Maria-Elena Milcu

Maria-Elena Milcu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Letters and Arts, Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu. Her research focuses on translation studies, specialized terminology, and didactics of French as a foreign language (FLE). She holds a habilitation degree, reflecting her advanced scholarly contributions.

Her work emphasizes cross-disciplinary approaches to technical translation, particularly in plastics industry terminology, and explores cultural transfer in political and gastronomic discourses. Key interests include metaphor analysis in technical languages, diachronic lexical evolution, and pedagogical strategies for FLE instruction.

Recent publications (2017–2024) address translation processes, terminology dynamics, and intercultural communication challenges. She has co-edited volumes on research methodology in humanities and authored studies on professional translator competencies and stress management in simultaneous interpretation.

Milcu maintains an active presence in academic networks, contributing to conferences on Eastern European literary studies and intercultural translation. Her work bridges theoretical insights with practical applications in education and industry.