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Contact
Chuu Yong Teo
1. The Linguistic Society of Japan, Member
2. Kansai Linguistic Society, Member
311 Linngrove, 4-10-1 Chihaya, Higashi-ku
Fukuoka, 813-0044
Country code : SG
Languages and specialist subject areas
Japanese > Chinese
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CV
Presentation :
Language pairs:
Japanese-to-English, Japanese-to-Chinese, English-to-Chinese
I am a freelance translation/interpreter for Japanese, English, and Chinese languages.
I have been residing in Japan for the past 15 years, initially for postgraduate studies, and now I am working as a translation coordinator for a document printing firm as well as a freelance translator/interpreter in Japan and Singapore.
My professional experience as a translator includes involvement in major in-house translation projects (shipping system, peer apprasial, etc.); in-house editor for IT manuals; longstanding relationship (about 10 years) with clients for translation of manuals for electrical/electronic appliances and related software; freelance translator for photography magazines (four years), among others.
My professional experience as an interpreter includes areas such as in-house trainings for semiconductor manufacturing plants, Japanese cosmetic brands, and printer cartridge plants; business meetings; exhibitions and events; media and press interviews, among others.
Interests :
Travel, language learning, photography, music, gourmet
Qualifications :
BA in Japanese Studies & Chinese Studies, 1994
BA (Hons) in Japanese Studies, 1996
MA in Linguistics, 2000
Professional experience :
MA Program in Linguistics, Kyushu University (Japan), 1998-2000
PhD Program in Linguistics, Kyushu University (Japan), 2000-2008
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level 1, 1994
Prices :
Rates negotiable based on technicality and job volume.
Japanese to English/Chinese: S$0.10 or 7 JPY/Japanese character
Chinese to English: S$0.12 or 8 JPY/Chinese character
English to Chinese: S$0.20 or 14 JPY/English word
Working method :
Windows laptops (operating system: Windows Vista)
Broadband internet connection
Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel)
Microsoft Office 2000 (PowerPoint)
Trados Freelance Version 6.5