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Dr Matthew Hilborn

Academic Researcher - Spanish Studies & Film Studies



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Dr Matthew Hilborn

Academic researcher and tutor, specialising in Spanish Film Studies


Curriculum vitae


matthewhilborn18 [at] gmail.com [one 'l' in Hilborn]


School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

University College Dublin




Dr Matthew Hilborn

Academic Researcher - Spanish Studies & Film Studies


matthewhilborn18 [at] gmail.com [one 'l' in Hilborn]


School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

University College Dublin



Courses Taught


2026-                Teaching Assistant in Spanish – Queen's University, Belfast 
SPA2101 Spanish Translation

2024-2026       Lecturer and Seminar Leader in Spanish – University College Dublin
 - SPAN10140 Intensive ab initio Spanish, SPAN30010 Spanish Language III 
 - PORT 20230 Screening Crises in the Iberian Peninsula
 - SPAN 20320 Spain on Screen
 - SPAN 20300 Spaces of Conflict in Spanish Cinema
 - (convened unit [7 hours]) SLL 30050 Spanish Adaptations
 - (co-created, co-convened module) MA SLL40850 European Comedy and Performance 

2025                Lecturer on ‘De Buñuel a Almodóvar, An Online Course’ – Instituto Cervantes London
I wrote and delivered four hours of lectures on Fernando Fernán Gómez and Icíar Bollaín 

2022-2024       Faculty Teaching Assistant – Culture, Media, and Creative Industries, King’s College London
 - (MA) 7AAICC26 Gender, Media and Culture (12 hours, lectures & seminars)
 - (MA) 7AAICC52 Children, Media Industries and Culture (13 hours, lectures & seminars) 

Jan-July 2022  Spanish Teacher (GCSE/A-Level) – The Queen’s Gate School, London
 35 hours/week – classroom delivery, preparing non-native students for GCSE/A-Level exams 

2018-2021       Faculty Teaching Assistant – Department of Modern Languages, Durham University
 SPAN1171 Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Culture (A-Level)
 SPAN1141 Identity in the Spanish-Speaking World [Sept 2020-March 2021]
 SPAN2151 Icons and Myths of the Spanish-Speaking World [Sept 2018-February 2019] 

Jan-Aug 2016 Spanish Tutor at 2 Language Schools Lexgo International & ‘ShinyPeople’ – Salamanca, Spain
 Wide experience teaching Spanish to non‑native learners; extensive online learning technologies. 

2013-2021       Freelance Spanish Teacher – London, UK
 3 hrs/week, curriculum design & delivery (online; in-person) for 50 students at GCSE/A-Levels 
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