Working languages: German to English English (monolingual) English to German | | Karin Walker Genuinely bilingual English/German Germany Local time: 12:47 CET (GMT+1)
Native in: English  , German | |
Freelancer, Verified site user | | Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading | | Specializes in: | | Business/Commerce (general) | Environment & Ecology | | Linguistics | Marketing / Market Research | | Music | Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | | Transport / Transportation / Shipping | Economics | | International Org/Dev/Coop |
| Also works in: | | Advertising / Public Relations | Management | | Law: Contract(s) | Internet, e-Commerce | | Fisheries | Education / Pedagogy | | Agriculture | Finance (general) | | Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | Tourism & Travel | | Telecom(munications) | Media / Multimedia | | Journalism | Human Resources | | Forestry / Wood / Timber | Cooking / Culinary | | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Textiles / Clothing / Fashion |
More Less | | Questions answered: 102, Questions asked: 3 Easy / 139 PRO, PRO-level points: 183 | | OTHER-Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh | | Years of translation experience: 9. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2001. | | N/A | German to English (Heriot-Watt University) English to German (Heriot-Watt University) | | AIIC, BDÜ | | Adobe applications (Acrobat, PageMaker...), All MS Office applications, Publisher, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX | | About me
MA (Hons) in Linguistics (Edinburgh University, 1998)
Postgraduate diploma (PgDip) in Translation and Conference Interpreting (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1999)
Native English/German speaker (bilingual upbringing and education)
9 years' of translation and interpreting experience
After three years in an corporate in-house language service unit, I set up my own business in 2002.
Areas of specialisation:
Business, music/cultural affairs, economics, journalistic texts, marketing, logistics, development aid
I am a fully qualified, active conference interpreter for English/German and a full member of AIIC (English A, German B) and BDÜ.
I joined Bonn University's English Department faculty as assistant lecturer in the summer term of 2003. Since 2008 I have also been teaching Conference Interpreting at Master level at Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
| Keywords: development, economics, journalism, marketing, postal affairs, logistics, music, culture, arts, drama, theatre, conference interpreter
Profile last updated Oct 16 |