Recently qualified in Translation, particular areas of interest are Social Sciences, Education, Literature and Language.
Also well-practised in Marketing and areas of technical translation.
Associate member of ITI.
ENGLISH-FRENCH-ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
MA in Translation (Distinction), Univ. of Surrey, 2003 (economic, technical and legal translation studied)
MA in English, Univ. Montpellier, France, 1980 (Translation of Short Stories for MA Dissertation, mention "Bien")
Also interested in: Social Sciences, Education, Marketing, Tourism, Literary, General
Thorough approach, attention to detail, discreet and reliable . Very enthusiastic.
French native speaker, English language of habitual use for over 25 years and working language for over 16 years
RECENT TRANSLATION WORK:
Translation into French of documentation in preparation for an international conference on Investment and Tourism to be held in Uganda next spring
Translation into French of marketing material for in-service training courses to be sent to various companies and organisations
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
2003-2004: Part-time tutor at the University of Surrey, work consists mostly in helpling MA students with the writing of their essays (in English), and subsequently team-marking the essays, with accent on grammatical, phrasing, spelling, referencing aspects.
1988-2002: Teacher of French and Spanish, Millais (Secondary) School, Horsham
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Twice qualified at post-graduate level in English universities: - 1978: Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (Distinction) - 2003: MA in Translation (Distinction) |