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Biographical Details:

As an undergraduate at UCD, I studied Philosophy and History, before majoring in Linguistics and German Language and Literature. I then lectured in English Language and Literature at Aaachen University and later worked as a staff translator for Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart. After the H.Dip. Ed at TCD, I taught English and German in a secondary school in Ireland and then returned to UCD to do my MA in Austrian and German Literature and Culture. In DCU, I have developed modules on many aspects of translation studies. I returned to UCD in the 1990s to study Irish to BA level and helped set up the first subtitling studio in Ireland for Telegael in Spiddal prior to the founding of TG4. I completed my doctorate at DCU in audiovisual translation. I have a special interest in minority languages and audiovisual translation (subtitling and dubbing) as well as ecocriticism and children's literature.

Research Interests:

Translations studies: audiovisual translation and minority languages, esp. Irish language, literary translation, translation for children. Ecocriticism and children's literature.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• O'Connell, E. 2008. The Kings' Irish: Dialogue, Dialect and Subtitles in Kings (2007). Estudios Irlandeses, I, 3, pp226-228.
• O'Connell, E. 2008. The Interface between Translation and Language Planning in Ireland. Mercator Media Forum, 10,
• O'Connell, E. 2007. TG4. Estudios Irlandeses, 2
• O'Connell, E. 2006. The Translation Boom: Irish and Language Planning in the 21st Century. Administration, 54, 3, pp22-43.
• O'Connell, E. 2004. Serving Our Purposes: audiovisual media, language planning and minority languages. Mercator Media Forum, 7, , pp29-41.
• O'Connell, E. 2003. What dubbers of children¿s programmes can learn from translators of children¿s books. Meta, 48, 1/2, pp222-232.
• O'Connell, E. 2002. The Big Picture: Children and Minority Language Dubbing, in: MULTIMEDIA 2000 (Il Traduttore Nuovo AITI). LVII, , pp173-180.
• O'Connell (contributor). 2000. The Context of Minority language Broadcasting. Current Issues In Language And Society, 7, 2, pp135-148.
• O'Connell, E. 2000. The Role of Screen Translation: A Response. Current Issues In Language And Society, 7, 2, pp169-174.
• O'Connell, E. 1999. Subtitles on screen: Something for everyone in the audience?. Teanga, 18, , pp85-91.
• O'Connell, E. 1996. Behind the Screen - Film and TV Translation. Translation Ireland, 10, 2, pp12-13.
• O'Connell, E. 1993. Finnegan¿s Wake Postponed: an Overview of Recent Developments in Irish Language Broadcasting. Teaglaim, 1, , pp65-67.
• O'Connell, E. 1992. Schríbhneoir Misiúnach- Misiún ar Muir. Graph, Summer/Autumn, pp12-14.
• O'Connell, E. 1991. Language Planning, Terminology and the Irish Language. The Journal Of The Inernational Institute Of Terminolog, 2, 2, pp82-93.
• O'Connell, E. 1988. A Systematic Approach to Terminology for the Translator. Teanga, 8,
• O'Connell, E. 1985. Training of Translators in Ireland. Unesco/alsed Newsletter, 8, 1 (20), pp3-5.

Selected Books

• Dr. Eithne M.T. O'Connell.
• E O'Connell with J. Walsh and G. Denvir. TG4@10: Deich mBliana de TG4, Clo-Iar Chonnachta, 2008.
• O'Connell, E. Minority Language Dubbing for Children, Peter Lang, 2003.
• Síobhan Supple. German language workbooks for secondary schools (ITÉ), developed into Wie Geht¿s?, The Educational Company in association with ITÉ, 1988.

Selected Chapters

• O'Connell, E. 2013. `Towards a template for a linguistic policy for minority language broadcasters¿. Minority Languages and Social Media: Participation, Policy and Perspectives
• O'Connell, E. 2012. `Formal and Casual Language Learning: What Subtitles have to offer Minority Languages like Irish¿. Audiovisual Translation Subtitles and Subtitling, pp157-175.-.
• O'Connell, E. 2010. Why Kermit and Harry Potter now speak Irish: Translating minority language television for children. Écrire et traduire pour les enfants:voix, images et mots/Writing and Translating for Children: Voices, Images and texts, pp265-281.
• O'Connell, E. 2008. Fotheidealú agus Dubáil: Aistriúcháin agus Teilifís Ghaeilge. Aistriú Éireann: Gnéithe de Chultúr an Aistriúcháin Liteartha in Éirinn
• O'Connell, E. 2007. Translation and Minority Language Media-Potential and Problems: an Irish Perspective. Minority Language Media Studies: concepts, Critiques and Case Studies, pp212-228.
• O'Connell, E. 2007. Screen translation. A Companion to Translation Studies, pp120-133.
• O'Connell, E. 2006. Translating for Children. The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader
• O'Connell, E. 2004. Subtitles and Language Learning. Readings in the Teaching of Culture: Culture: Mine, Yours, Whose?, pp75-77.
• O'Connell, E. 1999. Translating for Children. WORD, TEXT, TRANSLATION - Liber Amicorum for Peter Newmark
• O'Connell, E. 1998. Choices and Constraints in Screen Translation. Unity in Diversity
• O'Connell, E. 1996. Media Translation and Translation Studies. Language, Education and Society in a Changing World
• O'Connell, E. (co-author). 1995. Culture Section. Tourismus auf Deutsch, - German for the Tourist Industry (CERT)
• O'Connell, E. 1994. Media Translation and Lesser-used Languages. Transvases Culturales: Literatura, Cine, Traduccion, pp367-373.
• O'Connell, E. 1987. A Forward-looking Translator Training Programme. The Business of Translation and Interpreting, pp57-62.

Reviews

• Dr. Eithne M.T. O'Connell. .
• O'Connell, E. 2010. Review of Diaz Cintas, J and Remael, A, Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling. The Interpreter And Translator Trainer, Vol 4, pp115-118.
• O'Connell, E. 2010. . Meta, 55,
• O'Connell, E. 2009. Review of Mark Nornes `Cinema Babel: Translating Global Cinema¿ Minnesota: Univeristy of Minnesota Press in Translation Studies, 2:1. Aaaj, 2,
• O'Connell, E. 2005. Topics in Audiovisual Translation (P. Orero). Journal Of Translation Studies,
• O'Connell, E. 2001. Lexis and Creativity in Translation (D. Kenny). Translation Ireland, 15,
• O'Connell, E. 1998. Blind Raftery: Selected Poems (C. O'Flynn). Translation Ireland, 12,
• O'Connell, E. 1993. Progressive Grammar of German, Vols. 1-2 (J. West). Teanga,
• O'Connell, E. 1992. Strategic competence in second language performance: a study of four advanced language learners (J. Ridley). Teanga,
• O'Connell, E. 1991. Foreign Language in the Workplace (R.D. Lambert & S.J. Moore). Language, Culture And Curriculum, 4,

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• O¿Connell, E, ¿Ecocritical versus Egocentric: the tales of Beatrix Potter.¿, Biennial Conference of ISSCL (Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature): "Is Féidir Linn!: Politics and Ideology in Children's Literature",, 25-FEB-12 - 26-FEB-12, Dublin City University
• O'Connell, E, , NUIG Language Planning Symposium/ Scoil Earraigh OÉG don Pleanáil Teanga., 01-FEB-10 - 02-FEB-10, NUIG Galway, Ireland
• International Minority Languages Conference, , ¿Recognised! 3- Media, New technology , Youth and Minority Languages¿, 03-DEC-09 - 04-DEC-09, Eskilstuna, Sweden
• O'Connell E, Mercator Planning Workshop ¿Linguistic Diversity and Media Convergence¿, Mercator Minority Language Planning Workshop, 02-DEC-09 - , Eskilstuna, Sweden
• O'Connell, E, Critical Perspectives on TG4's Irish Language and Translation Policy, Peripheral Cultures, 05-NOV-08 - 07-NOV-08, La Corunna, Spain
• O'Connell, E, A Decade of Irish language TV, Peripheral Cultures, 05-NOV-08 - 07-NOV-08, La Corunna, Spain
• O¿Connell, E., Minority Language AV Translation in Ireland: The Last 10 Years, Over Nine Waves: Galicia and Ireland, 20-APR-07 - , Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Translating Television for Children, Writing and Translating for Children: Voices, Images and Texts, 01-MAY-06 - , University of Bologna, Forli, Italy
• O'Connell, E., Translation and Language Planning in Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities, Mercator International Symposium on Minority Languages and Research, 26-OCT-05 - 28-OCT-05, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
• O'Connell, E., Panacea or Pandora¿s box? Or what does dubbing and subtitling do for multilingual, bilingual and minority language communities?, In So Many Word: Language Transfer on the Screen Conference, 06-FEB-04 - 07-FEB-04, University of London, Roehampton, UK
• O'Connell, E., Serving Our Purposes: audiovisual media, language planning and minority languages, First Mercator International Symposium on Minority Languages and Research, 08-APR-03 - 10-APR-03, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
• O'Connell, E., Now you¿re talking: subtitles and language learning, ITÉ European Year of Languages Conference, 24-NOV-01 - , Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., The Politics of Translating Texts for Children, The Politics of Literary Translation, 25-MAY-01 - , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., The Big Picture: Children and Minority Language Dubbing, Italian Translators¿ Association Conference MULTIMEDIA 2000, 06-JUN-00 - 08-JUN-00, Catania, Sicily, Italy
• O'Connell, E., Minority Language Dubbing: Strategic Considerations; contributor to forum on 'Towards the International Standardisation of Screen Translation Practices', In: G. Jones ed.Mercator Conference on Audiovisual Translation and Minority Languages, 03-APR-00 - 04-APR-00, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, 62 - 72
• O'Connell, E., Telling Tales Out of School ¿ the dubbing of children¿s TV programmes into Irish, Culture in Transition Joint Faculty Conference (DCU/St. Patrick¿s College), 19-FEB-00 - , Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Choices and Constraints in Screen Translation, Unity in Diversity International Translation Studies Conference, 09-MAY-96 - 11-MAY-96, Marino Institute, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Twice marginalized: The Translation of Contemporary Irish Women¿s Poetry, EST Congress - Translation/Interpreting as Intercultural Communication, 28-SEP-95 - 30-SEP-95, Prague, Czech Republic
• O'Connell, E., Media Translation and Translation Studies, IRAAL/AILA Conference: Language, Education and Society in a Changing World, 23-JUN-94 - 15-JUN-94, Marino Institute, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Cherchez an bhean: women in Irish language broadcasting, UCD WERRC Conference Dublin: Women and the Media ¿ Whose News? Whose Views?, 01-MAR-94 - , University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Media Translation and Lesser-used Languages ¿ implications of subtitles for Irish language broadcasting, Transvases Culturales Conference, 20-MAY-93 - 22-MAY-93, Vitoria, Spain
• O'Connell, E., Text linguistics and translation, Royal Irish Academy¿s Annual Modern Languages Research Symposium, 01-OCT-88 - , Limerick, Ireland
• O'Connell, E. and J. Pearson, The terminological training of prospective translators, IRAAL seminar, 01-NOV-87 - , Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E. and J. Pearson, A forward-looking translator training programme ¿ the NIHE model, In: Picken, Caitriona ed.1st Annual Conference of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, 01-MAY-87 - 02-MAY-87, London, UK
• O'Connell, E., The Eurotra term: review and preview, Annual Eurotra Workshop, 01-AUG-86 - , TCD, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Translation Theory: a historical perspective, Irish Translators¿ Association Open Day, 01-MAY-86 - , NIHE Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
• O'Connell, E. and J. Pearson, The role of terminology in the LSP training of translators, Royal Irish Academy¿s Annual Modern Languages Research Symposium, 01-NOV-85 - , Ireland
• O'Connell, E., Communicative Methodology using Deutsch Aktiv, Communicative Teaching Methodology Seminar, 01-FEB-83 - , ITÉ, Dublin, Ireland