Irene Bubula-Phillips

Irene Bubula-Phillips is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at Santa Clara University. She has been teaching Italian and Spanish since 1996 and holds certifications in language assessment. Her expertise spans language education, literary translation, and cultural studies.

• Education:
• Bachelor's (Laurea) in Modern Languages (Spanish and English) from the University of Trieste, with a thesis on magical realism in Arturo Uslar Pietri's works.
• Master's (MA) in Spanish from San José State University.

Her research interests focus on literary translation methodologies, the application of magical realism in Latin American literature, and innovative pedagogical approaches to language instruction. She is certified by ACTFL as an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) tester for Italian.

No recent academic articles were explicitly listed in the provided text. Her professional contributions are primarily centered on teaching and curriculum development.