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      Ms Maria Jimenez

      ROLE: Lecturer in Spanish
      SCHOOL: Business School
      DEPARTMENT: Marketing Branding & Tourism
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 5165
      EMAIL: M.Jimenez@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Maria has been teaching Spanish and Translation English-Spanish at Middlesex University since 2013. Before joining Middlesex University, Maria studied a Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting at University of Alicante, Spain, and specialised in Legal and Business Translation.  Maria also holds a MA in Education from Middlesex University. Her research topic focused on students’ motivation and the study of foreign languages in Higher Education.

        Her career has developed along the fields of translation and education. Over the past years, she has taught Spanish to Arabic speakers at Eton Institute in the United Arab Emirates, as well as English as a Foreign Language at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain). As a translator and interpreter, Maria has engaged in various roles for the the Bolivarian Embassy of Venezuela in London and Ipsos Mori.

        Maria enjoys sociolinguistics and she has always felt a particular interest in Middle Eastern cultures and Arabic language. Her research interests include Education and Development, Gender and Motivation.

        Professional qualification:

        FHEA         Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2016-present


        Languages Spoken

        Spanish, French, Arabic and Catalan

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Module Leadership

        Spanish for Business

        Spanish for Tourism

        Specific Language Tutor (Spanish) 

        Introduction to Translation

        Practical Translation

        Legal Interpreting

        Medical Interpreting

        Advanced Technical Translation Skills

        Translating Legal and Technical Tests

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

      • Engagement &
        Impact

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