Erica Walch

Contact Information

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Address: 29 Mattoon Street, Springfield, MA 01105, United States  (Show map )
Phone: 413-747-3830

Joined: Feb. 3, 2003, last update Sep. 4, 2006
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Website: http://people.umass.edu/eiwalch

Working language pairs and rates:

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Services

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Editing, Proofreading, Translation

Specialization

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Literature and Education-related texts

Subject Areas

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General

Background

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Erica I. Walch         
http://people.umass.edu/eiwalch        
eiwalch@verizon.net   


Experience
Freelance Translator
1998 – present
Translate technical and commercial documents and literary works from Italian, Spanish and French to English. Books translated: The Dual Brain, by Kenneth Collins and Pedro Marajuan (Spanish to English) and Bavure, by Roberto Mattozzi (Italian to English).
 
Italian Instructor
2004 – present
Teach elementary Italian (Italian 110 and Italian 120) to undergraduate students. Create syllabi, quizzes, and tests. Provide effective and engaging instruction and support for a class of 45 students.

ESOL Instructor
1997 – 2003
Taught beginning through advanced classes of ESOL skills to community and international students. Designed curriculum for multi-level classrooms. Instructed English reading, writing, speaking, and listening using a variety of materials. Taught at Springfield Technical Community College (2003), Holyoke Community College (2001 – 2002), American International College (2000 – 2001), and Western New England College (1997 – 1998).

Education   
M.A., Translation Studies (Comparative Literature)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
August 2006

M.Ed., English as a Second Language
Elms College, Chicopee, MA, 1998
Thesis: “Sense of Identity in Spanish/English Bilingual Adults in Western Massachusetts.”

B.A., Philosophy
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996, cum laude
Minors: Italian, Religion Studies

Languages
English: Native Speaker
Italian: Excellent written and oral comprehension and production
French: Good written and oral comprehension and production
Spanish: Good written and oral comprehension and production

IT Skills
Web Site Design: HTML, Dreamweaver, Front Page
Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing: Acrobat, Fireworks, Photoshop, MS Publisher

Accreditations

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M.Ed (1998), M.A. in Translation Studies (2006)

Membership

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ATSA, NETA, ALTA

Payment Options

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