Working languages: English to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese
Portuguese (monolingual) |
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| Cristina Santos
BA MA DPSI RPSI DipTrans MCIL
London, England, United Kingdom Local time: 21:16 GMT (GMT+0)
Native in: Portuguese  | |
Qualified, experienced, reliable and professional. | Freelancer,  Verified site user | | Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Transcription, Training | | Specializes in: | | Other | Education / Pedagogy | | General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs | | Medical (general) | Law (general) |
| Also works in: | | Government / Politics | Linguistics | | History | International Org/Dev/Coop | | Medical: Health Care | Cooking / Culinary | | Tourism & Travel | Business/Commerce (general) | | Poetry & Literature | Cinema, Film, TV, Drama |
More Less | 1 entry| Outsourcer name | Country | LWA  | Comment | Outsourcer feedback | | Hidden | Hidden | 5 | I worked as an interpreter for this agency from May to September 2003 and never had any problems. | Excellent interpreter - very professional |
More Less | | OTHER-Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (DipTrans IoLET), Chartered Institute of Linguists | | Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2004. | | N/A | English to Portuguese (National Register of Public Service Interpreters – UK)
English to Portuguese (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
English to Portuguese (City University (London), verified)
English (University of Westminster, verified)
Spanish (University of Westminster, verified)
English (Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations, External, Misc.), verified)
Portuguese to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
English to Portuguese (LOCN Community Translation, verified)
English to Portuguese (LOCN Community Interpreting, verified)
Spanish (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte de Esp, verified)
Spanish (Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España, verified)
English to Portuguese (London Metropolitan University, verified)
English to Portuguese (University of East Anglia, verified)
English to Portuguese (Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores)
Spanish to Portuguese (Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores)
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More Less | | NRPSI, APT, IOL, , AIPTI / IAPTI | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Proofing Tools, Microsoft Publisher, Powerpoint | | http://www.aipti.org/eng/cristina-santos/ | | CV available upon request | Trados Training for Beginners  [download]
“Hands on” Beginners Course – An introduction to Trados [download] | | About me
English/Spanish into Portuguese translator & interpreter
Work experience:
- Translator/proofreader
Fields of expertise: public services, education, social services, child protection, social housing, welfare benefits, immigration, health, law, human rights and the fields mentioned above.
- Public service, medical, legal and business interpreter.
Consecutive, simultaneous, whispering, liaison and telephone interpreting.
- Proofreading and editing.
- Exam writer & setter, exam marker, examiner, assessor and interlocutor for Portuguese language and interpreting/translation exams and courses.
- Bilingual Teaching Assistant: teaching English to newly arrived foreign pupils in primary schools.
- Voiceover and voiceover supervision (language courses, Portuguese listening exams, audio-books, training DVDs/videos, etc.).
I'm one of the voices of "Teach Yourself Portuguese" (2008 Edition), Hodder Education.
- Subtitling translation.
- Transcriptions.
- Portuguese tuition (children and adults / one-to-one and groups).
- Bilingual advocate and cultural mediator.
Educational background:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (DipTrans IoLET), English>Portuguese, (General Translation, Technology Merit, Law Merit).
- Subtitling for Translators, English>Portuguese, Merit, City University.
- Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI), English<>Portuguese, Law.
- MA in Hispanic Studies, University of Sheffield.
- BA (Honours) in Modern Languages: English and Spanish, University of Westminster.
(one year as an Erasmus student in Spain studying Spanish and translation)
- Translating Literary Texts, London Metropolitan University.
- BCLT Literary Translation Summer School, University of East Anglia.
- Training for Trainers of Community Interpreters, WEA.
- Training the Trainers for Teachers of Translation, London Metropolitan University.
- Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) - Teaching Foreign Languages to Adults.
- Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English Language to Adults (CELTA) and Young Learners Extension to CELTA.
- Certificate in Community Translation (LOCN).
- Certificate in Community Interpreting (LOCN).
- Certificate in Interpreting in Child Protection (OCNLR).
- Certificate in Bilingual Advocacy and Cultural Mediation (OCNLR).
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).
- Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher.
- Diploma Superior de Español como lengua extranjera (DELE), Instituto Cervantes.
- Diploma de Español Empresarial, Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España.
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) & ECDL Word Advanced.
- CPD courses: Proofreading, Voiceover, Business Interpreting, Interpreting in Mental Health, Sight Translation in SATs and QCA tests, Interpreting in Antenatal and Newborn Screening Services, Breaking Bad News to Patients, Interpreting in First Language Assessments, Medical Secretarial training, etc.
Memberships:
Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
the National Register of Public Service Interpreters
the Portuguese Association of Translators
and the International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters
Please feel free to contact me for a quote or further information. CV, references, copies of certificates and sample translations available on request.
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