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Personal profile
Academic Background
Double Honours Degree in Philosophy and Education. University of Navarra,
Spain
MA in Higher Education Practice, UEA, Norwich
PGCE University of Valladolid, Spain
Certificate in Teaching Foreign Languages to Adults, International House, San Sebastián, Spain
Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française, Alliance Française
Access Course of Art and Design, City College, Norwich
Biography
Marián Arribas-Tomé holds an Excellence in Teaching Award and a University Teaching Fellowship. She is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Executive Team and the Steering Group of the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML). As a trustee of Original Projects she is involved in creating social impact and driving social transformation through the arts and in collaboration through partnerships.
Career
Before UEA, Marián worked at six UK universities (University of Glasgow and Strathclyde University in Scotland, and Metropolitan, City and UCL in London). Se also has previous experience of teaching English, French, literature and ethics to children in primary and secondary education in Spain.
She worked as a translator and interpreter for institutions such as the European Commission, or projects like the “Forensic geographical provenance and identification of human remains from the Spanish Civil War”.
Sh is developing teaching materials that help her teach in an interdisciplinary way addressing current societal issues. Language, art, culture and politics are at the centre of her teaching activity. The invitation by the Sainsbury Centre of Visual Arts to organize two workshops for the World Art Forum in November 2008 got her started with public engagement. Something that she continues doing since through the media and by giving or organising public and taster lectures.
She has combined her studies and formal employment whenever possible with voluntary work for organizations and groups such as UAS (Universitarios por la Ayuda Social), Amnesty International, CAFOD and the Missionaries of Charity.
She is one of the trustees of Original Projects, a charity that facilitates and develops art projects in Great Yarmouth and the surounding area.
External Activities
CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
- 22-26 November 2021, Sustainable Language Teaching: on Ecocide, Identity and Decolonisation. The 21st Annual Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC). Bogotá, Colombia.
- 16 November 2021, Discover the World of Translation. Suffolk One HUM day.
- 10 November 2021, Language-Power: Learning a Language for a Sustainable Climate. Channel Talent. UEA COP 26 series.
- 7 July 2021, Sustainable Language Teaching. Teaching with Values. UEA Language Teachers' Network.
- 1-2 July 2021, Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Learning in Higher Education online conference. University of Exeter. Creative and Decolonising Mindsets in Language Teaching for Sustainable Intercultural Learning.
- 9-11 June 2021, ELEUK: Educación sostenible: inclusión y diversidad enseñando español dentro y fuera del aula.
- 10 June 2021, Language in Education Research Group (UEA), June 2021: Sustainable Language Teaching.
- 24 May 2021, UEA Taster Lectures: Discover the World of Translation.
- 13 May 2021, `Race and Diversity' UEA Open Lectures: Creativity in Decolonising Language Teaching.
- 12 May 2021, LCS Research Seminar, UEA: UEA Voices in Translation.
- 29-31 March 2021, Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland (AULC) Conference. University of Leeds, UK: Creative adaptation to digital practice: using translation as a paradigm for digital pedagogies.
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21 January 2021, PPL Learning and Teaching Day, UEA: Teaching Through the Decolonising Lens.
- Nov-December 2020, I organised and moderated the public talks series, “Pathways in Translation”:
- Translators in Conversation: Multimodal Pathways of Translation in Academia. Cecilia Rossi (UEA), Gabriel Torem (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Marián Arribas-Tomé (UEA).
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- Translation as a Tool for Artistic Practice and Activism. With Amaia Gabantxo (School of the Art Institute in Chicago, USA) and Marián Arribas-Tomé (UEA).
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- Literary Translation: Practice & Context. Gabriel Insausti (universidad de Navarra, Spain) and Marián Arribas-Tomé (UEA).
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- Creative Translation. With Eugenia Loffredo and Marián Arribas-Tomé (UEA).
- April 2020, UK Lingua, Durham University. Paper accepted: Balancing the Books of Learning Gain in Higher Education (conference postponed due to Covid-19).
- April 2019, UK Lingua, Durham University. ‘You cannot talk to terrorists’- The limits of cultural literacy.
- April 2018, UK Lingua, Durham University. Can the use of clickers help Chinese students learn Spanish better?
- April 2017, UK Lingua, Durham University. Transition as a desirable permanent state in teaching and learning languages.
- May 2019, UEA 2019’s Learning and Teaching Day conference. Classrooms without walls: equality, diversity and engagement at the heart of teaching.
- Oct-Nov 2008, IALIC Annual Conference, University of Glasgow. Faith in the Basque Country: Intercultural Conflict Resolution?
- 14th November 2008. World Art Forum. Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Workshop: My City in Four Envelopes.
- 10th November 2008. World Art Forum. Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Workshop: Foreign Language as an Artifact.
TEACHING INNOVATION
Current ongoing projects:
(Showcased in the Aurora Diversity and Equality Award booklet, November 2019).
MEDIA ACTIVITY
2017 to present, interviewed in:
- BBC Radio 3 Free Thinkers programme
- BBC Radio Norfolk
- Sputnik Radio
- France 24 TV
- Euro News
- Research Europe.
- RT TV
Key Research Interests
Key Research Interests
I am prioritizing work connected to the sustainable develpoment goals. I am also interested in collaborative virtual working environments and, as one of HUM's Digital Champions, I very much support collaborative online international learning projects (COIL).
I am also interested in:
Very much any aspect of language teaching
Art and Language
Creative Writing
Translation
Global citizenship and nationalisms
Interculturality and conflict resolution
Human rights
Spanish politics
PUBLICATIONS
Arribas-Tomé, M. (2022). Educación sostenible: respondiendo a la diversidad dentro y fuera del aula de español. En C. Soler Montes, R. Díaz-Bravo y V. Colomer i Domínguez (Eds), Avances investigadores y pedagógicos sobre la enseñanza del español: aportes desde el contexto universitario británico (pp. 129-153). Research- publishing.net https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2022.58.1403
Arribas-Tomé, M. (2009). Report on the conference “Teaching poetry in modern languages degree programmes” for the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, University of Southampton
Arribas-Tomé, M. and Kirjavainen, H. (2007). "“I want to say the nude”: The Philosophical Contribution of Cubism", vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 45-73. https://doi.org/10.1515/SATS.2007.45
Arribas-Tomé, M. (2004-2006). Translation (Spanish into English) for the “Annotated Compendium including a comparative analysis of the Community consumer acquis”, directed by Professors R. Schulze and H. Schulte-Nolke, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Champion, module organiser for Spanish modules, Translation Theory and Practice, Language and Politics, Cultural Extremes: Nationalism and Terrorism in Spain and the Student Language Ambassador module
Research Group or Lab Membership
- Member of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication.
- Member of the International Peace Research Association
- British Centre for Literary Translation
- Language in Education
Teaching Interests
Spanish language at any level
Creative writing
Contemporary culture of the Spanish-speaking world
Translation studies
SDGs
Modules taught
Cultural Extremes: Nationalism and Terrorism in Spain
Specialised Translation
Translation Theory and Practice
Spanish Beginners´
Spanish Intermediate
Spanish Post-A level
Language and Politics
Issues and Controversies in Contemporary Spain
Introduction to Language and Communication Studies
External Activities
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External examiner of Spanish at King's College London
Member of the Executive Team and Steering Group at UCML
Trustee of Original Projects
External Examiner (Spanish Degree Language Programmes) at Birmingham University (2014-2015)
Media Expertise
- Politics
- Education
- Language & Communication
- Translation
- Political rhetoric
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Educación sostenible: respondiendo a la diversidad dentro y fuera del aula de español
Arribas-Tomé, M., 15 Aug 2022, Avances investigadores y pedagógicos sobre la enseñanza del español: aportes desde el contexto universitario británico. Soler Montes, C., Díaz-Bravo, R. & Colomer i Domínguez, V. (eds.). Research-publishing.net, p. 129-153Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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'I want to say the nude': The Philosophical Contribution of Cubism
Arribas-Tomé, M. & Kirjavainen, H., May 2007, In: SATS - Northern European Journal of Philosophy. 8, 1, p. 45-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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University Teaching Fellowship
Arribas-Tomé, Marián (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Teaching for Societal Impact
Marián Arribas-Tomé (Speaker)
19 Sep 2022 → 23 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Teaching for Societal Impact and Sustainability and Climate Change
Marián Arribas-Tomé (Speaker)
9 May 2022 → 13 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Translating Crises for Language Teaching and Learning
Marián Arribas-Tomé (Speaker)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Enhancing the Student Experience in HE through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Marián Arribas-Tomé (Speaker)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Internal CPD provision or delivery of course
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UEA International Forum: Teaching for the future. A collaborative approach to content knowledge development (virtual exchange and COIL)
Marián Arribas-Tomé (Presenter)
2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
Press / Media
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'Election has gained legality for Catalan region'
23/11/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media