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Mirner EMMA
Associate member of the American Translators Association
7/35 Pine Avenue
Elwood, 3184
Country code : AU
Tel : +61395310369
Fax : +61395310361
Mobile : +61418517127
Languages and specialist subject areas
Arabic > English
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CV
Presentation :
I am a native English speaker, brought up in Dubai and have studied Arabic for over 20 years. I have 6 years professional experience of Arabic English translation and I have a degree in Arabic and Economics from the University of London. I also have extensive experience proofreading English texts and editing American English into British or Australian. My excellent knowledge of the Arabic language and my extensive experience as a professional translator ensures that I deliver high quality results every time.
Interests :
Other laguages:
Advanced - French
Intermediate - Spanish, Italian, Farsi
Qualifications :
Currently working on a research project analysing the differences between American, British and Australian English in general and in particular legalese.
BA Arabic and Economics (2:1) Sept 1996-June 2000
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Studied Arabic-English/English-Arabic translation every year as part of the degree and gained the ability to translate a wide range of literary, journalistic, financial, medical, legal and educational texts.
Achieved first class honours in my final year translation and language course
Spent the second year of my degree (Sep 1997-Sep1998) studying in Alexandria, Egypt and gained further experience of Arab culture, mastered the Egyptian dialect and received substantial experience of working as a professional translator
Primary and secondary education in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Studied Arabic as a second language throughout and completed GCSE Arabic.
Professional experience :
Egypt: Sept 1997 – Sept 1998
Undertook paid translation (Arabic-English) for private clients in Egypt. Mostly legal documents, e.g. contracts (Approximately 35,000 words in total)
Translated text books for university students at the Arab Academy of Science and Technology to enable them to have parallel texts. Subjects included Economics, Finance, Law, Management Studies and IT. (Approximately 125,000 words)
London: Sept 1998 – August 2003
Worked as a translator for private clients, on a wide variety of projects including:
Feb 1999 – Sept 1999: translated documents for the defendant in a court case as and when needed. Mostly legal and financial texts (approximately 62,500 words )
May 2000 – May 2003: worked on a freelance basis for a UK government body as and when needed on a variety of styles of texts (approximately 173,000 words). Also worked as a proof reader for them for approximately 15 hours a week.
Prices :
UK£0.07-0.08
US$0.12-0.14
Euro 0.10-0.12
AUD$0.17-0.20
Working method :
2 Desktop PCs
Microsoft Office 2000
QuarkXpress 5
HP Multifunction Printer/Fax
ADSL internet connection
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