Volker Morbach

Pros

• creative
• excellent readability
• close analysis of the original material with regard to pragmatics and target audience

About Translating

A translation has to recreate the meaning, intention and rhythm of the original words. The text should be accurate and precise, yet easy to read. This challenge needs linguistic thoroughness and artistic ambition at the same time. As a translator I strive to fulfill the highest standards when it comes to readability, disambiguity and linguistic precision.

Writing experience

Article writing, essay writing, editing of scientific and artistic works, on- and off-stage poetry

Field of work

Literature, linguistics, poetry, travel, games, online-games, internet, computers, education

Work experience

The Idea Book (2009)
since 2008: translations for Frogster, Germany, interesting.org Sweden/Singapore, thebigword/UK et altera
before 2008: editing/translation at the German Book Information Center, Beijing (2000), business consulting/translations at Far Eastern Limited, Shanghai (2001), assistant/editor/researcher at the University of Trier (2003-2004), newspaper writing, language education

Personal Information

Name: Volker Morbach
Date of birth: February 4, 1975
Place of birth: Traben-Trarbach, Germany
Residence: Shenzhen, China
Contact: mobai.translations@x-or.eu

Educational background

Germany

Computer science (Kaiserslautern University) 1993
Sinology (Universities of Trier, Chengdu, Wuhan, Shanghai) 1997-2008
German language and literature, linguistics (University of Trier) 1997-1998, 2001-2008

China

Scholarship(DAAD) at Sichuan Lianhe Daxue, Chengdu, 1998/99
Scholarship(Trier) at Wuhan Daxue, 1999/2000
Language training at Shanghai Fudan Daxue, 2000/01

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