Working languages:
English to French
Japanese to French
Japanese to English

Benoit Gazzal
Japanese, French and English translator

Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Local time: 14:49 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English Native in English, French Native in French
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, Subtitling, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureArt, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Anthropology
HistoryReligion
FolkloreJournalism
ArchaeologyMusic


Rates
English to French - Standard rate: 0.11 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour
Japanese to French - Standard rate: 0.08 EUR per character / 30 EUR per hour
Japanese to English - Standard rate: 0.08 EUR per character / 30 EUR per hour
French to English - Standard rate: 0.13 EUR per word / 25 EUR per hour
French - Standard rate: 0.11 EUR per word / 30 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 30, Questions answered: 15, Questions asked: 1
Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 8
Translation education Bachelor's degree - INALCO / Langues Orientales
Experience Years of experience: 18. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2013.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Japanese to French (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, verified)
Japanese to English (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, verified)
English to Japanese (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, verified)
French to Japanese (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, verified)
English to French (I.B. Geneva International Baccalaureate, verified)


Memberships JAT, ATLF
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint
Website http://www.mangrovetranslations.com
Events and training
Professional practices Benoit Gazzal endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.1).
Bio
Benoit GAZZAL :: Mangrove Translations

My name is Benoit (Ben) Gazzal, and I provide freelance translation services from Japanese, French and English into French and English.

With a multicultural profile and a fully bilingual educational background, first in Australia (Trinity Grammar School ) then in an international high-school in France (British Section Lycée International de Saint-Germain en Laye), I graduated in both British and French education systems (French O.I.B. International Baccalaureate + British G.C.E. / A levels). I have native proficiency in both English and French languages and was English-dominant until early adulthood.

Driven by a passion for cultures and linguistics, I engaged in my first translation projects as a student and specialized in Social Studies and languages, hold an M.A. in Social Anthropology from Paris X University (based on personal field work in the Middle-East) was published in both scientific and literary fields and have written research articles and commissioned texts for various media supports, in both English and French.

I also hold a B.A. in Japanese Studies from the INALCO / Langues Orientales National Institute for Oriental Studies in Paris, where I studied translation and interpretation, as well as the Japanese Language Proficiency Test JLPT N2 級 certification. Married to a Japanese national, I have been spending several months in Japan with my Japanese family, each year since 2006.

I was also a professional musician (jazz and classical contrabass) and composer for ten years, and held a versatile artistic project developer‘s position in a contemporary dance company, where I further experimented with translation, bilingual writing and communication for over three years. My other non-working languages are Modern Standard Arabic (which I studied in a B.A. curriculum at INALCO), Syro-Lebanese colloquial Arabic and Italian, and I also have basic proficiency in Spanish and German.

I have been actively engaged in translation work since 2005, most of my experience being in non-technical domains, covering commercial, arts and humanities, media and marketing, social sciences, cultural and also literary fields (my latest book translation was published in December 2013), and I am a member of the French Association of Literary Translators (ATLF) and of the Japan Association of Translators.

A reliable translator committed to ethical practices, detail and quality, I find that the specifics of my background also allow me to tune in to cultural and linguistic subtleties, and guarantee fluent, accurate translations in a timely delivery.

My professional experience in academic, linguistic and artistic fields enables me to research and cover a large range of subjects thoroughly, making full and efficient use of available resources, and also think outside the box if need be !



- for more info, rates and services, also see my website : mangrove translations
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Total pts earned: 30
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Top languages (PRO)
English to French15
Japanese to English8
French to English4
Japanese to French3
Top general fields (PRO)
Other15
Social Sciences7
Marketing4
Tech/Engineering4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs7
Computers: Systems, Networks4
Tourism & Travel4
Music4
Law (general)4
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.4
Education / Pedagogy3

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Profile last updated
Oct 29, 2014