Sylvain Jobin, translatorsylvain.jobin @ videotron.qc.ca tel. 418-623-4389 or 514-906-7797 fax 418-622-9956 cell. 418-803-2816
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I hold a Master's Degree in Terminology and Translation (Laval University, 2002), a Honours BA with specialization in Translation (Laval University, 1998) and a BA with concentration in German (Magna cum laude) (University of Ottawa, 1994).
English: Very good oral and written communication skills
French: Excellent oral and written communication skills
German: Good communication skills
Spanish: Advanced level course (Laval University, Winter 1999), Translation courses (Fall 1999 and Winter 2000)
Computer: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2007, WordPerfect, SDLX, SDL Trados
Publication: In collaboration with Ginette Demers, professor, and two of my colleagues at Laval University, I participated in a research on the evolution of French scientific discourse from 1870 to date based on a statistical analysis of a corpus consisting of articles from two Canadian periodicals. The results of that research were published in Technostyle.
Demers, Ginette, et al. "Évolution de la langue scientifique dans deux périodiques canadiens." Technostyle 16, 1 (Spring 2000): 149-164.
Translation: I have translated a variety of documents from English into French, such as reports, minutes, Websites, brochures, ads, job postings, users' guides, etc. for clients such as:
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Revision: I revised translations for Oracle Applications and The Home Depot.