shilir habib

Shilir Habib

sh_talabany@yahoo.ca

Objective:           

To provide the best quality of translation that truly meets the client’s need.

Languages:         

Kurdish Sorani (Mother language)

Arabic (Mother language)

English (Fluent)  

Qualification:  

-  Certificate in Dialogue Interpreting and Sight Translation (CILISAT).

Toronto / Canada. 2005 

-  English language efficiency certificate, University of Baghdad/Iraq,

 1991

- Bachelor in electrical engineering, University of Baghdad / Iraq, 1982

 (4 years study in English)

Educational Courses:     

 •  A course in Advanced English grammar, Ryerson University,

 Toronto, Canada. (Final grade A+)

•   A course in Advanced English writing, Ryerson University,

Toronto, Canada. (Final grade A+)                                                         

Experience     : 

* Sept. 2003 till present

•    Freelance translator and interpreter, English < >Arabic, English < > Kurdish.

 Toronto, Canada.

•   Working as a casual translator and interpreter with CET (Centre of  Education and Training)

  and with The Interpreter’s Group in Toronto, Canada 

* 1997 → June 2003

•     Head of Mathematics Department as well as Teaching A-level

Mathematics in English in Al Dhafra private school (A British System  School), Al Ain, UAE.

•     Responsible for translating school and ministry correspondence,  Arabic  < > English.

* 1983 → 1996

•     Teaching mathematics and English language in Erbil vocational school,  Erbil/ Iraq.

•    Translating documents and educational papers English< > Kurdish

Translation Projects:    

English / Kurdish Phrase book and Elicitation

Technical manuals, English / Kurdish, English / Arabic.

Mobile phone (KG800) user’s guide, English / Kurdish

More than 100 video games for a canadian company

Film scripts.

Booklets of racial harassments and hate crimes.

Newspaper articles (political and general)

Information pack provided by asylum support services

Governmental documents and correspondence

Medical Questionnaire

Medical reports

Refugee Questionnaire

Website translation

Different kind of flyers and brochures

Information pack for employees in factories and industries

And many more……          

• Adobe Acrobat
• Open Language Tools
• office 2007,