Working languages:
English to Italian
French to Italian
Italian to English

Elena Davitti
Think beyond the booth!

Manchester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Local time: 05:18 GMT (GMT+0)

Native in: Italian Native in Italian
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Fully qualified professional, trainer and researcher in the field of conference/dialogue interpreting and translation based in Manchester, UK.

*Main qualifications:
- PhD in Interpreting Studies - University of Manchester
- MA in Conference Interpreting - University of Bologna, SSLMIT
- BA in Liaison Interpreting and Translation - University of Bologna, SSLMIT

*Working languages:
Italian (mother tongue), English and French.

*Conference intepreter trainer @University of Leeds (MA in Conference Interpreting)

*Lecturer in dialogue interpreting @LUSPIO University, Rome (MA in Interpreting and Translation).

*Committee member and Events organiser @NWTN (North West Translators Network)

*Practising conference and liaison interpreter since 2008 - various domains:
- Fundraising, marketing, economics
- Medicine
- Tourism, environment, sustainable development
- Food and wine sector
- Migration, EU law
- Media, IT, websites
- Employment, disability
- Linguistics, education and pedagogy
- History, philosophy, literature
- International politics and cooperation
- Fashion, textiles, clothing
- Sport
- Cinema festivals
- PSI (healthcare, pedagogical, social services)

*Practising translator since 2007 - various domains:
- Philosophy, literature (academic papers and book chapters)
- Technical manuals (machinery, help files, etc)
- Medicine (brochures, medical reports, academic papers)
- Food and wine sector (menus, websites)
- Tourism and travel (brochures, travel guides, websites localisation)
- Migration, EU law, politics (official documentation and conference proceedings)
- Fashion, textile, clothing (adverts and brochures for international companies)
- Legal (inheritance, estate, minor law, divorce, birth certificates, administrative material)
- Website and localisation
- Marketing (research questionnaires, surveys, ads)
This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects2
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Editing/proofreading1
Translation1
Language pairs
English1
Italian to English1
Spanish to Italian1
Spanish to French1
Spanish to English1
Specialty fields
Linguistics1
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.1
Tourism & Travel1
Cooking / Culinary1
Other fields
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Profile last updated
Nov 5, 2012