Professor; Chair, Department of LLEA
1890 East-West Road
Moore Hall 431
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-5833
E-mail: laranda@hawaii.edu
Education
- Ph.D. (Cum laude) Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1992
- M.A. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1985
- Teaching Certificate (Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica),
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1981 - B.A. (Licenciatura) Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1980
Areas of Interest
- Translation Studies, U.S. Latino Literature, Code-switching, Second Language Learning and Teaching
Awards and Service
- Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, 2010.
- Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature 2002
- Faculty Adviser, Sigma Delta Pi, Theta Tau Chapter “Capítulo de Honor y Mérito” 2002
Publications
- Aranda, L. V. 2007. Handbook of Spanish-English Translation. Lanham, Maryland: University of America Press.
- “The Languages U.S. Latino Literature Speaks,” Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, in press. Also appeared in 2000 Literature Monograph Series, National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Houston, Texas, 2000, 58-77.
- “Crossing the Equivalent Border in Translation: Gains and Losses,” ACTAS II, Centro de Lingüística Aplicada, VII Simposio Internacional de Comunicación Social, Santiago de Cuba, 2001, 195-197.
- “The Duality of Ethnic and Female Identities in U.S. Minority Literature,” Philologica Canariensia, Summer/Autumn, 2000.
- La alternancia lingüística en la literatura chicana: una interpretación desde su contexto sociohistórico. 1992. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Courses Taught at U.H.
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Spanish, Writing and Reading; Spanish-English
- Translation; Spanish Civilization; U.S. Latino Literature