2010: Workshop.“Conectores e interpretación del discurso: las construcciones concesivas”.La Gramática desde la pragmática cognitiva: perspectivas para la enseñanza de E/LE. Intenational University Menéndez Pelayo. (June 25th)
2010: “Spanish pero ‘but’as a marker of focus and its relation with focalising particles. Presentation delivered at the Interpreting Relevance: Translation and Discourse, Kazimier Dolny, Poland.
Publications
2017: The MEET project: Engaging Students in Pre-Departure Socialisation and Learning for Study Abroad. Irish Journal of Academic Practice. Volume 6,Issue 1.
2012: “Spanish pero 'but' as a marker of contrast and its relation with focalising particles.” In: Relevance Theory. More than Understanding. Eds. Ewa and Agnieszka Piskorska. New Castle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 93-114.
2010a: "The procedure of marking contrast with alternatives: a constraint in the derivation of higher level explicatures" in: Escandell-Vidal, V., M. Leonetti and A. Ahern (eds.),Procedural Meaning. Problems and Perspectives. Bingley: Emerald ("Current Research in the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface" series: CRisPI 25)(peer reviewed). (Incollaboration with Prof. J.I. Saeed and Dr. Laura Innocenti)
2010b: "Different degrees of explicitness when communicating attitudes: A relevance theoretic proposal.” In: Pragmatic Perspectives on Language and Linguistics.Volume I: SpeechActions in Theory and Applied Studies. Ed. I. Witczak Plisiecka. New Castle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 145-170.
2010b:"Different degrees of manifestness, Accessibility or possible inferences? A critical analysis ofthe cognitive status of the assumptions triggered by but." In: In the Mind and across Minds: A Relevance-Theoretic Perspective on Communication and Translation. Newcastle:Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 97-118.
2009: Why contrast? A matter of attitude. A relevance theoretic analysis of But and although in English and Spanish. (In collaboration with Dr. Aoife Ahern). Lingua 119,v1, pp.51-66.
Research Interests
2007/2010: The project “Semántica Procedimental y Contenido Explícito” Spanish Department of Education and Science, Plan Nacional I+D .ref. HUM2006-06630.
2010/ 2012: “Semántica Procedimental y Contenido Explícito” Spanish Department of Education and Science, Plan Nacional I+D .ref. FFI2009-07456
Other
Funding
2014 Award for funding forLearning, Teaching and Assessment Project by LTTC. My colleague Catherine Spencer and myself used this funding to develop a project called MEET (Maximise the Erasmus Experience Together).