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After taking a Master s degree in English language and culture, part of which I did in Ireland, I studied Dutch at the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale as part of the Master's degree Langues et Technologies. In order to further my command of Dutch, I did a placement at a translation agency in Maastricht in The Netherlands, where I was subsequently offered a permanent job. I worked there as a staff translator for four years before returning to France to establish myself as a freelance English-Dutch/French translator.
2003-2004: Master Langues et Technologies (Language and Technologies), Boulogne/Mer, France. 2002-2003: Maîtrise LCE Anglais (Masters: English language and culture), thesis "Religion and crime in Italian American cinema. Martin Scorsese, a case study." 2001-2002: Licence LCE English FLE (French as a Foreign Language), at University College Dublin, Ireland. 1999-2000: First year DEUG English (Diplôme d'études universitaires générales). 2000-2001: Second year DEUG English. 1998-1999: DEUG Law. 1997-1998: Baccalauréat série S (secondary school diploma in exact science). Work experience: 2007-today: Freelance translator 2004-2007: In-house translator for a translation agency in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Translating and revising texts from English and Dutch into French, copywriting, creating and maintaining terminology databases and translation memories. Areas of expertise: new technologies, IT, multimedia, medical texts, European Union, marketing and communication, flora, fire simulations, tourism, waste management, fashion, sports, skin and body care. Languages: English: fluent Dutch: fluent French: mother tongue Skills: Trados (translation database and terminology management)
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