Email: Irina.Nelson@soton.ac.uk
Tel: +44 23 8059 3971
Spanish Language coordinator of Accelerated Language Stages 1-2 and finalists Stage 6. In addition, teaching Accelerated Stages 3-4 and finalists Stage 7. Interested in developing language competencies through the exploration of contents that allows reflexion on the history and social experience of the Spanish speaking world.
Irina Nelson is the Residence Abroad Coordinator for Spain and Latin America in Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton.
Irina Nelson studied Hispanic Studies at King's College London. She has an MA in Latin American Studies from the Institute of Latin American Studies (llas) University of London and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Westminster. She is a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and a professional translator for the Areas of Media, Sustainable Development and the Environment. She is a contributor to the JISC-funded OpenLIVES project which publishes through The HumBox, research data and Open Learning Resources (OERs) documenting the experiences of Spanish migrants and exiles who left Spain during the Franco regime.