Surname: Phelps
Name: Denise Ann
Formal Education (Academic and Professional Qualifications)
- 2007.- BULATS CERTICAP: Spanish: Common European Framework level C2 (Proficiency).
- 2004.- Postgraduate Course: “Interculturality and Translation”, University of León, Spain . 210 hours, 21 credits.
- 1994.- Accredited Examiner: English for Speakers of Other Languages, Cambridge University.
- 1990.- Certificate in ‘Teaching English as a Foreign language’ (CERT. TEFLA) , Filton College, Bristol.
- 1986.- Master of Arts: ‘Library and Information Studies’, University of Loughborough.
- 1984.- BA Degree (2:1 hons) in ‘English and Psychology’, University of Keele.
Informal Education
European and North American Literature
Gardening and Horticulture (Organic Cultivation)
Traditional and Studio Pottery
Contemporary Art
Psycho- and Social Analysis (Freud and Lacan)
Feminism
Sociology
Popular Science
Professional Work Experience
Translator (Spanish to English) for the University of León. Over 100 projects translated, or approximately 700,000 words. These include projects in the fields of geography, nutrition, psychology, agriculture, education, law, tourism, economics, engineering, palaeontology, and international agreements between León University and other institutions.
Recent projects have included:
- Stone Age tool making
- Psychological models of the ‘Burn-out’ syndrome
- Cognitive age as a criteria for assessing motivation in elderly tourists
- European convergence in Higher Education
- Evolution of phorodon humli populations in Hop plantations
- Criteria for establishing European Degree Supplements at León University.
- Agreement between the University of León and other universities for joint Phd supervision
- The presence of Salmonella spp in sheep flocks
- Evolution and contemporary dynamics of Spanish cities
References: Piedad Luna
Servicio de traducción
Universidad de León
Tel: +34 987 291085 / Correo: sertct@unileon.es
Various projects ( Spanish to English). The most recent include:
- Diputación de León, Consejería de Cultura: Cultural Events Programme ‘Leer León, 2007’
References: Alfonso Ordoñez Maray
Consejería de Cultura
C/ Ordoño II, León
E-mail: cultura.aom@aytoleon.com - Escuela Cerámica Sur: Web Page
References: Carmen Jiménez
Directora Escuela Cerámica Sur
Tel. 620 162 354 / E-mail: Carmenjg2@hotmail.com - Art Signal Magazine: Various articles about contemporary art for a bilingual digital and paper copy art magazine
References: Eduardo Z. Sarmiento
Chief Editor of Art Signal Magazine
E-mail: editors@art-signal.com - Galería Azul: Various articles about studio pottery for publication in specialist magazines or web pages
References: Maria Jesús Sarmiento
Director, Galería Azul
E-mail: mjs@alfargaleriaazul.com - Escuela Superior y Técnica de Ingeniería Agraria: Leaflets outlining the Higher Education courses on offer at the School
References: Andrés Juan
Subdirector for ‘relaciones con empresas, promoción e imagen’
Tel: 987 291 806 / E-mail: andres.juan@unileon.es
1994 – Present
Accredited examiner for the University of Cambridge’s examinations in English for Speakers of Other Languages, working in Madrid and León on behalf of the British Council.
2000 – Present:
English teacher at the University of León, teaching all six levels of the Common European Framework (A1 – C2), and intensive English courses financed by the European Community for small businesses.
Languages:
English: Native speaker (British English)
Spanish: Common European Framework level C2 (Proficiency), and resident in Spain for the past 15 years.
Personal Interests
Training and riding horses
National and international cookery
Countryside and agriculture
Reading