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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 Native in English, German Native in German

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified site user
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)Environment & Ecology
LinguisticsMarketing / Market Research
MusicSocial Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Transport / Transportation / ShippingEconomics
International Org/Dev/Coop

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 102, Questions asked: 3 Easy / 139 PRO, PRO-level points: 183
Translation education OTHER-Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Experience Years of translation experience: 9. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2001.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials German to English (Heriot-Watt University)
English to German (Heriot-Watt University)
Memberships AIIC, BDÜ
Software 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



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