English Teacher at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Higher Education | Spain, ES
Foreign language teacher and translator eager to broaden my knowledge and expertise.
Specialties: Language skills:
- Spanish: mother tongue
- English (Level C2): TOEFL 119/120 (2008), Certificate of Proficiency in English (2006)
-German (Level C1): Advanced Certificate from the Spanish Official Language School (2006)
-French (Level C1): Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française, Alliance Française à Las Palmas de G.C. (2002)
- Chinese (Level B1): Spanish Official Language School (2011)
Mar
2011 - Present
English Teacher / Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Teaching ESP to Engineering students
- Teaching English to social workers and primary school teachers (B1 level).
Jan
2011 - Present
Freelance Translator / PLOCAN
Translate technical documents related to the fields of marine engineering and oceanography.
Contribute with the institutions image on the web 2.0
Jan
2005 -
Dec
2010
Translator and Web Content Assistant / Canary Islands Pediatric Association
Translating technical documents for specialists and non-specialists on demand, particularly for Las Palmas Pediatric Association; subtitling videos of interest to doctors; and managing the content of the official website in Wordpress.
Nov
2009 -
Jul
2010
Translator and Interpreter / Spanish Permanent Mission to the UN
Provide translations of documents, e.g. translations into Spanish of EU statements to be read during plenary sessions in International Organisations.
Perform simultaneous interpretations during EU meetings related to International Organisations.
Feb
2008 -
Jun
2009
English and German Teacher / Las Palmas Nurse Association
Teaching nurses technical vocabulary and useful structures in English and German to assist foreigners in hospitals or in the health care centers where they work.
Oct
2006 -
Jun
2009
English Teacher / Claret School (Las Palmas de G.C., Spain)
Teaching English as a foreign language to pupils of secondary education.
Aug
2006 -
Oct
2006
Spanish Teacher / FH Nordakademie Elmshorn
Teaching Spanish to German University students with very basic previous knowledge of this language.
Apr
2005 -
Jun
2006
Interpreter / Las Palmas Chamber of Commerce
Mediating linguistically and culturally between European and African businesspeople and accompanying these businesspeople to Spanish companies, trade fairs and fashion workshops.
Apr
2005 -
Sept
2005
Translator / Law Firm Morales y Ramon asociados
Providing translations of legal documents for the law firm's clients.
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2008
-
2010
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Doctorate Programme
in
Interdisciplinary Studies in Language and Translation
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2005
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2006
Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio
Postgraduate
in
Pedagogy
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2004
-
2005
Universität Hildesheim
Erasmus exchange
in
Translation and interpreting
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2001
-
2005
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
B.A.
in
Translation and Interpreting
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Honors:
Third National Prize for Best Student Record, 2006.
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Interests:
E-learning, ESP, travelling, language learning.