Marianne Connors

Personal details

Email:

mdb209@exeter.ac.uk

Education

2012-present:

University of Exeter

PhD in French

Pragmatic Particles in French Film and TV Dialogue

Supervised by Dr Zoë Boughton & Prof Aidan Coveney

Expect to submit Autumn 2015

2011-2012:

University of Exeter

MA Translation (Specialist and Professional Pathway)

awarded with distinction

 

Dissertation:

Misrepresentation and Loss of Politeness in the English Subtitling of Entre les murs ('The Class')

 

Modules:

  • Translation Methodology
  • Practical Translation
  • Specialist Translation
  • The Translation Profession

 

2007-2011:

University of Exeter

BA (Hons) French and Russian

First class honours, with distinction in oral French and Russian

 

Year abroad:

Sem. 1: Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Sem. 2: Yaroslavl' Russian Language Centre, Russia

 

Year abroad project:

Тыканье и выканье на русском языке

('Use of Ty and Vy in Russian')

 

Final year modules:

  • Advanced French Language Skills
  • Advanced Russian Language Skills
  • Dialectology in France
  • Sociolinguistics of French
  • The Romance Languages
  • Advanced Translation Skills

 

CV: Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

2015-present:

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy