Dr. Caitríona Osborne
Dr Caitríona Osborne is an Assistant Professor in the Irish Institute for Chinese Studies, University College Dublin. She currently teaches Chinese language and has previously taught Chinese culture and translation modules to undergraduate students. She also teaches Chinese teaching methodology modules at postgraduate level.
Dr Osborne was awarded her PhD from Dublin City University in 2020 during which she examined the effects of various teaching methods on beginner learners’ acquisition of Chinese characters. Prior to this, she completed her BA and MA in Translation Studies with Chinese and Spanish in Dublin City University.
Research interests include:
- Chinese language
- Chinese language education
- Chinese language pedagogy
- Innovative methods for teaching Chinese characters to beginner learners
- Translanguaging
- Translation (Chinese to English)