Anna Compton

Translating and proofreading a variety of texts from German or French into English, specialising in the legal and financial fields.

Translating and proofreading a variety of texts (primarily legal, financial and marketing) from German or French into English. Training and managing junior translators, running work placements, promoting translation as a career to students and ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and the translation industry standard ISO 17100 in the role of QA manager.

Carrying out translations from German or French into English in the technical, market research and marketing fields as well as translations of more general texts.

Teaching French, German and English via Internet, using innovative and interactive methods. Using Microsoft PowerPoint, YouTube, Google maps and other IT resources to prepare enjoyable and interesting lessons. Using Skype and an online classroom environment to deliver the lessons. Communicating with people from all over the world to help them improve their language skills.

Recruiting linguists, managing projects and proofreading and quality assurance of translations. Translation, transcription and verbatim coding.

Preparing conference packs, running reception and helping visiting speakers, as well as taking part in a translation workshop and literary reading.

Compiling bibliographies on aspects of the history and culture of the German Democratic Republic. Using library catalogues, journal databases and other online tools to locate relevant resources. Evaluating usefulness of resources for university and school teaching.

Private English tuition during a year of study in France. Teaching English - grammar, conversation, reading, writing and vocabulary - to a 14-year-old and his mother. Planning lessons and finding and devising activities which students of different ages and abilities will find interesting and useful.