Teaching staff

MARIA ORCASITAS VICANDI

Knowledge area

English Philology

Department

English, German and Translation and Interpretation Studies

Centre

Faculty of Arts

Electronic mail

maria.orcasitas@ehu.eus

María Orcasitas-Vicandi is an assistant professor in the Department of English Philology, at the UPV/EHU. She studied English Philology and postgraduate studies (European Master's Degree in Multilingual Education and Master's Degree in Teacher Training). She received a MEC predoctoral fellowship (BES-2013-32191) and did a research stay at the University of Knoxville Tennessee (UKT) in the Department of Modern and Foreign Languages and Literatures thanks to a grant from the ministry (EEBB-I-16 -063563). She received an international doctorate cum laude from this university (UPV/EHU). She obtained by opposition the positions of assistant professor in the Department of Didactics of Language and Literature (UPV/EHU) and in the Department of English Philology (UPV/EHU) where she works today. She has worked at the Faculty of Education Sciences (UPV/EHU), Faculty of Economics and Business (Bilbao-Elcano and San Sebastián, UPVEHU) and Faculty of Letters (Vitoria, UPV/EHU) teaching Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses (Eibar, UEU). As a researcher, she has published several books, articles and book chapters in national and international journals. She is a reviewer in international scientific journals and has participated in various international congresses as a member of the scientific and organizing committee. She has also participated in five research projects: 2 national projects (MINECO) and 3 international projects (ERASMUS+). More information: http://www.laslab.org/m_orcasitas