Assistant Curriculum Vitæ
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Assistant Curriculum Vitæ
Romain GRIL English-French TRANSLATOR Agrégé d’anglais, M.A. in Philosophy c/o Honnorat, 5 rue Anatole France, 34000 MONTPELLIER (France) Tel : +33 689 122 962 – E-mail: [email protected] N° SIRET: 531 441 970 00021 Citizenship: French EDUCATION Agrégation d’anglais Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France Highest academic-rank qualification for teaching English, with a specialty in linguistics National competitive ranking: 30th D.E.A. “Langue, Littératures et Cultures des Pays Anglophones” - Mention Très Bien Equivalent MA in English Studies, passed with the highest honors Thesis on James Joyce, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Master’s Degree in Philosophy University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA Thesis on Ethics and the Aesthetics of Nature in 18th-century Great Britain D.E.U.G. de philosophie Maîtrise d’anglais ; Licence d’enseignement du Français Langue Etrangère Equivalent 1st year MA in English studies; Thesis on the Notion of Nature in British 18th-century Aesthetics BA-level diploma in teaching French as a Second Language WORK EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF TEACHING Freelance English-French translator Since 2008 Technical translations and editorial consulting for INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDORS, ONLINE-SALE PLATFORMS, PERFORMING ARTISTS, and GRAPHIC ARTISTS. From English to French, and French to English Vocabulary: Software localization, marketing, clothing, advertising; Music, guitar, performing arts, photography; Philosophy, aesthetics, literary criticism; Biography, journalism Documents: User’s manual, newsletter, contract, terms and conditions of sale, webpages, advertisement, press release; Academic thesis, business report; Advertorial article, guitar-playing method; Art project, press kit, press book, cover letter, letter of commendation, resume Marketing & Communication Manager 2009 – 2011 Arobas Music, creator and ISV of the musical software Guitar Pro LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Certified English teacher – “professeur agrégé” 2003 – 2008 Marguerite de Navarre High School, Bourges, France 2005 – 2008 English teacher and social leader with the “Langues Et Civilisations (LEC)” linguistic summer programs, in England and Malta. Translation instructor 1999 – 2001 Teaching 1st and 2nd-year English translation, Department of English Studies, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France French Teaching Assistant, French instructor 2001 – 2002 University of Washington, Seattle, USA 1996 – 2001 Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, USA (Summer programs) 1995 – 1997 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA April, Aug. 1998 Association Dialogues, Montpellier, France 1993 – 1994 Gumley House Convent School, London, England WRITING, EDITING, TRANSLATING Editorial consulting and translating for art projects, press articles, letters, résumés March – May 2009 “It’s awful nice, it’s paradise” – Oliver Vaccaro, photographer, Berlin, Germany Nov. 2008 Press kit, critical reviews – Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, pianist, Berlin, Germany June 2008 “Pour que l’oeil s’emplisse encore et cherche toujours” – Nathalie Blanchard, photographer, Bourges, France Translations for Arobas Music, editor of the Guitar Pro software (Lille, France) 2008 “Learn the Guitar with Guitar Pro” - a guitar-playing method related to the tablature-editing software Guitar Pro: 200 pages translated from French to English 2003 Translation into English of the User’s Handbook to the tablature-editing software Guitar Pro Writing and editing internship with La Gazette de Berlin (Berlin, Germany) May – Aug. 2009 Various articles & interviews published on http://lagazettedeberlin.de/ Academic publications and research June 2003 « La liberté poétique selon R. W. Emerson ». A conference paper delivered in the context of a doctoral seminar, Université Montpellier 3, France. Published in the collection Cahiers de l’école doctorale langues, littératures, cultures, N°2 : « Contrainte et originalité. Actes du colloque de l’école doctorale, juin 2003 », Publications Montpellier 3, 2006. May 2003 « Rythme et mélodie : La musicalité de l’anglais comme valeur essentielle ». A professional thesis on the use of the language lab when teaching English, I.U.F.M. de Montpellier. Nov. 2000 « Ralph Waldo Emerson : La parole du poète-prophète et la représentation du monde ». A conference paper delivered in the context of a doctoral seminar, Université Montpellier 3, France. Published in the collection Acropole, N°1 : « Parole, représentation, pouvoir », Publications Montpellier 3, 2002. June 1998 « Art contre Religion ? L’esthétique en question derrière le choix de Steven Dedalus dans The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man de James Joyce ». A graduate thesis, DEA de Langue, Littératures et Cultures des Pays Anglophones. Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France. June 1997 “The Question of Ethics in British Eighteenth-Century Aesthetics”. A graduate thesis for the Master’s Degree in Philosophy. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. June 1995 “The Notion of Nature in British Eighteenth-Century Aesthetics”. Graduate thesis, Maîtrise d’anglais (M.A. in English). Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France. LANGUAGES American English: British English: German: Highest academic level, from my years studying at the University in the USA. Excellent handle of everyday, common language, phrases, and idioms. Read and practiced daily for 20 years. Certified teacher with a specialty in linguistics. Intermediate level. WORKING TOOLS Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher), Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver CAT: OmegaT, SDL Trados Studio 2011, Catalyst 9 OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES Having co-founded and been an active member (2005-2008) of the regional branch of Max Havelaar in the French Région Centre (“TRACE” (“Tous Responsables : Association pour un Commerce Equitable – Max-Havelaar Centre”), for the promotion of Fair Trade, I make a point of being personally involved in projects related to responsible citizenship, of making known the actions on which I work, and of using all of my resources and knowledge of the domain. Education, music, guitar playing, literature, philosophy, critical literature on the performing arts and pop culture.