Working languages:
German to English
French to English

Jean Darvill

United Kingdom
Local time: 18:14 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: English 
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Rates £50.00 per 1,000 English words
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureEducation / Pedagogy
Human ResourcesLinguistics
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVsEngineering (general)

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Words translated: 69,393
Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
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Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Check, Money order
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4
Translation education Master's degree - Aston University
Experience Years of experience: 17. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials German to English (Institute of Translation and Interpreting)
French to English (Institute of Translation and Interpreting)
Memberships ITI
TeamsSolidarités
Software Adobe Acrobat, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Other CAT tool, Powerpoint
Website http://www.proz.com/profile945848
Bio
Having completed an MA and the ITI's Orientation course for freelancers, I am now setting up as freelance translator of German and French into English. I work full-time, including evenings and weekends.

I achieved average marks of 74% for German and 68% for French into English Translation on the MA in Translation in a European Context course at Aston University 2007-8 and I have just completed the ITI's Orientation course where my translations were professionally assessed as good to excellent and commercially usable.

I have been translating freelance and professionally since the summer and have most experience in the following: HR (recruitment and training), education (including educational policy, certificates and reports), health and social care, marketing and commercial, literature and the Arts,linguistics and academic research papers and lectures. I have experience in domains such as building, alternative energy, medical research, Fair Trade, biosafety, descriptions of pharmaceutical products, insurance, journalism and politics. Before becoming a translator I was a teacher, hence the speacialism in education, literature and also health and social care. An interest in the Arts, travel, gardening and cookery has added areas such as music, film, theatre, food and drink.

After a long and wide-ranging academic and professional experience, I can offer the following skills:

1. I have an excellent understanding of German and French.
2. I am articulate and grammatically accurate in a variety of registers and domains in English.
3. I have first-hand knowledge of my specialist subjects and can research unfamiliar ones effectively.
4. I can work in MemoQ.
5. I can organise my work to meet deadlines.
6. I can communicate with my clients in an efficient and friendly manner.

I am confident my work will meet the needs of my clients and would like the opportunity to demonstrate this in test translations, proof-reading or any ‘minimum charge’ translations, without payment if required. I always do two final checks of a completed translation before sending and can assure all customers of promptly delivered, accurate translations to satiisfy their requirements.
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Profile last updated
Oct 4, 2009



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