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  English to Somali
  Somali to English
  English to Maay Maay
  Maay Maay to English

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ProZ.com Member Abraham Abukar
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Hello, there! There is ONE fact about me you may need to know: I NEVER missed a deadline - NEVER! I settle the deadline in advance.!


About Me:
Briefly, allow me to introduce myself. I am a freelancer, a native Somali; I am an interpreter and translator. I am also an educator, I teach ESL in a high school setting at a County Schools system. I hold Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting & International Business from Somalia & BScIT here in the States. I am a certified Somali language proficiency tester by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction throughout the U.S. I conducted for than hundred Oral Proficiency Interview tests or OPI test in Somali languges. This is a test that determines how well a person speaks Somali language by comparing his or her performance of specific communication tasks. I also work with numerous agencies throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. I enjoy working with each of them. At any moment you choose my services and would like references, I will gladly supply one to you. Just ask.
Let me, just for a moment tell you the subjects of the translation and interpretation I have experience with. I have fulfilled assignments in courts, at Federal, State and County levels, Social Services, business communications, education and Medical/hospital settings. I have interpreted over the phone as well. I have been working in these areas since, February 1992.


Knowledge of languages:
Somali (mother tongue)
Maay Maay (Mai Mai)(mother tongue)
English (professionally fluent)
Arabic (basic)


I Provide a complete expert services to meet your needs!



Experiences:

I produce and host a Somali-language radio program (Somali Community Radio “Qaran Radio” WATB 1420 AM) aimed for Somali speakers in metropolitan Atlanta area, I have been hosting the show since 2000 on (WATB 1420 AM). The show is about news and information broadcasting in Somali.
> DeKalb County School System, November 2001- present, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
> Translate documents to be sent to the parents, documents translated including “Student Code of Conduct” for the county schools, in the United States.
Interpret: parent – teacher conferences throughout the county.
> Provide appropriate language instruction to students.
> Interpret between parent & school officials, Eng<>Somali, and translate English documents into Somali for parents and students.
> Assist teachers in maintaining and reporting students assigned to the ESL classes.
> Assist teachers in communicating with parents whom English are not their mother tongue.
> Provide instructions, counseling, appropriate learning material and experiences for the participants.
> Provide continuous evaluation of students’ progress and achievement.

Certificates:


> I am a certified proficiency Somali language tester for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Lang. (ACTFL) & Defense Language Institute (DLI). I have tested and rated for than thirty candidates.
> Qualified Interpreter/Translator by Department of Human Resource (Georgia, U.S.A)
> State of Georgia court interpreter & translator
> A member of Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators
> A member of American Translators Association (ATA)
> The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators


I thank you for your time and hope we can enjoy a mutually beneficial professional relationship.



Ibrāhīm
imabukar@gmail.com

1-404-376-7183
Atlanta, Georgia, USA



I look forward to working with you soon!.




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Experience

Degree: BA
School: Somali National University, Mogadisho, Somali & DeVry University, Decatur, GA, U S A
Years experience: 19

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Language pair(s)
tested by other groups


  English to Somali
[by Other authority ]

  English to Somali
[by Other authority ]

  English to Somali
[by Afka-Hooyo]

  English to Somali
[by Georgia Department Human Resources]

  Somali to English
[by Georgia Department Of Human Resources]


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