Luxán Hernández, Lía

Lía Luxán Hernández is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Modern Philology, Translation and Interpretation, affiliated with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the School of Arts and Humanities. She holds dual bachelor's degrees in Translation & Interpreting (German) and Law, complemented by a European PhD cum laude and an FPU scholarship.

• Education: Bachelor's in Translation & Interpreting (German), Bachelor's in Law, European PhD cum laude in Modern Philology, Translation and Interpreting

Her research spans German language education in Spanish tourism programs, historical expeditions to the Canary Islands, cultural translation analysis, linguistic trends in social media, and educational program development for secondary schools. She has supervised 20+ theses in Translation, Modern Languages, and Tourism, with projects addressing topics like Air Berlin crisis linguistics, fat shaming in cinema, and German language status in Canary high schools.

Notable accolades include ANECA accreditation as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Private University Professor; Best Research Group recognition in Arts and Humanities; ACCUEE validation of all teaching/research merits; and six-year CNEAI research evaluation. She has conducted research stays at Humboldt University Berlin, University of Leeds, and University of Limerick.

• Scientific Awards: ACCUEE merit recognition, ANECA accreditations, CNEAI six-year research period, European PhD cum laude, FPU scholarship, National honors, Extraordinary doctoral award

As a sworn German interpreter and lawyer, she bridges linguistic, legal, and cultural domains. Her supervised projects highlight interdisciplinary expertise in tourism history, cinematic stereotypes, and language pedagogy, particularly focusing on German as a second foreign language in the Canary Islands.