Member since Feb '10

Working languages:
Italian to English
Portuguese to English
English (monolingual)

Elizabeth Faracini
MA, DipTransIoLET, Punctual and precise

United States
Local time: 09:09 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: English Native in English
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I have a Master of Arts in Linguistics with specialisations in sociolinguistics and Brazilian Portuguese linguistics, a Graduate Certificate in Culture, Language and Social Practice, a Bachelor of Arts in English and Italian and the Diploma in Translation for translation from Italian into English.

I have been translating professionally for sixteen years. I lived in Italy for four years and I spend a few weeks per year in Brazil. I specialise in business, financial and marketing translations, and I also have considerable experience translating legal, tourism and technical documents. I have specialist knowledge of IAS/IFRS terminology. I work in a variety of industry sectors including, but not limited to, banking, telecommunications, energy, utilities, insurance, real estate, transport and information technology.

I also provide proofreading and editing services and hold an editing certification from the University of California, Berkeley.

Language Pairs


Italian>English 
Brazilian Portuguese>English

Qualifications

Master of Arts, Linguistics
Graduate certificate in culture, language and social practice
University of Colorado at Boulder (US) 2013
Specialisation in sociolinguistics and Brazilian Portuguese linguistics

Diploma in Translation, Italian to English
Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK) 2010
Semi-specialised translations: Business and Science

Bachelor of Arts, English and Italian
Middlebury College (US) 2005
Magna cum laude
English Honours Distinction

Year Abroad, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
Università degli Studi di Ferrara (Italy) 2003-2004

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
University of Cambridge (UK) 2009

Certificate in Editing
University of California Berkeley (US) 2011

Preparation Course for Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation
Words Language Services, Dublin, Ireland
May 2008-December 2009

Private Lessons in Brazilian Portuguese
Intensive work at the Centro Studi Brasiliani (Rome, Italy) 2007

Other Experience


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chicago, IL
Business Advisory Services Assistant (Communications) 2008-2009

Business English Instructor and Translator (Rome and Turin, Italy) 2006-2007, 2010

Assistant English Instructor (Salò, Italy) 2006

Italian Instructor (Florence, Italy) 2005

Critical and Creative Writing Tutor (Middlebury, VT, US) 2002-2005

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Total pts earned: 102
PRO-level pts: 94


Top languages (PRO)
Italian to English64
Portuguese to English24
Portuguese to Italian4
English to Portuguese2
Top general fields (PRO)
Other35
Bus/Financial24
Law/Patents16
Tech/Engineering12
Social Sciences4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Human Resources12
Law (general)12
Business/Commerce (general)8
Electronics / Elect Eng8
Law: Contract(s)8
Other7
Sports / Fitness / Recreation4
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Profile last updated
Mar 11



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