Zita Szilagyi
831 East Georgia St.
Vancouver, B.C.
V6A 2A4 Canada
Telephone: (604) 430-1651
Fax: (604) 430-1625
Email:
TRANSLATING EXPERIENCE
1993- present: Informant in Linguistics
Scientific/technical translations
library research/general office duties
The University of British Columbia
Copper Library
Vancouver, Canada
commissioned by the International Copper Association
Source languages: German, Russian, Hungarian
Target languages: English
2002 – present FACIT Multilingual Translation Project
Center of Outcomes, Research and Education
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, IL, USA
Source languages: Hungarian/English
Target languages: English/Hungarian
Document specifications: Medical
July 98- present: Translations of legal/immigration, medical and personal documents
MOSAIC Translations, Vancouver, Canada
Source languages: Hungarian/English
Target languages: English/Hungarian
Jan. 99 - present: Garden of Languages Translation Services
Proprietor
831 East Georgia St.Vancouver, BC. V6A 2A4
Source languages: Hungarian, English, German, Russian
Target languages: Hungarian, English
Document specifications: Technical, Literary, Legal, Medical,
Personal, Marketing, Scientific
Interpretation: Hungarian- English, English- Hungarian
1995 - 1996
(academic years): Literary translations
University of British Columbia, Asian Studies Department, Department of Germanic Studies and Russian Department
Source languages: Russian, German
Target language: English
OTHER CLIENTS:
British Columbia Professional Legal Interpreters
Vancouver, BC, Canada
International Genealogical Search Inc.
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Surrey/Delta Immigration Services Society
Surrey, BC, Canada
Accu Translations
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
DNS Translations
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Clark Translations
Exeter, CA, USA
New World Language Services
Santa Monica, CA,USA
Europa Translators
Niagara Falls, Ontario
OTHER LANGUAGE RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Sept. 96- May 99: German language teacher (part-time)
SurreyGermanSchool
15 350 – 99th. Avenue, Surrey, Canada
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
July 90-Aug 92: Flight Attendant
Canadian Partner operated by Ontario Express
LesterB.PearsonInternationalAirport, Toronto, Canada
Jan 82-Sept 87: Flight Attendant/Ground Hostess
MALEV (Hungarian Airlines), Budapest, Hungary
ACCREDITATION
Certified translator: Hungarian - English
English - Hungarian
Certified member of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia
Certified German and ESL teacher
Associate Member of the American Translators Association
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (German Honors), University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
OTHER COURSES RELATED TO TRANSLATIONS, LANGUAGES AND COMPUTERS
1995: Tutorial in Translations (3rd year level), UBC
1996: Tutorial in Translations (4th year level), UBC
1999: Advanced Internet Course, BCIT
1999: Advanced Internet, UBC
2001: Linguistics 200 (Phonetics,) UBC
2001: Linguistics 201 (Syntax), UBC
COMPUTERS AND APPLICATIONS:
Pentium 800 Desktop, Pentium 800 Notebook
Windows 2000 and XP
Microsoft Word 2000 and XP, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe, PhotoDeluxe, Procite
Trados
ACADEMIC AWARDS
1994 &1995: University of British Columbia Scholarship
1994 &1995: MacInnes-Hallamore Scholarship, UBC
Faculty of Germanic Studies
1993 &1996: German Consulate Book Prize, UBC
1993: Mary Arthur Prize (in Russian), UBC
1995: Iser Steinman Memorial Scholarship in Translations
MEDIA-RELATED TRANSLATING EXPERIENCE
- Summer of 1999 - Interpreter for CBC Radio
in Vancouver (Westcoast Performance)
- Interview with Marta Sebestyen, Hungarian folksinger, and
Laszlo Somfai, Bartok expert
- Advisor on Hungarian cultural subjects and language-related
questions for CBC Radio in Vancouver
- Translated a video narration and a book by the Hungarian Vizsla master breeder, Tibor Huszar.