Carmen
Acosta Vicente
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Areas of expertise
Teaching
In my current position as a Spanish University Teacher at the University of Turku, I teach a variety of courses as part of the Spanish Bachelor's programme and the Multilingual Translation Studies Master's Programme
I previously taught translation and interpreting courses in the Master's Programme in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Helsinki between the years 2023 and 2025.
Research
My primary research interests lie in interpreting studies, translation studies, sociolinguistics, interactional linguistics, the interpreter’s agency, and the sociological aspects surrounding interpreting practice, with a particular focus on gender.
My article-based doctoral dissertation (University of Helsinki) analyses the significance of the interpreter’s gender in public service interpreting, with a special focus on healthcare interpreting. In particular, I seek to identify how the interpreter's gender is constructed in interaction as well as the impact it has on communication.