Elma Paulauskaite

Working Languages:
Lithuanian (native);
English (language of instruction in high school, portion of higher education).

Education:
'Public Policy Analysis' course in Ohrid Summer University (Macedonia, July of 2008);
Literary translation course by the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators (Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept.-Dec. of 2007);
Bachelor in Psychology from Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania, 2004-2007);
Socrates Erasmus exchange in Instituto Superior Dom Alfonso III (Loule, Portugal, fall semester 2005);
Bachelor studies as Psychology major in University of Wisconsin (Whitewater, Wisconsin, 2003-2004);
Bachelor studies as English Philology major in Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania, 2001-2002).

List of Translated Works:
Lithuanian-English translation of NAKED VILNIUS Un-tourist Guide (published in 2007, see sample routes/texts @ www.incity.lt);
English-Lithuanian translation of Iain Banks - The Bridge (pending publication in Dec. of 2008).

Work Experience:
4 years of professional experience translating Lithuanian-English and vice versus;
Translator, editor in the english language in the political desk of Baltic News Service, Lithuanian Office from Oct. 2007 (~9,000 characters (no spaces) translated, on average, per 5-hour shift). 

References available upon request