October 2007-Currently pursuing an PhD in Children’s Literature at the University of Birmingham (expected completion date: September 2010)
September 2005 –
November 2006MA in English: Literature and Modernity, a joint degree by the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) – Student Representative
2000 – 2004 BA Honours in Translation, University of Ottawa, Arts Faculty, Department of Translation (graduation in June 2004)
1999 – 2003 Baccalaureate in Arts, Concentration in Italian, University of Ottawa, Arts Faculty
June 1999Graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Canada
Conferences
April 3-4, 2008 University of Hertfordshire: The Sands of Time: Children’s Literature, Culture, Politics and Identity
Paper presented: The Role of Children’s Literature in Schools Today: How Authors Can Contribute to the Progress and Awakening of the New Generation
September 27, 2008University of Oxford: Bodies and Things: Victorian Literature and the Matter of Culture
Paper presented: The Man of the Crowd: The Face of the Victorian City by Edgar Allan Poe
Professional Experience
Sept 2007 – Dec 2007PGTA (Postgraduate Teacher Assistant) for the University of Birmingham. Class taught: Children’s Literature
25 Sept – 12 Oct 2007Enquiry Desk Assistant at the Centre for Modern Languages in the University of Birmingham
June 2007 – Sep. 2007Technical Secretary for the Greek Civil Aviation Authority (hired by EUROCONTROL)
Oct 2006 – May 2007English Teacher working for the Language Institute EUROGNOSI (Levels: Elementary C, Elementary D, First Certificate in English, Cambridge Proficiency in English)
June 2005 – July 2005Freelance Translator of technical texts for Epicos S.A. (Greek into English)
September 2004 – June 2005Tutor of English and French (mainly children)
July 2004 – August 2004Translator for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Committee (Greek into English)
March 2004 – May 2004Translator for the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (French into English - English into French)
May 2001 – August 2001
May 2002 – August 2002Epicos S.A. (former E-offsets S.A.)
Title/ Department: Online Editor, Content Department
Projects / Responsibilities: Research and input of specialized information on the website. Technical translations from Greek and French into English, pertaining to the defense sector. Reference upon request.
Language Skills
Greek: Fluent (native language)
English: Fluent (TOEFL 1998, Proficiency of Michigan 1996, Cambridge First Certificate 1994)
French: Very good (successfully followed four courses of the French language, FLS and FRA, as well as several translation courses from English into French).
Italian: Fluent (Baccalaureate in Arts, Concentration in Italian 2003, Certificato di Perugia Celi 3 1996, Certificato Intermedio 1993)
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