Dr Alexandra Kleinlercher
About
Biography
Alexandra graduated with an MA in translation and interpreting in German, French and Spanish from the University of Vienna, and completed a PhD in German Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. Before joining Surrey in 2015 she taught at the universities of Lille III and Le Havre in France, and Oxford Brookes University, University of Reading, City University London, King's College London, Imperial College London and UCL.
University roles and responsibilities
- Programme Director Evening Language Courses
- Professional Training Tutor for German
- International Exchange Co-ordinator for the School of Literature and Languages
My qualifications
Title of Thesis : Le passé trouble de l’Autriche vu à travers sa littérature : le cas de Heimito von Doderer
Studies of Translation and Interpreting: German from/into French and Spanish
Dissertation: Die Nationale Front und die Feinbilder im Sprachgebrauch von Jean-Marie Le Pen
ResearchResearch interests
• Contemporary Austrian and German literature
• Exile and deportation in the time of Nazism
• Comparative Literature (English, French, German)
• Translation strategies
Research interests
• Contemporary Austrian and German literature
• Exile and deportation in the time of Nazism
• Comparative Literature (English, French, German)
• Translation strategies
Teaching
• German Language II for Professional Purposes (Y1) • Translation English to German (Y1) • German Ab Initio (Y1)
• Germany since 1945: Politics, Economy and Society (Y2) • Professional Training Year Module (Y2)
• Advanced Oral and Writing Skills in German (Y3) • Translation English to German (Y3) • Consecutive Interpreting English/German (Y3)
• Global Graduate Award (GGA, University Wide Language Programme): German Stage 1 (A1) to German Stage 5 (B2)
• Evening Language Courses: German Beginners (A1) to German Advanced level (B2/C1)