Mgr. Marketa Demlova

U Borku 482

530 03  Pardubice

Czech Republic

Telephone: +420 608 02 77 52

E-mail: Demlova@seznam.cz

Website: http://www.proz.com/profile/16792

PROFILE:

Freelance translator with 13-year experience translating from English, French, and Slovak to Czech (mother tongue). Meticulous and reliable. Excellent language skills. Translation of 32 book titles (literary fiction, psychology, pedagogy, science, history, language textbooks). Proofreading of three language  textbooks. Co-operation with several publishing houses in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, and with a number of translation agencies from all over the world (EU, USA, Canada etc.). Jobs for individual clients. Member of the Union of Interpreters and Translators, Czech Republic.

EDUCATION:

1990 – 1996    Charles University, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Prague, Czech Republic - Master’s degree (Mgr., equivalent to M.A.) in French language & literature, English language, English & American literature, pedagogy, psychology, didactics of French, didactics of English

1986 – 1990    Gymnazium Pardubice (secondary grammar school)

EXPERIENCE:

Since 1998      Freelance translator

                      Translation of 35 books (literary fiction, psychology, pedagogy, science, language textbooks, history) for the publishing houses: EuroMedia Group, Baronet, Portal, Motto, and Egmont (Czech Republic), and Priroda and Belimex (Slovak Republic)

                        Proofreading (English and French language textbooks) for the publishing house Priroda, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

                        Translation, proofreading of various texts, film subtitling – co-operation with translation agencies from all over the world; various translations for individual clients (fields: marketing, pharmacology, EU, business, transport, advertising, automotive industry, biology etc.)

Books translated:                      Adornetto, A.: Hades (EMG, will be published on spring 2012)

                                    Adornetto, A.: Halo (EMG, 2011)

                                    Klein, R.: Moth Diaries (EMG, 2011)

                                   Trussoni, D.: Angelology (EMG, 2010)

                                    Meyer, S.: Breaking Dawn (Egmont, 2009)

                                    Glenville, T.: Top to Toe (Priroda, 2008)

                                    Meyer, S.: Eclipse (Egmont, 2008)

                                    Abecassis, A.: Au secours, il veut m'epouser! (Motto, 2008)

                                    French Conversation (Priroda, 2007)

                                   Brashares, A.: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Forever in Blue                                                                   (Egmont, 2007)

                                    Meyer, S.: New Moon (Egmont, 2006)

                                              Kaczmarski, P.: New Tests of English Language (Priroda, 2006)

                                    Dinosaurs (Priroda, 2006)

                                    Flight (Priroda, 2006)

                                    Your Body (Priroda, 2006)

                                    Essential Facts (Priroda, 2006)      

                                    Meyer, S.: Twilight (Egmont, 2005)

      Beigbeder, F.: L’amour dure trois ans (Motto, 2005)                

                  Brashares, A.: Girls in Pants, The Third Summer of the Sisterhood 

                       (Egmont, 2005)

                Beigbeder, F.: Windows on the World (Motto, 2004)

                Hill, T.: The Cryptographer (Egmont, 2004)

                Brashares, A.: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

                                   (Egmont, 2003)

                Deary, T.: Horrible Histories: The Wicked History of the World

   (Egmont, 2003)

               Brashares, A.: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

   (Egmont, 2003)                                

     Beigbeder, F.: 99 francs (Motto, 2003)

               100 Bewitching Ways to Show Your Spunk (Egmont, 2003)

               Bonnot-Matheron, S.: L’appétit (Portal, 2002)

     Deveraux, J.: A Season in the Highlands (Baronet, 2001)

                                             Deveraux, J.: Temptation (Baronet, 2001)

                                             Cartland, B.: Wings on My Heart (Baronet, 2001)

                                             Cartland, B.: Running Away to Love (Baronet, 2000)

Delaroche, P.: Parents, osez dire non (Portal 2000)

Chauvel, D., Michel, V.: A la maternelle: des jeux avec des rčgles (Portal 1999)

                                      Cartland, B.: Lost Enchantment (Baronet, 1999)

                                      Cartland, B.: The Unknown Heart (Baronet, 1998)

Proofreading:                Angličtina (English language textbook for younger children, Priroda, 2000)

Francouzština (French language textbook for younger children, Priroda, 2000)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

Member of the Union of Interpreters and Translators, Prague, Czech Republic since 2000

Certified ProZ.com member since 2006

TC master since 2007