Education
EDUCATION
FRENCH EMBASSY Bangkok, Thailand
Certified trainer for DELF-DALF (French equivalent of IELTS)April 2006
UNIVERSITY OF DIJON Dijon, France
Certified English teacher (CAPES) 1998-1999
INSTITUT NATIONAL DES LANGUES ET CIVILISATIONS ORIENTALES Paris,France
Master in Translation and Information Management - DESS 1997-1998
UNIVERSITY LYON III Lyon, France
Postgraduate degree in Chinese Language and Civilization-Maitrise1993-1997
UNIVERSITY OF SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS Nice, France
Bachelor’s degree in Applied Languages – English, Spanish - Licence LEA 1990-1993
Professional Experience
TRANSLATION ACHIEVEMENTS
OENOLOGY: created a multilingual glossary about wine aromas.
TRAVEL, TOURISM: translated and proofread numerous brochures and catalogues.
ARTS, MUSEUMS: translated brochures and guidelines for the Chiang Mai National museum (Thailand).
BUSINESS: translated business documents such as company ownerships, marketing documents, press releases and advertising (Perfect Fools, Electrolux, Thomson Analytics…)
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS: translated technical documents in the following fields: IT (Microsoft), environment (Aqua society), gaming (Holland Casino, PartyPoker), online gaming (NetDragon), telecommunications (British telecommunications)
FASHION: translated a website for a company selling medieval clothes (Your dressmaker)
FRENCH TRANSLATOR for the French consulate, Chiang Mai, Thailand: performed translations of official documents, such as medical certificates, divorce procedures, police reports as well as spa and well-being brochures.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TOTALCALL (Call center) Casablanca, Morocco
French trainer August-September 2007
• Helped improve the agents’ proficiency in the French language.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Chiang Mai, Thailand
French Teacher October2004-June 2007
• Taught advanced French classes, from 5 to 25 students from various nationalities and age groups, using the Reflets method (videos and books).
• Conducted one-to-one tutoring with students of all levels. Designed customized lesson plans to cater to individual needs.
CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY Chiang Mai, Thailand
Lecturer in French 2006-2007
• Taught advanced conversation classes to fourth-year students.
• Articulated classes around relevant cultural themes aiming at developing both in-depth knowledge of French culture as well as exposure to every-day and idiomatic aspects of the language.
• Designed language curriculum incorporating interactive tools such as videos and newspaper articles.
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COLLEGE PIERRE ET JEAN LEROUGE Chablis, France
Certified English Teacher (CAPES) September2001-June2004
• Taught beginner and intermediate English to students aged eleven to sixteen.
• Used various study aids, such as books, tapes, games and quizzes.
COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS La Chapelle St-Luc, France
Certified English Teacher September 2000-June2001
• Taught English to middle-school students.
LYCÉE EDOUARD HERRIOT Sainte Savine, France
Certified English Teacher September1999-June2000
• Taught English to students of technical courses such as design and fashion.