Olga Torres Hostench
Edifici K. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Office Phone: +34 93 581 33 76
E-mail address: olga.torres.hostench@uab.cat
LinkedIn: Olga Torres Hostench
Twitter: @OTHbcn
Current Duties
Lecturer in Translation, Department of Translation and Interpreting & East Asian Studies,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,Spain.
Member of Tradumàtica Research Group
Education
- Ph.D. in Translation Theory, 2007, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
- Dissertation: Training Program for securing professional
employment to translation postgraduates (+800 pages) - MA in Translation, 2002, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
- Licenciature in Translation and Interpreting, majoring in English, Russian and Catalan, 1994, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,Spain.
- Counselor/Psychotherapist, 2001-2005. Instituto Seminarios Internacionales Eric Berne de Análisis Transaccional, Barcelona, Spain.
Professional Experience
- 2000-present Lecturer, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
- 1995-2003 In-house and Freelance Translator. Customers from US, UK, Ireland and Spain. More than 3 million words translated in more than 600 different work orders. Fields: Software localization, website localization, multimedia localization, legal translation, technical translation and scientific translation.
