Name: Marzena Zasińska, B.A.
Philosophy: “Learning English is like being always hungry”
Job: Translator and Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Professional skills:
- translation, localization and interpretation: including business and technical field
- teaching English with emphasis on oral communication and e-mail writing, with pragmatic approach to language as such and eclectic approach to methodological theories;
- preparation to certificate exams (FCE, CAE, BEC) with focus on exam strategies, also organisation of mock exams;
- experience in teaching business English (HR, accounting, management etc.) and technical English (materials, devices, instruction manuals, health and safety etc.);
- design of tailored courses for specific needs
Other skills:
- media work (press releases, radio work, cooperation in website content management)
- organisation of web-based promotional actions
- harmless Linux user and home administrator (Mandrake 10.1, Mandriva, Ubuntu, kUbuntu, Fedora Core 5 and 6)
- basic DTP and text formatting, image edition, raster and vector graphics (Photoshop, Corel, Gimp, Picasa and others)
My offer includes:
- translation, revision, proofreading (Polish to English, English to Polish)
- copyediting, document summarizing (English, Polish)
- proofreading, word processing, formatting (English/Polish)
- extensive experience in working from Polish into British OR American English (upon choice)
My translation and proofreading experience includes:
- localisation of websites
- driving Licence examination test
- legal documents (scans)
- localisation of software and help files
- monthly financial reports
- HACCP certificate
- Management system projects
- current correspondence
- job performance review forms
- resume and candidate presentations
- instructions, procedures
- brochures
- contracts (consulting, proofreading)
- speeches
- press conference (interpretation)
- instruction manuals
- assembly instructions, packaging instructions
- description of requirements for each level - the Association of Lifeguards
- job specifications
- proofreading of abstracts and scientific articles: geology, navigation, chemistry, environmental protection, chemical engineering
I can work in numerous areas but I will accept only those assignments I know I can handle - I care of quality more than anything.
