Shima Asadi
Modern & Classical Languages
Graduate Assistant
Campus:
Kent
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Biography
Shima Asadi is a Ph.D. candidate in Translation Studies at Kent State University. Her research interests include literary translation, multilingual pedagogy, interpreting, and applied linguistics. She has taught translation, interpreting, and language courses in Farsi, Spanish, and English in Iran, Ecuador, and the United States.
Research Keywords:
Literary translation, Interpreting, Applied Linguistics
Education
Double Master’s degree in Training Professors of Spanish as a Foreign Language from Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (UNIB), Puerto Rico, USA, and Applied Linguistics in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from Universidad Europea del Atlántico
M.A. in English Translation. Faculty of Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, 2013
B. A. in English Translation, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Persian Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran, 2008
M.A. in English Translation. Faculty of Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, 2013
B. A. in English Translation, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Persian Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran, 2008
Publications
- Septasari, D, Aminudin, N, Awaliyani, I, Ariyanti, S, Asadi, S (2026). A Conceptual Framework for Technology-Enhanced Learning Design: Bridging Pedagogy and Digital Innovation, Finger: Jurnal Ilmiag Teknologi Pendidikan 5(1), 1-13.
- Asadi, S. & Abu-Rayyash, H. (2025). Compilation and Analysis of a Parallel English-Arabic Corpus of Stand-Up Comedy Shows Subtitles. Corpus-based Studies across Humanities, 3(1), 29-57
- Aprita, D., Sapri, J., Asadi, S., & Rezvani, M. Q. (2025). The use of the Interactive Learning Platform Quizizz in Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition in English Language Teaching: A Literature Review Study. Indonesian Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Educati
- Abu-Rayyash, H. , Alhawamdeh, S., Alghufaily, H. & Asadi, S. (2024). Effects of Typographic Salience on the Processing and Acquisition of Reversed Subtitles. Media and Intercultural Communication: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2(1), 40-60.
- Moneeb Ali, M., Ahmed Ali, Y., Asadi, S., Riaz N. (2023). AI-Enhanced Speech Recognition for Advancing Pronunciation Skills, Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa, 27(2), 51-66, 2023.
- Asadi, S. (2016). Culture-Bound Elements in Simultaneous Conference Interpreting, Peter Lang Publishing, Austria.
- Ghanei, S. & Asadi, S. (2015). Translation of Political News and Texts, SACO Academic Publishing
- Asadi, S. & Akef, K. (2013). Culture-Bound Elements in Conference Interpreting, Lambert Academic Publishing
Awards/Achievements
- Spanish Film Festival Grant, Pragda: Raising the Voice of Latin Cinema, May 2026.
- Domestic Research Travel Award, Graduate Student Senate, Kent State University, September 2025.
- Laura Bassi Scholarship, Research Grant, Editing Press, May 2025.
- Research Grant, جمیعة الترجمة[Translation Association], Saudi Arabia, January 2025.
- 8th Annual New Face of Tech 2024 Scholarship, 1000 Dreams Fund, December 2024.
- Marty Erbaugh Student Entrepreneur Scholarship, LaunchNet, Kent State University, May 2024.
- FUNIBER Organization (based in Quito, Ecuador), Full scholarship for online dual Master’s degree at Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (UNIB, Puerto Rico, USA) and Universidad Europea del Atlántico (UNEATLÁNTICO, Cantabria, Spain), 2021.
