Curriculum Vitae Oanca Monica PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: 24th August 1972, in Brasov, Romania Married: 19th January 1997, with Daniel Oanca Children: Nicolae (1998), Cecilia (2000), Cristiana (2005) Email: monicaoanca@yahoo.com Telephone: 0755121567 WORK EXPERIENCE 2014 – present: Lecturer – Teaching English language in the Department of Modern Languages in the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, at the University of Bucharest 2012 – 2014: Lecturer – Teaching English Literature and Civilization in the Department of Biblical and Historical Theology and Philology at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Bucharest 2003 – 2012: Assistant – Teaching English Language at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest 2001-2003 Junior Assistant – Teaching English Language at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest 1999-2000 Teaching English Language at Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Bucharest. EDUCATION AND TRAINING _____________________________________________________________________ 1986-1990 “Sfântul Sava” National College, Bucharest 1990-1995 The Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, specialised on Biophysics, (dissertation on: The Structure of the DNA and Its Properties) 1994-1998 The Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, specialised in English literature (the dissertation on George Herbert – the Poet-Parson. 2001-2002 Master’s Degree in British Cultural Studies, the dissertation on: Everyman – Images of Death in Late Medieval Times. 2004 – 2011 Doctoral studies in philology (May 2011 – the dissertation on The Castle in English Medieval Society) PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Romanian Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING Listening Reading Spoken interaction C2 C2 C2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 English French Italian © European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu WRITING Spoken production C2 B2 B2 C2 B1 B1 Page 1 / 3 Curriculum Vitae Computer skills Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) good command of Microsoft Office™ tools PUBLICATIONS I. Translations – The Guide of the Peasant Museum (Ghidul Muzeului Ţăranului Român), 2006 – Four chapters of the volume Orthodox Theology in the 20th Century and early 21st Century. A Romanian Orthodox Perspective, Basilica Printing Press, 2013 II. Books 1. Visions of Salvation in Late Medieval English Literature, co-author Martin Potter, University of Bucharest Press, 2009. 2. Castelul în Anglia Medievală. Paradigmele și funcțiile lui politice, sociale, economice și culturale, Ars Docendi Press, 2011. 3. English for Students in Theology – co-author Maria Băncilă, University of Bucharest Press, 2014. III. Articles 1. „The Hidden in the Medieval Castle: A Study of a Mental Configuration”, in The Secret and the Known, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. VI, no.3/2004, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, p. 92-105 2. „Julian de Norwich and Her Time: Mental Configurations of God in Revelation of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2005, p. 453469 3. „The Configuration of Paradise in English Medieval Thought: A Physical Place versus a Spiritual Expectation”, în Timp şi spaţiu. O abordare din perspectiva ştiinţelor umaniste, University of Bucharest Press, 2006, pg.262-273 4. „The Relations between King and Church in Post-Conquest Medieval England”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2006, p.685-695 5. „The Knight Errant and the Castellan: Two Faces/Phases of Nobility”, in Identity and Alterity:Geographies of the Mind, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. IX, no.2/2007, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, p.103-110 6. “Medieval Mental Configuration of the Town and the Castle”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2007, p.549-558 7. “The Construction of the Mystic Self: The Book of Margery Kempe.”, in Writing the Self. Modes of SelfPortrayal in the Cultural Text, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies Vol. X, Nr. 1/2008. 8. „ Biblical Inspiration in the Medieval Work The Cloud of the Unknowing”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2008, p. 255-265. 9. “Looking at Castles: Durability and Change in the Perception of the Castle”, in Durability and Transience. Cultural Borders of Temporality. University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, volume XI, Nr. 2/ 2009. 10. “The Sweetness of Divine Revelation as it was recorded by Julian of Norwich”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2009, p.723-736. 11. “Religious Instruction in the Cloud of Unknowing”, in Cultură şi religie. Statutul Religiei şi instrucţia © European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 3 Curriculum Vitae şcolară, Bucureşti, Ed. Universitaţii din Bucureşti, 2009. 12. “Richard II. From Chronicle to Drama”, in Genres and Historicity. The Poetics and Politics of Genre, in University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, volume XI, Nr. 2/ 2009, p. 8998. 13. “Religious Interpretations of the Castle in English Medieval Literature, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2010, p. 521-534. 14. “Discourse on Pilgrimage in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Margery Kempe’s The Book of Margery Kempe”, in Text și discurs religios, Nr.4/2012, Editura Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, 2012, p.403-413. 15. “Conflict and Reconciliation between King Stephen and the English Church”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest,, 2012, p. 525-537. 16. ”Christian Time as Perceived by Margery Kempe” in Analele Universității București, Limbi și Literaturi Străine, București, Editura Universității București, Nr. 2/2012, p. 171-181. 17. ”The Wisdom of Evelyn Waugh’s Helena: The Conversation with the Wandering Jew as a Test”, in The Journal of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Bucharest, 2013, p. 447-456. 18. “Taming Nature in The Luttrell Psalter”, in (M)other Nature? Inscriptions, Locations, Revolutions, University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, Vol. IV (Vol. II – new series) no.2, 2012. p. 45-54. 19. ”Rediscovering Evelyn Waugh’s Helena: an Orthodox Approach”, Text și discurs religios, nr. 5/2013, Editura Universității „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, p. 387-396. 20. “Richard Rolle’s Fire of Love between Image and Reality”, Language and Literature: European Landmarks of Identity, University of Pitesti Press, 2013. p. 156-163. 21. “Remembering God as a Way of Life in The Book of Margery Kempe and Richard Rolle's The Fire Of Love”, University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies, No. 02/2013, Bucharest University Press, p. 28-37. 22. “Transforming versus Escaping Reality in Marie de France’s Lanval”, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, 2015, p. 446-457. © European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 3