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About Me

Linda Veselikova, M.Ed.


Objective: I am a confident professional with a formal education in Linguistics, Business and Social Science who is interested in working for agencies or private companies both on short or long term basis.


Service_____________________
Translation
Proofreading
Editing
CAT Tools____________________
SDL Trados
Wordsfast


Languages_______________________________________________________

Native Czech living in the United Kingdom translating from ENGLISH to CZECH language

Areas of Expertise________________________________________________
Education
Business
Philosophy
History
Politics
Sociology
Humanities
Psychology
Media/Multimedia
Anthropology
Examination
Tourism
Hospitality
Linguistics
Entertainment
Environment


Education_______________________________________________________
Septemer 2012 Qualified Teacher Status in the UK: All National Curriculum subjects to any age-range

September 2011 CRC, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge ESOL Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) Cambridge ESOL Level 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS)

2005-2010 - The University of Liberec, Faculty of Education, Czech Republic
Master degree – (Level 7) Teacher of English Language and Civics (M.Ed.) partly undertaken in a partner University of Kristianstad in Sweden
2004-2005 – Language School of Nachod, Czech Republic
A full-time year course focusing on English language ended by First Certificate in English

2000-2004 - Business Academy of Nachod, Czech Republic
Complete secondary education (level 4) focused on banking, economy and accounting with good scores in A Level – English, Economics, Accounting and Czech
Experience______________________________________________________
From June 2012 Freelance
Full-time Freelance Translator
 Conducted English to Czech translations of Business, Educational, Media , etc. documents
 Translating leaflets, examination papers, price lists, manuals, etc.

February 2010- June 2012
Part-time Freelance Translator and Interpreter
Provided Educational translations for private and public schools
Interpreting to school children in Primary and Secondary schools

Teaching Assistant January July 2012 Arbury and St Matthew’s Primary School, Cambridge, UK
EFL Teacher August 2012 Turismo Linguistico Tamayo (Language School), Vitoria, Spain
EFL Teacher September 2011- December 2011 LSI Language School, Cambridge, UK
Assistant Teacher From 15 August 2011 Randstad Education, Cambridge, UK
EFL Teacher November 2010 July 2011 Private English course for adults
EFL Teacher 9 July 30 July 2011 Select English, Cambridge, UK
Nursery Nurse November 2010 Kidsunlimited nursery,
Cambridge, UK
Secondary School Teacher of EFL and Civics February- October 2010 College of Technical Studies , Hronov, the Czech Republic
EFL and Civics Teacher 2008-09 Teaching Internship, Liberec, the Czech Republic
EFL Teacher 2007-09 Private courses for adults and children, Teplice nad MetujI­, the Czech Republic

Rates____________________________________________________________
Translation per source word : 0.09 ; £ 0.07
Charges per hour : € 18 per hour ; £ 15.50
The rates are negotiable.

Additional Skills__________________________________________________
IT - Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, AdobePageMaker, AdobeAcrobat(Writer/Reader)
* Databases: MicrosoftAccess, MicrosoftExcel, SIMS * PhotoEditing: AdobePhotoDeLuxe, AdobeImageReady, AdobePhotoShop,* Networking: OutlookExpress, MicrosoftOutlook,
Full driving License
Languages: English fluent, Czech native, German Lower-intermediate, Polish, Slovak conversational, Spanish beginner, French- Beginner
Touch-typing Hobbies: Reading, Languages, Travelling, Politics, Snowboarding, Rock climbing, Hiking


References upon request.