ANA PAULA DA FONSECA LOPES completed a PhD in Linguistic Studies in 2018/07/10 at the University of Vigo (Faculty of Philosophy and Translation), an MA in Translation Studies in 2006/12/08 at the University of Manchester, UK (Faculty of Humanities) and a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures - Portuguese and English Studies in 2005/07/11 at the University of Coimbra (Faculty of Arts). Ana is a Researcher at CEOS.PP and at the Centre for General and Applied Linguistics Studies (CELGA-ILTEC), Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of Coimbra, Communication Trainer and Translator. Ana has received 2 awards in the field of Translation. She works in the Humanities area as a Lecturer and a Researcher, emphasizing Languages, Translation and Linguistics (Gesture Studies and Forensic Linguistics).