doc. dr. sc. Snježana Husinec
doc. dr. sc.
Snježana Husinec

Snježana Husinec is an assistant professor at the Foreign Language Department. She has been employed at the Faculty of Law since 2006. She holds a degree in English and German language and literature and a PhD degree in linguistics. In 2019 she was appointed to the research associate rank.

She has been teaching English and German since 1992. She worked as a teacher of English and German at the XVIII. Grammar School in Zagreb and at the Foreign Language School „Class“. She has actively participated in different international education projects for young people and has been a member of German Language Diploma (DSD) examining boards. She teaches English and German for Lawyers to legal practitioners and conducts legal language workshops for translators and court interpreters. She has attended various training courses and spent study periods in Germany, Austria and Great Britain.

She has authored a monograph on the legal termonology of the Croatian judiciary, two course books for German for specific purposes, and co-authored a course  book for legal English. She has published scientific papers on different topics and has participated in a number of conferences in Croatia and abroad. Her research interests include: legal linguistics, terminology, sociolinguistics, contact linguistics, and LSP methodology.

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List of select publications

 

MONOGRAPH:

Husinec, Snježana: From 'punomoćje' to 'punomoć', from 'vlastitost' to 'vlasništvo'. The Legal

Terminology of the Croatian Judiciary from 1848 to 1918. Zagreb: Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, 2020.

 

COURSE BOOKS:

1. Husinec, Snježana. Deutsch für Sozialarbeiter - Njemački za socijalne radnike.
Zagreb : Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2011.


2. Husinec, Snježana. Deutsch für Steuerbeamte - Njemački za porezne službenike.
Zagreb : Društveno veleučilište u Zagrebu, 2011.

 

3. Sočanac, L., Matijašević, M., Javornik Čubrić, M.; Husinec, S., Horvatić Bilić, I.. English for the Legal Profession.

Zagreb: Narodne novine, 2017.

 

EDITED BOOKS:

Husinec, S. i Klaužer, V. (ur) (2018): Zbornik radova sa znanstveno-stručnog skupa „Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmanića – „tiho žarište“hrvatskog narodnog preporoda i Matice ilirske“ održanog 3. – 4. veljače 2017. u Mariji Bistrici. Marija Bistrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici.

Klaužer, V., Galoić, D. Husinec, S. (ur.) (2017) : Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmanića i hrvatskog narodnog preporoda. Marija Bisrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici.

Husinec, S. (ur.) (2015): Anita Klemar: Legenda o črnem kipu / Legenda o crnom kipu. Marija Bistrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici.

 

RESEARCH PAPERS:

Horvatić Bilić, I., Husinec, S. (2023): Fachspezifische Texte im Rechtswesen am Beispiel der Textsorte Vertrag. In Schicker, S., Miškulin Saletović, L. (eds): Sprachliche Handlungsmuster und Text(sorten)kompetenz: Ein Sammelband im Rahmen der IDT 2022. S. 113-128. Graz University Library Publishing (uni-graz.at)Graz University Library Publishing (uni-graz.at) https://library-publishing.uni-graz.at/index.php/lp/catalog/view/52/364/850

Husinec, S., & Horvatić Bilić, I. (2021). A comparative analysis of collocations in UK and Croation company law. ESP Today9(2), 251-271.

Husinec, S. (2019): „In Search of a New Linguistic Identity: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Private Correspondence of Supporters of the Illyrian Movement”, in Brala, M., Memišević, A. (ed.): Language and its Effects, Proceedings form the 2017 CALS conference. Peter Lang, Berlin.

Husinec, S. (2018): „Alojzije Stepinac – blaženi hodočasnik u Svetište Majke Božje Bistričke“; u Galoić, D. i Klaužer, V. (ur.): Papa putnik – bistrički hodočasnik. Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici, str. 18-30.

 

Husinec, S. (2018): „Ivan Krizmanić između preporodne ideologije i vlastite jezične prakse”, u Husinec, S., Klaužer, V. (ur.): Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmaniće – 'tiho žarište' hrvatskog narodnog preporoda i Matice ilirske, Zbornik radova sa skupa Ogranka Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici i Matice hrvatske. Marija Bistrica: OMH u Mariji Bistrici.

 

Husinec, S. (2018): „Alojzije Stepinac – blaženi hodočasnik u Svetište Majke Božje Bistričke“, u katalogu izložbe Papa putnik – bistrički hodočasnik, ur. Galoić, D. i Klaužer, V., Marija Bistrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici, str. 18-30.

Horvatić, Bilić, Irena; Husinec, Snježana: Synergy between Professional Knowledge and LSP, u Cigan, V., Omrčen, D. (ur.): „Od teorije do prakse u jeziku struke / From Theory to Practice in Language for Specific Purposes“, Zagreb: UNJSVU.

 

Husinec, S. (2017): „Putovi i načini stvaranja hrvatskog pravnog nazivlja sredinom 19. stoljeća“, u Jezik kao predmet proučavanja i jezik kao predmet poučavanja, Zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa Hrvatskoga društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku održanoga od 12. do 14. svibnja 2016. godine u Zagrebu, ur. Vlastelić, Anastazija. Srednja Europa, str. 115-129.

 

Husinec, S.; Klaužer, V. (2017): „Marija Bistrica – kolijevka Matice hrvatske“, u Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmanića i hrvatskog narodnog preporoda, ur. Klaužer, V., Galoić, D.; Husinec, S., Marija Bistrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici, str. 7-12.

 

Husinec, S. (2017): „Ivan Krizmanić – prevoditelj, književnik i poliglot“, u Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmanića i hrvatskog narodnog preporoda, ur. Klaužer, V.; Galoić, D., Husinec, S., Marija Bistrica: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici, str. 13-18.

 

Husinec, S. (2016): „Stationenlernen im fachorientierten studienbegleitenden Deutschunterricht“, u IDT 2013 Lerngruppenspezifika in DaF, DaZ und DaM: Sektionen D1, D3, D5, D6, D7, ur. Drumbl, Hans; Kletschko, Dmitri; Sorrentino, Daniela; Zanin, Renata. Bozen, Bolzano University Press Free Univerziti of Bozen-Bolzano, str. 325-340.

 

Husinec, S. (2015): „Njemački utjecaj na nazivlje hrvatske sudske prakse u razdoblju od 1848. do 1918“, u Višejezičnost kao predmet multidisciplinarnih istraživanja, Zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa Hrvatskoga društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku održanoga od 25. do 27. travnja 2014. godine u Zagrebu, ur. Udier, Sanda Lucija, Cergol Kovačević, Kristina. Zagreb, srednja europa, str. 493-508.

 

Husinec, S. (2011): „The Importance of Content Knowledge for Successful Legal Language Acquisition“,  u Legal Terminology: Approaches and Applications, Research in Language journal, ur. Gozdz-Roszkowski, Stanislaw i Witczak-Plisiecka, Iwona. Lodz, University of Lodz Press, vol. 9.1/2011, str. 125-133. (http://versita.metapress.com/content/120739

 

Husinec, S. (2010): „Metafora u pravnom diskursu“, u Diskurs i dijalog: Teorija, metode i primjena, Zbornik radova s 24. međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa Hrvatskog društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku održanog na Filozofskom fakultetu u Osijeku, 20.-22. svibnja 2010,  ur. Karabalić/Aleksa Varga/Pon, HDPL/Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, str. 69-84.

 

Husinec, S. (2010): „Interkulturelle Elemente im Fachsprachenunterricht“, u Proceedings of The International Language Conference on the Importance of Learning Professional Languages for Communication between Cultures 2010, ur. Vičič, P. & Orthaber, S.. Celje: Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor. 

 

Husinec, S.(2010): „Fachorientierter studienbegleitender Deutschunterricht für zukünftige Sozialarbeiter in Kroatien“, u IDV Magazin, br. 83, Der internationale Deutschlehrerverband, str. 305-329. (http://www.idvnetz.org/publikationen/magazin/IDV-Magazin83.pdf)

 

Husinec, S. (2010): „The Use of Comparative Legal Analysis in Teaching the Language of the Law“, u Legal Discourse across Languages and Cultures, ur. Gotti, M. & Williams, C., Bern: Peter Lang, str. 155-176. 

 

PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:

  1. Husinec Snježana:The Use of Comparative Legal Analysis in Teaching the Language of the Law, International Conference “Applied Linguistic Reasearch and Methodology Researching Language and the Law: Intercultural Perspectives” organized by CERLIS, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy, 18-20 June 2009.;
  2. Husinec, Snježana: Metafora u pravnom diskursu, XXIV. međunarodni znanstveni skup Hrvatskog društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku, “Proučavanje diskursa i dijaloga između teorije, metode i primjene” Osijek, 20.-22. svibnja 2010.;
  3. Husinec, Snježana: The Importance of Content Knowledge for Successful Legal Language Acquisition, 1st International Workshop on Legal Terminology LawTerm 2010: Research and Practice hosted by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, University of Lodz, Poland, 28-30 May 2010.;
  4. Husinec, Snježana: Interkulturelle Elemente im Fachsprachenunterricht, The International Language Conference on “The Importance of Learning Professional Languages for Communication between Cultures”, Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia, Celje, 23-24 September 2010.  
  5. Husinec, Snježana: Fachorientierter studienbegleitender Deutschunterricht für zukünftige Sozialarbeiter in Kroatien, IDT Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, Weimar-Jena, 3. – 8- August 2009.
  6. Husinec, Snježana: Stationenlernen im fachorientierten studienbegleitenden Deutschunterricht, IDT 2013 - XV. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, Bozen, Italija, 29-07. do 03-08.2013.
  7. Husinec, Snježana: Njemački utjecaj na nazivlje hrvatske sudske prakse u razdoblju od 1848. do 1918., XXVIII. međunarodni znanstveni skup Hrvatskog društva za primijenjenju lingvistiku „Višejezičnost kao predmet multidisciplinarnih istraživanja“, Zagreb, 25-27.05.2014.
  8. Husinec, Snježana: Sprachliche Handlungsfähigkeit im Fach durch Stationenlernen, XXIII. INTERNATIONALE TAGUNG DES KROATISCHEN DEUTSCHLEHRERVERBANDES Präsentations- und Kommunikationstechniken in einem innovativen DaF-Unterricht – Motivationsförderung, Varaždin, Hrvatska, 09-11.10.2015.
  9. Husinec, Snježana: Putovi i načini stvaranja hrvatskog pravnog nazivlja sredinom 19. stoljeća, XXX. međunarodni znanstveni skup Hrvatskog društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku „Jezik kao predmet proučavanja i jezik kao predmet poučavanja“, Rijeka, Hrvatska, 12-14.05.2016.
  10. Horvatić, Bilić, Irena; Husinec, Snježana: My English is excellent. And your English for Law? GLP v LSP in linguistic traininig of legal professionals, 6th International Confefence on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice 2016. Transnational Flows and Professional Practice, Copenhagen, Danska, 3-5-11.2016.
  11. Husinec, Snježana: Ivan Krizmanić između preporodne ideologije i vlastite jezične prakse, Znanstveno-stručni skup s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem Ogranka Matice hrvatske u Mariji Bistrici i Matice hrvatske u povodu 175. obljetnice osnutka Matice hrvatske i 250. obljetnice rođenja Ivana Krizmanića „Marija Bistrica u doba Ivana Krizmanića – „tiho žarište“ hrvatskog narodnog preporoda i Matice ilirske“, Marija Bistrica, Hrvatska, 3-4.02.2017.
  12. Horvatić, Bilić, Irena; Husinec, Snježana: Synergy between Professional Knowledge and LSP, II. međunarodna konferencija Udruge nastavnika jezika struke na visokoškolskim ustanovama „Od teorije do prakse u jeziku struke / From Theory to Practice in Language for Specific Purposes“, 17-18.02.2017.
  13. Husinec, Snježana; Horvatić, Bilić, Irena: Authentizität der Lerhmaterialien im Fachsprachenunterricht, IDT 2017 - XVI. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, Fribourg/Freiburg, Švicarska, 31.07. – 04.08.2017.

  14. Husinec, Snježana: U potrazi za novim jezičnim identitetom: Sociolingvistička analiza privatne korespondencije Ivana Krizmanića i njegovog obiteljskog kruga, XXXI. Međunarodni znanstveni skup Hrvatskog društva za primijenjenu lingvistiku „Jezik i njegovi učinci“, Rijeka, Hrvatska, 4-6.05.2017.

  15. Husinec, Snježana; Horvatić Bilić, Irena: A Comparative Analysis of Collocations in UK and Croatian Company Law, 8th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP), Cardiff, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 17-19.09.2018.

  16. Husinec, Snježana: From Multilingualsm to the National Standard: Linguistic Identities of Female Supporters of the National Revival in Croatia,  HiSoN 2018 Conference „Making Waves in Historical Sociolinguistics“, Leiden, Nizozemska, 30.05.-01.06.2018.

  17. Husinec, Snježana: REGNUM CROATIAE – VERE MARIANUM: Shrines and Pilgrim Routes in Croatia – National Shrine of Our Lady of Bistrica, „Shrines and pilgrim-routes in Central-Eastern Europe“ (Santuari e pellegrinaggi in Europa Centro-Orientale), Rim, Italija, 15.05.2018.

  18. Husinec, Snježana: From Multilingualism to the National Standard: Linguistic Identities of Female Supporters of the National Revival in Croatia; HiSoN 2018 Conference “Making Waves in Historical Sociolinguistics”, Leiden, Netherlands, 30 May – 1 June 2018.

  19. Husinec, Snježana; Horvatić Bilić, Irena: A comparative analysis of collocations in UK and Croatian company law; 8th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP); Cardiff, United Kingdom; 17-19 September 2018.

  20. Horvatić Bilić, Irena; Husinec, Snježana: Authentic materials – a must for successful LLP teaching; XVIII AELFE (European Association of Laungages for Specific Purposes); Pamplona, Spain; 20-21 June 2019.

  21. Husinec, Snježana: Od višejezičnosti do nacionalnog standarda: Jezični identiteti pristaša hrvatskog narodnog preporoda (From multilingualism to the national standard: Language identities of supporters of the Croatian National Revival); Scientific Colloquium of the Zagreb Branch of the Croatian Applied Linguistic Association; Zagreb, Croatia; 28 November 2019 (invited presentation)

  22. Husinec, Snježana: Über die Rolle der deutschen Sprache in der Entwicklung der kroatischen Rechtsterminologie, Internationale Konferenz: Deutsch als Fachsprache in der kroatischen Rechtskultur; Juristische Fakultät der Universität Rijeka, 30 November 2020, (online), (invited presentation)

  23. Husinec, Snježana: Metalinguistic discourse of legal professionals: What does it reveal about the history of the Croatian language of the law?, HiSON 2021 international conference "Intra-Writer Variation in Historical Sociolinguistics", Erlangen, Germany, 17-19 March 2021 (online)

  24. Husinec, Snježana: Towards the Modern Croatian Legal Language: Revisions of the Croatian translation of the Austrian Civil Code by Franjo Josip Spevec”. 11th Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference 2022 “Macro and Micro Perspectives in Historical Sociolinguistics”, Murcia, Spain, 1 – 3 June 2022.


Professional memberships

International Language and Law Association (ILLA)

Croatian Applied Linguistics Society (CALS)

Croatian Philological Society (CPS)

Association of LSP Teachers at Higher Education Institutions (ALSPTTHEI)

Croatian German Teachers Association (KDV)

Matrix Croatica