Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Short biography
Carlos O. Rocha Ochoa holds a BA in international studies from the University of Guadalajara, with a focus on German and European studies, and later specialized in translation at the University of Mainz. He also holds an MA in Nordic philology from the University of Iceland and an MA in applied linguistics and semiotics from Korea University. He is currently a research and teaching associate at the Institute of Romance Languages at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and a PhD candidate at the same institution. In addition, he is a certified Spanish teacher by both International House and the University of Salamanca, as well as an accredited DELE examiner and SIELE test trainer. Apart from his academic endeavors, Carlos has established himself as a translator from English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish for international agencies, companies and publishers since 2008.
Research interests
Languages for specific purposes (LSP), terminology, lexicography, translation, and lexical and pragmatic variation in Spanish and Portuguese.
Curriculum Vitae
PhD Summer School in Social Data Science, Aalborg University
PhD Summer School in Terminology, Universidad de Granada
PhD Summer School in Linguistics, Nova Universidade de Lisboa
MA in Applied Linguistics and Semiotics, Korea University
MA in Nordic/Scandinavian Philology, University of Iceland
Translation Summer School, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
BA in International Studies, Universidad de Guadalajara
External positions
Foreign Language Lecturer, Institute of BioMed-IT, Energy-IT and Smart-IT Technology (Best), Yonsei University
2020
Graduate Research Scholar, Korea University Graduate School
2016 → 2020
Foreign Language Lecturer, Universidad de Guadalajara
2014 → 2016
Foreign Language Lecturer, Universidad del Valle de México
2013 → 2014
Foreign Language Lecturer, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac
2012 → 2014
Full-Time Technical Translator (DE>ES), ABAS Software AG
2008 → 2010
Expertise
- Languages for Specific Purposes
- Intercultural Communication
- Intercultural Pragmatics
- Literary Translation
- Specialized Translation
- Foreign Language Teaching
Publications
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¿Glosarios, diccionarios o ChatGPT? Los recursos lexicográficos ante la variación terminológica y diatópica en el ámbito económico
Translated title of the contribution :Glossaries, dictionaries or ChatGPT? Lexicographical resources in the face of terminological and diatopic variation in economics Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A vuestra disposición - en torno al uso pragmático del posesivo vuestro en el discurso corporativo hispanoamericano
Translated title of the contribution :"A vuestra disposición" – On the pragmatic use of the possessive "vuestro" in Hispano-American business communication Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Préstamos léxicos en la educación financiera: análisis de los glosarios de la banca central y comercial de Argentina, Chile, España y México
Translated title of the contribution :Lexical borrowings in financial education: an analysis of central and commercial bank glossaries from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Los glosarios financieros en español y portugués como instrumentos de educación financiera de los bancos centrales en Latinoamérica
Translated title of the contribution :Financial glossaries in Spanish and Portuguese as financial education tools for central banks in Latin America Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Los glosarios financieros de los bancos centrales como parte de la educación financiera en España e Hispanoamérica (Dossier)
Rocha Ochoa, C. O., 2022, In: Terminàlia - Revista de la Societat Catalana de Terminologia. 25, 1, p. 60-61Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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AI’s standard Spanish(es): Lexical variation in Google Translate, DeepL, Chat GPT, and Gemini
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (Speaker)
4 Nov 2024 → 5 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Lexicografía para la educación financiera: el caso de los glosarios bancarios en España e Hispanoamérica
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (Speaker)
21 Oct 2024 → 22 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Lexicography for financial education: A comparative analysis of central and commercial bank glossaries from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (Speaker)
8 Oct 2024 → 12 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Financial education lexicography: Birth and development of central bank glossaries in Spanish and Portuguese
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2024 → 20 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Bidirectional Pluricentrism in LSP Teaching: The Case of Business Spanish in Austria
Rocha Ochoa, C. (Speaker)
18 May 2023 → 20 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Glosario de Comercio Electrónico
Diaz Garcia, E. (Researcher), Rainer, F. (PI - Project head), Schnitzer, J. (PI - Project head) & Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (Researcher)
20/06/22 → 10/01/23
Project: Internal projects
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Online financial glossaries in Spanish and Portuguese as instruments of financial education and inclusion
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (PI - Project head)
1/01/21 → 1/01/25
Project: Other
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The development of intercultural competence in Business Spanish in light of intralinguistic pragmatic variation
Rocha Ochoa, C. O. (PI - Project head)
1/12/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research funding
Prizes
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KGSP Postgraduate Scholarship, Korean Institute for International Education
Rocha Ochoa, C. (Recipient), 2018
Prize