drOlha Lehka-Paul
Adiunkt (Assistant professor)
- olhleh@amu.edu.pl
- (+48) 61 829 1036
Collegium Heliodori, room 209
Websites / Profiles
Degrees
- B.A. in English, Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, Ukraine, 2011
- M.A. in English and Translation Studies, Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, Ukraine, 2012
- Ph.D. in English linguistics, Poznań 2018
Research interests
- Translation Studies
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Studies
- Personality Studies
- Translation process research
- Multilingualism and translation
Research projects
- Reading and Reception of Mediated (translated) Text: The Read Me Project (2021-2025) financed by the National Science Centre (UMO – 2020/39/B/HS2/00697) – Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator – Prof. UAM dr hab. Bogusława Whyatt)
Teaching experience
- TEFL at university level
- Teaching translation
Other professional experience
- Freelance translator
- Certified court translator and interpreter (tłumacz przysięgły)
Study visits
- International summer school of the German Language and Culture, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany
- 28th CETRA Research School in Translation Studies, University of Leuven, Campus Antwerp, Belgium, August 22 - September 2, 2016
- GAL Research School in the Process-Oriented Research Methods in Translations Studies and L2-Writing Research, Germany, 3-5 April 2017
- Cognition & Language Laboratory (Department of Psychology), University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY Albany), 6-10 November 2023
- Visual Cognition Laboratory (Department of Psychology), University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY Albany), 6-10 November 2023
Professional organisations
Specialized training and workshops
- Advanced methods in statistics, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, May-July 2015
- Workshop on Linear Mixed Modeling in R, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 12-13 February 2016
- Workshop „Praca ze studentami z trudnościami natury psychicznej i poznawczej”, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 9 and 16 April 2019
- Specialized Training "Weekend z prawem karnym", Polish Society of Sworn and Specialized Translators (TEPIS), 7-8 December 2019
- Specialized training "Język polski dla tłumaczy", Polish Society of Sworn and Specialized Translators (TEPIS), April-May 2020
- Introduction to Psychometrics, Psychological Test Laboratory of the Polish Psychological Association (Pracownia Testów Psychologicznych Polskiego Towarzystwa Psychologicznego), 8-15 February 2021
Papers read at international conferences and congresses
- ‘Current Issues in Linguistics, World Literature and Literary Translation’, International Students’ Conference, Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, Ukraine, 2010
- Session of Mykola Lukash Committee of the World Literature in Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine, 2013
- VI International Conference in Translation Theory and Practice, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2013
- 44th Poznań Linguistic Meeting 2013, poster session, Poznań, Poland, 2013
- Language Processing in Translation (thematic session) at 45th Poznań Linguistic Meeting, Poznań, September 2015
- 28th CETRA Research School in Translation Studies, University of Leuven, Campus Antwerp, Belgium, August 22-September 2, 2016
- 5th Young Linguists’ Meeting in Poznań, Poland, 25-17 November 2017
- GAL Research School in the Process-Oriented Research Methods in Translations Studies and L2-Writing Research, Germany, 3-5 April 2017
- International conference “Points of View in Translation and Interpreting”, Cracow, Poland, 22-23 June 2017
- International conference “Translation and Interpreting in Transition 3”, Ghent, Belgium, 13-14 July 2017
- International conference "Translation research-Translator training", Budapest, Hungary 24-26 May 2018
- International conference "Young Linguists’ Meeting in Poznań", Poland, 23-25 November 2018
- International conference “Teaching translation vs. training translators”, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, 15-16 November 2019
- The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning, Łódź, Poland (virtual event), 3-5 December 2020
- 3rd Consortium for Translation Education Research Congress (CTER Congress), Kraków, Poland (virtual event), 17-18 March, 2022
- Pierwszy Kongres Polskiego Przekładoznawstwa, Kraków, May 2022
- 10th European Society for Translation Studies Congress (EST Congress: Advancing Translation Studies), Oslo, Norway, 22-25 June 2022
- 8th Young Linguists' Meeting in Poznań (YLMP 2023), Poznań, Poland, 19-21 May 2023 (poster)
- 52nd Poznań Linguistic Meeting (PLM), Poznań, 13-15 September 2023
Other talks and presentations
- All-Ukrainian Competition of the Student’s Research Papers in Sciences and Humanities, Donetsk National University, Ukraine, 2010
- All-Ukrainian Students’ Olimpiad in the English Language and Literature, Lviv, Ukraine, 2011
- Participation in YLMP 2014, Poznań, Poland
- Psycholinguistics Reading Group, Poznań, April 2015
- V Interdisciplinary Conference of PhD Students and Young Researchers, Bydgoszcz, April 2015
- The Psycholinguistics Reading Group, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, 30 June 2016
- Workshop on “How to write a thesis in linguistics” (in cooperation with Katarzyna Jankowiak), the Psycholinguistics Discussion Club, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, 28 February 2017
- XXV Poznański Festiwal Nauki i Sztuki, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, 2 June 2022
- Noc Anglistów, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, 25 November 2022
Awards
- 3rd prize at the All-Ukrainian Competition of Student’s Research Papers in Sciences and Humanities, Donetsk National University, Ukraine, 2010
- 3rd prize at the All-Ukrainian Students’ Olimpiad in the English Language and Literature, Lviv, Ukraine, 2011
Peer reviewer for
- Translation, Cognition & Behaviour