Judit Nagy

Judit Nagy (born 1970 in Hungary) is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Károli Gáspár Reformed University. She holds a PhD in Modern American Literature from Eötvös Loránd University (2009) and an MA in English Language/Literature (2001). Her academic work bridges Canadian Studies, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics, focusing on East Asian minorities in Canada, environmental metaphors in literature, and language teaching methodology.

• Education:
  • PhD in Modern American Literature (Eötvös Loránd University, 2009)
  • MA in English Language/Literature (Eötvös Loránd University, 2001)
  • MSc in Mathematics (ELTE, 1999)
  • BA/BSc/BEd in English-Mathematics Teaching (ELTE, 1994)

Her research explores linguistic transculturation in Korean-Canadian literature, multiculturalism in Canadian short stories, and environmental art in diaspora communities. She has published 15+ peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from EFL methodology to metaphorical representations of weather in Canadian literature.

Recent publications highlight cross-cultural educational challenges (2024), post-pandemic language learning (2023), and historical maritime metaphors (2021). She has received multiple CEACS and KRE Rector's Certificates for academic excellence.

As coordinator of the Canada in the English Classroom research group and the 'Minorities in Canada: Intercultural Investigations' project, she has shaped Canadian studies curricula across Europe. Her work has been presented at 25+ international conferences, including University of Graz, Keimyung University, and Nordic Association of Canadian Studies meetings.