Miguel Ángel Sampedro Terrón

Emilio Ferreiro 16.5.26
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Miguel Ángel Sampedro Terrón is a Spanish linguist, philologist, and academic specializing in Spanish Sign Language (LSE), Deaf literature, and inclusive education. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education at the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid.

Quick Facts

Higher Education and Doctoral Research

Sampedro began his academic journey in the fields of language and literature, studying at the Faculty of Hispanic Philology at the Universidad de Granada (UGR). As a native Deaf signer and an active member of the Deaf community, his early research challenged historical misconceptions regarding sign languages, advocating for their recognition as natural human languages with full socio-linguistic dimensions[1].

In June 2023, Sampedro successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at the Universidad de Granada. Conducted entirely in Spanish Sign Language, his defense marked a milestone for linguistic accessibility in Spanish higher education[2]. His dissertation, titled "Poesía sorda en lengua de signos: estudio de aspectos lingüísticos, estéticos y poéticos" ("Deaf Poetry in Sign Language: A Study of Linguistic, Aesthetic, and Poetic Aspects"), was completed under the doctoral program Lenguas, textos y contextos (Languages, Texts, and Contexts). The thesis targeted the deep-seated "phonocentric" biases of the hearing majority, providing an analytical framework to prove the validity and distinct cultural value of sign language literature[3].

Academic Career and Contributions

Sampedro teaches within the specialized Degree in Spanish Sign Language and the Deaf Community (Grado en Lengua de Signos Española y Comunidad Sorda) at the King Juan Carlos University. He instructs courses on intermediate and advanced LSE, as well as sign language interpretation within legal and social sciences frameworks[4].

His core research focus centers on Deaf Poetics and Folklore and Communicative Accessibility and Translation. Beyond his teaching and academic publications, he has collaborated with cultural organizations such as the Deaf Art and Culture Association "El Trébol Sordo" and the National Center on Sign Language (CNLSE), helping to preserve and index the artistic heritage of Spanish signing communities[5].

  1. Sampedro Terrón, M. Á. (n.d.). En defensa de la lengua de signos como un lenguaje humano natural: Revisión terminológica y conceptual desde la perspectiva lingüística actual. Facultad de Filología Hispánica, Universidad de Granada. https://cnlse.es/antiguos/SAMPEDRO%20TERR%C3%93N%2C%20M.A.%20-%20En%20defensa%20de%20la%20lengua%20de%20signos%20como%20un%20lenguaje%20humano%20natural.pdf
  2. Escuelas Excepcionales. (2025, September 15). Ya son diez las personas sordas con doctorado en España [There are now ten Deaf individuals with a doctorate in Spain]. https://escuelas.excepcionales.es/2025/09/diez-personas-sordas-doctorado.html
  3. Dialnet / Universidad de La Rioja. (2023). Poesía sorda en lenguas de signos: Estudio de aspectos lingüísticos, estéticos y poéticos (Doctoral dissertation, Universidad de Granada). DIGIBUG Repositorio Institucional de la UGR. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=317693
  4. niversidad Rey Juan Carlos. (n.d.). Miguel Ángel Sampedro Terrón - Academic Profile and Curriculum. URJC Portal de Producción Científica. https://servicios.urjc.es/pdi/ver/miguelangel.sampedro
  5. Sampedro Terrón, M. Á. (n.d.). La poesía en lengua de signos: una introducción [Sign language poetry: An introduction]. Centro Normalizador Estatal de la Lengua de Signos Española (CNLSE). https://cnlse.es/antiguos/LA%20POES%C3%8DA%20EN%20LENGUA%20DE%20SIGNOS-Sampedro.pdf
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E-learning Specialist | PhD student in Health Sciences | Deaf activist | Independent Blogger at Unusualverse

 
       

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