Dr Isolda Rojas-Lizana

Dr Isolda Rojas-Lizana

PhD (Discourse Analysis), MA (Linguistics) U. Queensland; BA (Hons. African Studies), BA Classics (Latin), U. Cape Town; NAATI translator.

• (Critical) Discourse Analysis of Australian and Spanish and Latin American texts.
• Critical theory: Social Constructionism, 'Perceived Discrimination' , Discursive Psychology, Cognitive Linguistics.
• Second Language Teaching in connection with Applied Cognitive Linguistics.
• Pragmatics: Politeness Studies.

• ‘Perceived Discrimination amongst immigrants and LGBTIQ communities in contemporary Australian Society.’ Funded by UQ Faculty Fellowship Centre for Critical Cultural Studies, and UQ New Staff Research Start Up Grant.

• 2012. García Sanchez, S. & Isolda Rojas-Lizana. 'Bridging the Language and Cultural Gap: The Use of Blogs with EFL and ELE Learners'. Forthcoming in Journal of Technology, Pedagogy and Education.

• 2012. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda. Book Review: Pajares Infante, Eterio. La traducción de la novela inglesa del siglo XVIII. Vitoria; Portal Editions, 2010. In Babel International Journal of Translation, 58(2), pp. 247-249.  

•  2012. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda and Emily Hannah. 'Manipulación del género gramatical y sexual en la traducción española de un cuento de Oscar Wilde. Babel International Journal of Translation. Forthcoming 2012.

•  2011. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda. Justifying and condemning sexual discrimination in everyday discourse: Letters to the Editor in the Australian local press. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(2): 663-676.

• 2009. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda. Discourse and genre in everyday texts: Letters to the Editor in the Local Press of  Australia and Chile. VDM Verlag Dr Muller, Saarbucken.
• 2009. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda, Arroyo-Furphy, Susana and  Roberto Esposto. 'Reglas de abreviatura en el diario de un monje espanol en Australia.' Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research JILAR, 15:1 July 2009, pp. 99-115.
• 2008. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda. Book Review: Schrader-Kniffki, M. (ed.) La cortesia en el mundo hispanico: nuveos contextos, nuevos enfoques metodologicos. Madrid; Vervuert Iberoamericana. 2006. In Spanish in Context 5.2:315-318.
• 2005. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda and Susana Arroyo-Furphy. ‘Estrategias de cortesía en cartas de agradecimiento: Cartas al Director de dos periódicos chilenos.’ Proceedings of the VI Congreso Latinoamericano de Estudios del Discurso: América Latina en su discurso. Centro de Extensión, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 5-9 September. http://www.congresoaled2005.puc.cl/fset_actas.html
• 2005-2006. Rojas-Lizana, Isolda and Susana Arroyo-Furphy. ‘La cortesía: un fenómeno pragmático.’ Razón y Palabra 48: December-January. Electronic journal: http://www.razonypalabra.org.mx/

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