Ioannis (Yanni) I. Zervoudakis

Ioannis (Yanni) Zervoudakis

 ESL/EFL Instructor-Freelance English<>Greek Translator

Contact

Address: 17, Mavrokordatou St. Thessaloniki, 54645, Greece

Home: +30 231 817394

e-mail: jjzerv@ath.forthnet.gr or   jjzer@hotmail.com

Cell:+30 6937146688

Skype: yannizerv

Summary

30+years teaching English to youngsters and adults while freelancing on translation from English <> Greek.

Goal: To, once again, translate a whole book into either language!

Specialties

Linguistics, Literature, Medicine, Dentistry.

Experience

EFL/ESL Tutorials

09 / 1976 - Present

English Language Instructor

Instructor to Greek students learning English at all levels but particularly to those preparing for their certification either at

Level 1: (Certificate of Competency, Michigan University) or the First Certificate in English (FCE), Cambridge University.

Level 2 (Proficiency in English, Michigan University) or the Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge University.

Tutoring included preparation of students for the Cambridge Advanced English examination (CAE), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT),  the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Part-time interpreter and translator for the Manufacturers’ Association of  Northern Greece, during and after the annual International Commercial Fair of Thessaloniki.

Part-time translator / subcontractor for various translation agencies in Thessaloniki.

Recent projects / activities

Ioannis Pissourios & Co. Ltd.

In-house translator / interpreter

12 / 2010 – 1 / 2011

Planning methodology for new educational facilities in large cities or municipalities: a case study in Thessaloniki.

Ioannis Pissourios & Co., Ltd.

In-house translator / interpreter

10 /2010 – 11 /2010

Developing new educational facilities in large cities or municipalities using GIS: a case study in Thessaloniki.

Avant Assessment

06 / 2010 - 07 / 2010

Target Language Expert

Working with the Lead Item Development Managers, reviewing, assessing, converting and improving items or tasks for the Greek High Level Reading Project.

High Quality Translations

03 / 2010 - 03 / 2010

Translator

Translation of medical records

National Foreign Language Center

12 / 2009 - 01 / 2010

Content Object Selector

Member of the the Greek Assessment Object project. Content Object Selector for the Greek Listening project at the National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland.

Avant Assessment

10 / 2009 - 12 / 2009

Target Language Expert

Providing authentic reading materials in the Greek language to be used as reading comprehension passages at various levels of learning, together with detailed notes on what may be considered difficult to comprehend vocabulary and phrases.

"THESSALONIKI", Daily Evening Newspaper, Thessaloniki, Greece

09 / 1968 - 12 / 1970

Translator/Assistant Editor

Translation and editing of foreign news bulletins and foreign newspapers articles as well as articles from the TIME, NEWSWEEK and LIFE magazines.

“MACEDONIA”, Daily Newspaper, Thessaloniki, Greece

07 / 1968 - 12 / 1970

Translator/Assistant Editor

Translation and editing of news bulletins as they came by telex from foreign news agencies, such as Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, etc., on all subjects to be published in next day’s edition.

Education

1971 – 1973, SCHILLER COLLEGE (American, in W. Germany)

                      BA, Political Science & International Relations

1985 - 1985  STRATFORD TUTORIAL COLLEGE (UK)

                     Certification , Training Course for Foreign Teachers of English

1988 - 1989,  BRITISH COUNCIL

                      Certification , Certificate for the Teaching of English to Adults,                                                          

                      (CTEFLA)

Honors

American Field Service (AFS) International Scholarships

National Honor Society, Caprock High School, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A

Work-Study Scholarship, SCHILLER COLLEGE, W. Germany

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• TRADOS
• Microsoft Office