VALERIA STRAGAPEDE
TRANSLATION-LAB
Contact numbers: 0039-0363/360935 Mobile: 0039-333/6625559
E.Mail Address:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Skype: valestrega1
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1994: Diploma Liceo Classico Statale “Simone Weil" Treviglio BG
2001: University Degree as a “Translator and Interpreter” – SSIT “Silvio Pellico”, Milan
FOREIGN LANGUAGES English - EC Level: C1/C2
German - EC Level: B2
Spanish - EC Level: B2
• Intermediate level Course Spanish language – Instituto Cervantes Milan
• Creative Workshop: “Translating literature” organized by the publisher “FALIGI editore” : techniques and regulations ruling the literary translation, Augmented reality
• “English for Law and drafting legal documents” attended at “JUST LEGAL SERVICES” of Milan
• On-line course “IL MEDIATORE CULTURALE” (the Cultural mediator) organized by the UNIVERSITY LA SAPIENZA of ROME” (history of immigration in Italy, language related problems, sociology and psychology elements, Law and regulations concerning immigrants)
TRANSLATION and editing: 10 years experience
English-italian; Italian-English; German-Italian (fields: Legal, technical, medical,etc..)
Specialization fields:
Literature: translation of literature books
Medicine (Infertility related problems, medical devices)
Biology (experience in Immunology translation),
Legal and commercial English (contracts, patents)
Technical manuals (textile, metalmechanical, engineering, etc…)
Web-sites, Brochures, press releases, etc …
INTERPRETING: 10 years experience as an Interpreter at Trade Fairs/ Consecutive and Chuchotage
TEACHING: 10 years experience
ENGLISH – Teaching: One-to-One Courses or group Courses at all levels
Business English Courses (in cooperation with the London Chamber of Commerce),
courses of general English for Unemplyed people
“Gruntwig”-Socrates Project: “Teaching English in the new multicultural society”.
GERMAN: Basic level Courses
ITALIAN: Italian Courses for foreign people
SKILLS: very good organization skills, problem solving ability, ability to work in a team, good at managing urgencies, detail oriented, punctual, creative
Personal Interests/ Hobbies: Argentine Tango (since 2003), Yoga and Pilates, Italian and foreign literature, cinema and theatre, painting and drawing
