Mgr. Helena Worthington, Ph.D.

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

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  Mgr. Helena Worthington, Ph.D., narozena 12.května 1983 v Ostravě

Department/Faculty/University

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  Department of English Language and Literature
  Faculty of Education
  Masaryk University
  Poříčí 9
  603 00 Brno
  

Function, current position

• Assistant professor

Education and academic qualifications

• 2024: PhD in English Linguistics.
• dissertation: "Analysis of discursive features of United States foreign policy rhetoric towards the Middle East" 2015: MA in English Language and Literature.
• thesis: "The Discourse Analysis of United States Foreign Policy towards Iraq and Egypt"

Professional experience

• 2024 -: Assistant professor KAng PdF MU
• 2018-2024: Lecturer KAng PdF MU

Teaching activities

• Practical Language, Syntax, Grammar, Lexicilogy, Academic writing,

Research activities

• Critical dicourse analysis, power relations, identity and ideology studies

Major publications

• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Discursive Features of United States Foreign Policy Rhetoric Towards the Middle East. Studia Philologica. Ukrajina, 2024, roč. 2024, 1 (22), s. 193-214. ISSN 2412-2491. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.28925/2412-2491.2024.2214. URL info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Locher, M. A. and Jucker, A. H. (2021) The Pragmatics of Fiction : Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Discourse and Interaction. Brno: Masarykova Universita, 2023, roč. 16, č. 1, s. 143-148. ISSN 1802-9930. URL info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Aspects of American Identity Shaping U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East. In Doctoral Symposium "Current Trends in Linguistics", 19 November, 2021, Brno, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, 2021. 2021. URL info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Discursive strategies in American foreign policy. In 11th Brno International Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies : "Breaking the Boundaries : In Between Texts, Cultures and Conventions", 12–14 February, 2020, Brno, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. 2020. URL info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Discourse Analysis of the United States Foreign Policy Rhetoric towards Middle East. In WORDS AS A BATTLEFIELD : Persuasion in Contemporary Political and Media Discourse, Maribor, Slovenia 5–6 April 2019. 2019. URL info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Discourse Analysis of the U.S. Foreign Policy Strategic Rhetoric in the Middle East. In CROATIAN APPLIED LINGUISTICS SOCIETY 32nd International Conference LANGUAGE AND MIND, Rijeka, 3-5 May, 2018. 2018. The conference was dedicated to the relationship between language and mind on all levels of language. info
• WORTHINGTON, Helena. Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed opposition forces. In 7th International Conference “Across Borders VII : Cultures in Dialogue”, April 27–29, 2017, Estonian Literary Museum / Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia. 2017. The conference aimed at investigating aspects of culture, language and literature in the context of a world made more mobile than ever before. info
• NORTH, Helena. A Role of Language within International Relations. 2015. info

2026/03/31