ASMAA MOHAMMED
Portsmouth
Summary
Enthusiastic and detail-oriented English-Arabic translator with a master’s degree in translation and 3 years' experience in translation from English into Arabic, in addition to 6 years' experience of teaching English. Native Arabic speaker and fluent in English. Excelled in producing accurate and culturally appropriate translations from a wide variety of genres, including fiction and technical texts. Committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and delivering projects within the set deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Arabic Bilingual learning assistant
EMAS Portsmouth
09.2023 - Current
- Assist newly arrived pupils/students, whose native language is Arabic, through their first language to get access to the curriculum at English schools
- Assessed student needs to determine appropriate level of required support.
- Support bilingually the pupil’s language and learning needs
- Assist in promoting connections between school and home through interpreting at parents’ meetings and translating home/school correspondences
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
Public Directorate of Education
10.2015 - 09.2022
- Planned and delivered lessons
- Created and distributed educational material including summaries and notes
- Supervised class and tracked students' performance
- Designed tests and grade them to assess student's progress
- Demonstrated communication skills with young students to ensure creating appropriate environment for learning
- Showed problem-solving skills through attending to problems arising among students
- Cooperated with other members of staff to develop students' progress.
Freelance translator
MasterWord Services
08.2018 - 02.2022
- Translated books and essays from wide variety of genres including fiction and non-fiction mainly from English into Arabic.
- Produced accurate and consistent translations meeting high standards pf quality.
- Proofread translated texts for grammar, style, spelling and punctuation accuracy.
- Followed up with team of linguists to ensure translation meets their high standards and clients' needs.
- Delivered translations within set deadlines.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Achieved translating two books in less than two years. Both are in standard sizes, one is in 336 pages and the other is in 256 pages.
Education
Master of Arts - Translation Studies
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, POR09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Babylon
Babil, Babil05.2012
Skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Fluent English speaker and Arabic native speaker
- Familiar with CAT tools; MemoQ and Trados
- Microsoft Office
- Cultural expertise
- Attention to details
- Strong communication skills
Timeline
Arabic Bilingual learning assistant
EMAS Portsmouth
09.2023 - Current
Freelance translator
MasterWord Services
08.2018 - 02.2022
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
Public Directorate of Education
10.2015 - 09.2022
Master of Arts - Translation Studies
University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Babylon
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