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Fogarasi Katalin

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Phone: +36 20 670 1330
Email: fogarasi.katalin@semmelweis.hu
Date of Birth: 24 June 1981
Place of Birth: Székesfehérvár, Hungary

Leadership Activities in Scientific Research and Research-Based Education and Training Programmes

  • Since 2018: Director of the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University (formerly the Directorate of Language Communication), which became a research and educational organisational unit in 2019.
  • 2023–24: Principal Investigator of an STIA (Semmelweis Scientific and Innovation Fund) project on interprofessional and cross-institutional scientific research. Project title: Development of a decision-support IT application package based on terminological innovation.
  • Leader of the following interprofessional research groups:

International collaborations:

  • Exploring Metaphorical Descriptions and Terminological Features of Diagnosis Probability in Histological and Autopsy Documentation (with Dr. Jan Engberg, Aarhus University)
  • Establishing Evidential Linguistic Markers in Healthcare Discourses (with Prof. Jerome Tessuto, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples)
  • Terminological Examination of Injury-Related Medical Documentation (with Dr. Zoltán Patonai, PTE AOK Traumatology and Hand Surgery Clinic; Prof. Tanja Germerott, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Mainz; Assoc. Prof. Mario Darok, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Graz, Prof. Petr Hejna, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Prague)

National collaborations:

  • Investigation of diagnosis disclosure and verbal patient consultation in general practice from a terminological and linguistic conversation analysis perspective (with Prof. Dr. Péter Torzsa, Semmelweis University, Department of Family Medicine)
  • Examination of dental consultations of patients treated for oral mucosal diseases from terminological, pragmatic, and dental professional perspectives (with Dr. Orsolya Németh, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery)
  • Examination of dental consultations of patients presenting with xerostomia from terminological, pragmatic, and dental professional perspectives (with Dr. Orsolya Németh, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery)
  • Terminological and sociopragmatic analysis of written and oral patient information texts (with Dr. Éva Katalin Varga, Semmelweis University, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes)
  • Analysis of archival autopsy reports (with Dr. Attila Zalatnai, SE Pathology and Cancer Research Institute; Dr. Dániel Ittzés, Semmelweis University, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes)

Supervision

  • From 2024: PhD supervisor, Semmelweis University Doctoral School, Research Management Working Group (1 independent supervision)
  • From 2022: Undergraduate thesis supervision, Semmelweis University (1 co-supervision at Faculty of Medicine; 3 supervisions in Medical Translator and Interpreter Training Programme, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes)
  • From 2021: Student’s Scientific Conference (TDK) supervision, Semmelweis University, interprofessional collaboration (Faculty of Medicine: 1 special award at the TDK conference in Târgu Mureș, 2 further co-supervisions; Faculty of Pharmacy: 2 co-supervisions)
  • From 2020: PhD supervision, University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Doctoral Programme on Linguistic Aspects of Health Sciences (2 independent, 2 co-supervisions)

Leadership of Specialised Language and Terminology Programmes

  • From 2024: Venue manager, Occupational English Test (OET) at the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University
  • From 2024: Head of the Health Sciences Translator Internship Programme, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University
  • From 2022: Head of telc Medizin Fachsprachprüfung and Pflege Exam Centre at the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University (the only exam centre outside Germany and Austria)
  • From 2021: Head of postgraduate specialised training at the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University:
    • Medical Translator and Interpreter Training Programme, English–Hungarian
    • Medical Translator and Interpreter Training Programme, German–Hungarian
  • From 2018: Exam centre manager, Profex Language Exam, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University
  • From 2018: Head of the terminology group in German-language medical, dental, and pharmacy programmes, Semmelweis University; sole or coordinating author of university textbooks for all programmes
  • From 2018: Course coordinator for subjects taught by the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University
  • 2010–2013: Head of the terminology group, Department of Languages for Biomedical Purposes and Communication, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine; author of textbooks for German-language programmes

Journal Editorial Work

  • From 2025: Acting Editor-in-Chief, Magyar Orvosi Nyelv (Hungarian Medical Language)
  • 2024: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Magyar Orvosi Nyelv (Hungarian Medical Language)
  • Regular reviewer: BMC Medical Education (Q1) journal
  • Advisory board member: European Journal of Applied Linguistics

Editorial Work in Scientific Publications

  1. Fogarasi K. / Dániel Mány (eds.): Impact of Sociocultural Factors on Health Communication. In cooperation with Sarah Bigi, Jan Engberg, Pascaline Faure, and Rita Temmerman. Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin, 2025. ISBN: 978-3-631-91784-8 (print), 978-3-631-91785-5 (PDF), 978-3-631-91786-2 (ePub)
  2. Dániel Mány / Fogarasi K. (eds.): Methodology of the Teaching and Research of Medical Languages. In cooperation with Sarah Bigi, Jan Engberg, Pascaline Faure, and Rita Temmerman. Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin, 2024 (in press). ISBN: 978-3-631-91881-4 (print), 978-3-631-91882-1 (PDF), 978-3-631-91883-8 (ePub)
  3. Fogarasi K. – Ittzés D. – Mány D. (eds.): Knowledge Sharing, Information Management, and Applicability I: Translation, Interpreting, Terminology, Lexicography. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2024 (in press)
  4. Fogarasi K. – Ittzés D. – Varga É. K. (eds.): Knowledge Sharing, Information Management, and Applicability II: Language Teaching, Language Use, Speech Research. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2024 (in press)

Scientific and Committee Memberships

  • Board Member, European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes (AELFE)
  • Board member, Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes Central-European Region (FIPLV-CEER)
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Permanent Committee for Applied Linguistics – representative of the Medical Sciences Section (2024–2026)
  • Corresponding member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Board, Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (MANYE), Foreign Affairs Secretary
  • Hungarian Association of Teachers and Researchers of Languages for Specific Purposes (SZOKOE)
  • European Association for Terminology (EAFT)
  • Terminology Documentation Centre, PTE Central Library (TermDok)
  • Hungarian Language Terminology Council (MaTT)
  • Terminology Forum, Hungarian Language Department, European Commission Translation Directorate
  • Sole Hungarian Representative, Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes (FIPLV)
  • Mitteleuropäischer Germanistenverband
  • Associated member, University of Zurich, Language and Medicine Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium
  • Member, Faculty Councils, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry (since 2019)

Awards and Honors

  • Pro Urologia Hungarica Award, Hungarian Urological Association (2023)
  • Szabó T. Attila Award, Hungarian Linguistic Society & TERMIK, for contrastive research, education, and science organisation in medical terminology (2022)
  • Best Poster Presentation, International RaAM Conference (with Dr. Éva Katalin Varga, 2022)
  • European Language Label, for innovation in specialised language education under my leadership at the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes (2021)

Organisation of Scientific Conferences

  • Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference (Interprofessional, international, English-language), 2–3 June 2023, Semmelweis University, Budapest
  • Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, XXIX Hungarian Applied Linguistics Congress, 17–18 March 2023, Semmelweis University, Budapest
  • Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference 2024. Implementation of patient-centred research trends
  • Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, 22ND AELFE Conference. Challenges of LSP teaching and research in the era of the language technological revolution
  • Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference 2025. Inclusivity and Diversity in Healthcare Communication Research

Scientific Grants

  • 2024: Bolyai János Research Grant by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • 2023: STIA KFI grant for AI-supported specialised language documentation and educational software development, interprofessional collaboration (Principal Investigator)
  • Since 2022: Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University, lead institution in the CEEPUS network Healthcare Communication (12 partner universities)
  • 2022: EUNIWELL Simu-Vaction project, institutional representative
  • 2021–2022: EUNIWELL Intercomprehension seed funding, institutional representative
  • 2020–2022: SE CLILMED, institutional representative

Professional Experience

  • Aug 2019–present: Director, Associate Professor, Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University
  • 2018–2019: Director, Directorate of Language Communication, Semmelweis University
  • 2016–2018: Assistant Professor, Head of Terminology Group, Department of Languages for Biomedical Purposes and Communication, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2011–2015: Teaching Assistant, Head of Terminology Group, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2005–2018: Language Teacher, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2007–2008: Teaching Assistant, Department of German Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs
  • 2006–2007: Lecturer of Latin, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs; Ferenc Deák High School

Education

  • Oct 2022: Habilitation, University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Doctoral School of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Programme in Health Sciences and Linguistics
  • Oct 2013: PhD Dissertation: Limited Forensic Assessability of Soft Tissue Injuries: Contrastive Terminological Analyses of Hungarian, Austrian, and German Medical Diagnostic Reports (Summa Cum Laude)
    Supervisors: Dr. habil. Gábor Rébék-Nagy (Director, Department of Languages for Biomedical Purposes and Communication, PTE AOK), Prof. Dr. Thomas Riepert (Deputy Director, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
  • 2008–2012: PhD Programme, University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Programme in Health Sciences and Linguistics
  • 1999–2005: BA, Latin Language and Literature, Teacher Training (with distinction), University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities
  • 1999–2005: BA, German Language and Literature, Teacher Training (very good), University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities
  • 1995–1999: Cistercian Order, Attila József High School

 

Professional Development and Study Visits

  • 2025: Pannonia research exchange, University of Heidelberg (Germany), Dr. Jobst-Hendrik Schultz, launching collaboration on the OSCE exam
  • 2025: Pannonia research exchange, University of Prague, Institute of Forensic Medicine (MUDr. Pavel Toupalík, launching research collaboration)
  • 2024: Pannonia research exchange, University of Hamburg, Institut für Germanistik (Prof. Wolfgang Imo, launching research collaboration)
  • 2024: Erasmus research exchange, University of Heidelberg (Germany), Dr. Jobst-Hendrik Schultz, launching teaching collaboration
  • 2023: CEEPUS research exchange, 1 week at the University of Graz, Institute of Forensic Medicine, launching research collaboration
  • 2023: Workshop on evaluating telc written exams, Germany (Dr. Sean McDonald)
  • 2023: Erasmus+ teaching mobility, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, forensic documentation terminology research continuation (Prof. Dr. Tanja Germerott)
  • 2022: Methodological training, Lancaster University: dyslexia and dysgraphia teaching methods
  • 2021: telc examiner accreditation, B2 and C1
  • 2021: 1-week CEEPUS teaching mobility, topic: contrastive terminology research of clinical injuries (Charles University, Department of Forensic Medicine, Prof. Dr. Petr Hejna)
  • 2020: FOLKER transcription software course, Leibnitz Institute for German Language, Mannheim
  • 2017–2018: Scientific training, Anatomy and Physiology of Humans, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Master Technische Medizin)
  • 2013: E-learning, blended learning training (TÁMOP PTE project)
  • 2011: Profex German medical and health language examiner B1–C1
  • 2011: 2-week teaching exchange, forensic terminology study, University of Pécs and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • 2011: Certified Terminology Manager – Basic (ECQA, TermNet Vienna, University of Pécs)
  • 2009: Erasmus+ teaching mobility, German medical language and terminology teaching
  • 2007: 1-week terminology teaching, Technische Universität Dresden, Medical Faculty

 

Scientific and Organisational Activities

  • 2024: PhD supervision, Semmelweis University, Doctoral School, project: Complex Analysis of Medical Documentation
  • 2024: Editorial reviewer, Scripta Manent
  • 2023: Chair,  Programme and Organising Committee, Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Conference
  • 2023: Chair, Programme and Organising Committee, Hungarian Applied Linguists Congress
  • 2023–: Only non-Spanish board member, European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes (AELFE)
  • 2023–: Board member, Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (MANYE), Foreign Affairs Secretary
  • 2023–: Course coordinator, Doctoral School, Semmelweis University, courses Thesis Writing and Hungarian Medical Language
  • 2023–: PhD project announcement: Complex Analyses of Medical Documentation
  • 2022–2020: Opponent or reviewer for PhD defences, student conferences, scientific journals

Publications

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Languages

  • Hungarian (native)
  • German (C1–C2)
  • Latin (C1–C2)
  • English (C1)
  • Ancient Greek (B1)