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About me
Education, Training and Qualifications
- DESS in Conference Interpreting (Budapest Technical University) 2001-2002 (English, Hungarian, Italian)
- Diplome d’Université de Traducteur (Translating Diploma): Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, Budapest Technical University, 2001 (English, Hungarian, Italian)
- Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (International House Teacher Training Institute, Budapest) 1998
- Hungarian State Language Examination: Hungarian, Advanced level, written (1996), spoken (1997)
- Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language: International House, Hastings, 1989
- University Degree: BA Hons. in Music, University of Reading, 1988
Work Experience
- 2000-2008 Freelance translator. Translation, proofreading, and language revision of texts on a wide variety of topics, including music, tourism, film, economics and business, auditing, banking, IT, current affairs, etc. Simultaneous interpreting at conferences, liaison interpreting in negotiations. Teaching translation and editing at Szeged University, Budapest Technical University, marking term papers for Miskolc University.
- 2004-2005 Subeditor of Hungary A.M., a daily round-up of business news in Hungary
- 2003 Three-week teacher-training project in Kabul, Afghanistan, organized by International House Budapest, at the request of the Afghan Ministry of Communications. Involved training English teachers in effective methodologies.
- 1998-2000 Assistant Director of Studies at International House Budapest. Duties included helping to timetable nearly 200 teachers weekly, providing educational support, quality control, assisting in initial contact with companies, dealing with clients’ queries. Also co-led teacher training courses for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business English Teaching Certificate.
- 1993-1998 English teacher at International House, Budapest, Hungary
- 1990-1993 English teacher in Mantua and Rome, Italy
- 1988-1989 Library Assistant in Reading University Library, UK
