Diego Burgos
Diego Burgos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Placement Appeals, and Native Speaker Exemptions
burgosda@wfu.edu
336-758-2175
Greene 525
Translation Studies, Computer-Assisted Translation, Software Localization, Natural Language Processing
Diego Burgos received his B.A. in Translation English-French-Spanish from the University of Antioquia, Colombia. He completed his DEA (Advanced Studies Diploma) in Language Sciences and Applied Linguistics and his Master in Applied Linguistics at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Institute of Applied Linguistics in Barcelona, Spain. His doctoral dissertation is on Computational Terminology in the Language Sciences and Applied Linguistics program at the UPF. He has authored publications on terminology and natural language processing and his areas of research and interest include multi-word term description and processing, computer-assisted translation, software localization, and natural language processing. Diego has taught at undergraduate and graduate programs in translation and foreign language teaching at several universities, including Wake Forest since 2011.
- SPA 153: Intermediate Spanish
- SPA 309: Grammar and Composition
- SPA 324: Med & Scientific Translation
- SPA 381: Spanish Translation
- SPA 385: Special Topics in Translation
- SPA 399: Honors Directed Writing