PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: NICOLE GESLIN
Tel: +33 (0)5 61 11 77 45
Web site: http://www.ngtranslation-traduction.fr
E-mail: nicole.geslin@orange.fr

Native language: French
Second language: English

QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D ([Linguistics] University of South Africa, South Africa) 1996
B.A. Hons. ([Linguistics] University of South Africa, South Africa) 1989
M.A. ([English] University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) 1981
CAPES and Agrégation d' Anglais ([English] Department of Education, France) 1975
Maîtrise es Lettres (equivalent M.A. [English], Nice University, France) 1974
Licence es Lettres (equivalent B.A. [English], Nice University, France) 1973

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current: Freelance translator/editor, following early retirement at the end of 2002.

1981-2002: University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg and Durban (Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Linguistics)
1978-1979: University of South Africa, Pretoria (Lecturer in French, Department of Romance Languages)
1976-1978: Lycée Rémi Belleau, Nogent-le-Rotrou, France (English teacher)

LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• articles published in English in academic journals
• editing and proof-reading skills: considerable experience in translation editing (from English into French) and academic editing (theses, papers, and articles in English; referencing) 
• experience in translating various types of documents (academic, commercial, corporate, professional) 
• experience in translating Web sites 
• translation software used: Déjà Vu X Professional.

Last updated: 25 October 2010