PROFILE KUDOZ (534 pts)
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Member since
May '04
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Native language
Native in German German

Languages
(Working)

  English to German
  German
  English
  German to English

Expertise

Specializes in:
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Business/Commerce (general)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Human Resources
International Org/Dev/Coop
Linguistics
Management
Marketing / Market Research
Tourism & Travel

General fields:

Art/Literary
Bus/Financial
Marketing
Other

Software

Frontpage
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Powerpoint
Wordfast

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ProZ.com Member Wenke Geddert
United Kingdom
German Language Services

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Availability:

Specialization / Background
Subject Specialisms:
Arts & Humanities
Business & Commercial
Management incl. Personnel/Human Resources
Marketing

Services: Proofreading/Editing, Training, Tuition, Transcription, Translation, Research & Telemarketing

Professional Training/University Degrees:
Staatlich geprüfte Übersetzerin für die englische Sprache (1991), Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde an der Universität Erlangen - Nürnberg (Zusatzsprache: Italienisch) / State Examination in Translation for the English Language (1991), Institute for Foreign Languages at the University of Erlangen - Nuremberg, Germany (additional language: Italian)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education, PGCE, at the University of Huddersfield (2003)

Professional Experience:
Freelance experience since 1988 combined with eight years' business experience in management in the IT industry (UK). Also qualified human resources practitioner and trainer, as well as teacher for the post-compulsory sector.

Memberships:
Institute of Translation and Interpreting (MITI)
Institute for Learning (MIfL)
ITI German Network
Yorkshire Translators and Interpreters (also committee member)
Freunde und Förderer des Instituts für Fremdsprachen und Auslandskunde bei der Universität Erlangen – Nürnberg (Friends and Supporters of the Institute for Foreign Languages at the University of Erlangen - Nuremberg, Germany)


As a translator, I have been working with translation agencies, universities and private clients. Translation projects to date:
Biographies
Briefings
Catalogues
Certifications
Correspondence: business and private
Interviews
Magazines, newsletters and leaflets for internal and external publication
Militaria appraisals for insurance evaluations
Minutes of meetings
Music: description of music, recordings and artists for publication
Newspaper and magazine articles
Policies: health & safety, equal opportunities, personnel/HR (e.g. recruitment, appraisals, training), etc.
Presentations and speeches
Product descriptions
Publications (e.g. historic research)
Questionnaires
Reports
Research material
Studies
Tourist information material
Training course material
University/college study guides, including outline of courses offered
Websites
Witness reports for courts

Ad-hoc business interpreting carried out at various exhibitions and business meetings (in the UK and Germany).

Language tuition undertaken to provide primarily one-to-one and group tuition specialising in intermediate and advanced levels. General conversation, languages for business and exam preparations. The sessions are completely learner-centred, taking into account their personal interest (e.g. literature, movies, country & culture, current affairs etc.). Also online tuition via Skype.

Transcription work undertaken for both agencies as well as direct clients in the UK and Germany, dealing with a wide variety of subjects, including IT, law and medical.

Collaboration:
Due to an excellent partnership with a proven team of qualified professional translators, other language combinations can be covered as well.

Availability:
All year round including school holidays.

Pricing:
Pricing is determined by several factors, e.g.:
- number of source words
- complexity of the subject matter
- formatting of the source file
- time required to complete the assignment
Editing, proofreading and transcription services as well as language tuition are charged by the hour.
Please feel free to contact me for a free, non-obligation estimate and/or quote.







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Experience

Degree: OTHER
School: Institut für Fremdsprachen u. Auslandskunde bei der Universität Erlangen - Nürnberg (Staatlich geprüfte Übersetzerin)
Years experience: 7

Browniz points
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KudoZ points

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Total pts earned: 534
PRO-level pts: 437


Top languages (PRO)
German to English273
English to German110
German16
Italian to German14
English12
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Top general fields (PRO)
Other151
Bus/Financial97
Tech/Engineering62
Medical40
Social Sciences28
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Other36
Human Resources28
Education / Pedagogy23
Tourism & Travel20
Business/Commerce (general)20
Computers: Software16
Marketing / Market Research12
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Credentials
Language pair(s)
tested by other groups


  English to German
(Institute of Translation & Interpreting confirmed)


  English
(Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations, External, Misc.) confirmed)


  English to German
(Bayerisches Staatsministerium (Germany) confirmed)


  German to English
(Bayerisches Staatsministerium (Germany) confirmed)


  Spanish
[by University of York]


Memberships

ITI
ITI German Network
Yorkshire Translators & Interpreters
Institute for Learning