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Prof. Jan Walravens, PhD

Professor of Communications 

Tel. +32 2 629 28 21 / Fax +32 2 629 36 37
E-mail: janwalravens@hotmail.com

Subjects taught:
  • Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Communication

Education:

Docteur en Philosophie et Lettres -- 1991 (summa cum laude)
Université libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium

Master of Arts -- 1983 (GPA: 4)
The University of Iowa at Iowa City
Iowa, United States

Licentiaat Germaanse Filologie -- 1979 (cum laude)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

Research Interests:

Comparative study of cultural identities and intercultural research methodology

Translation Studies

Select Publications:

Jan Walravens, "Een theoretisch vertaalmodel dat werkt" in Chris Van de Poel & Winibert Segers (eds), "Tolk- en vertaalcompetentie. Onderwijs- en toetsvormen", Acco, Leuven, 2010.

Anckaert, Ph., El Qasem, F. & Walravens, J. (eds), Tarjama. Quels fondements pour la didactique de la traduction arabe? IDIOMA 19, Brussels & Liège: Presses Ferrer & Céfal, 2008. ISBN 9-782871-302766 

"Gewijde werelden". Translation of J. Rifflet's "Les mondes du sacré". Uitg. Mols, 2005 (900 pages).

"Interculturele Studies" Claes, M.T., Ph. Hiligsmann & J. Walravens (eds), n/f nr. 3 Uitgeverij Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2003. 

Languages:

English, Dutch, French

Nationality:

Belgian