Assoc. Prof. Eriola Qafzezi

Eriola Qafzezi is an Associate Professor of English Language and Translation Studies at Fan S. Noli University, Korça, Albania, where she also serves as Head of the Department of Foreign Languages. She earned her Master of Science Degree in 2011 and her Doctorate in 2014 from the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Tirana University, with a focus on Translation Studies. Prof. Qafzezi teaches courses about translation, text analysis, discourse analysis and ESP. Her research interests include translation, linguistics, discourse studies, media studies, educational technology, and online teaching and learning. She has presented at several international conferences and has published widely on national and international peer-reviewed journals on topics such as the interplay between language and culture, the translation of children’s literature, media discourse, corpus linguistics, and English–Albanian comparative studies. She is currently leading the national project STI(G)MA – A Comparative Study of Stigmatization Patterns in Albanian and English Media Discourse through Information Technology and Digitalization, financed by the Albanian National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation.