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Terezinha Trifanovas

Terezinha Trifanovas

Los Angeles, CA, USA

BR Portuguese Translator/Interpreter, ESL Teacher, BR Portuguese teacher

English as a Second Language Teacher at CORAL SPRINGS ENGLISH

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Background

I hold solid administrative, teaching, researching and translation background. I am a focused, proactive and reliable person. My teaching experience has been prominent to master interpersonal interaction and problem-solving. I can work in a demanding environment owing to a strong sense of planning and organization in order to follow priorities. I also have great communication and managerial skills, analytical ability towards strategies and solutions, attention to detail, interpersonal sensibility for engaging teamwork both face-to-face or remotely. Equally, I am driven by targets and results.


Job experience

  • March 2018 - February 2020
    English as a Second Language Teacher
    CORAL SPRINGS ENGLISH
    Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for executives and technicians at multinational companies.

  • August 2010 - February 2017
    Translator, Consecutive Interpreter and ESL Teacher
    VERITY LANGUAGE CONSULTING
    Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Translation, revision and editing. Student’s preparation for the TOEFL Exam. Coaching trainee candidates for job interviews in English. Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for executives at CCL Brasil, PSG Assessoria Empresarial, Gestell Consultoria e Treinamento, Alfalog Logística, IQVIA, Dimension Data and Frigorífico Prieto.

  • August 2013 - July 2015
    Linguistic Consultant Leader
    INSIGNA CONSULTORIA LINGUÍSTICA
    Campinas, Sao paulo, Brazil

    Team leader for English and Portuguese language assessment. Responsible for elaborating language exams. Translating and revising reports and appraisals. Conducting language proficiency interviews for the recruitment process. Accrediting language schools and coaching students on the learning-teaching process according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) of Cambridge Assessment.

  • March 2010 - January 2013
    English and Portuguese non-tenured Teacher
    PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS
    Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Integrating annually the panel of examiners responsible for evaluating essays from undergraduate candidates. Teaching the following subjects for undergraduate students of Letters: English as a Second Language (reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar); Language Acquisition Theories; Linguistic Theories; English for Special Purposes (International Accounting, Tourism/Hospitality, Information Technology).

  • August 2004 - December 2011
    ESL Teacher
    SEVEN LANGUAGE SCHOOL
    Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for adults as well as Business English at Unilever, Iscar do Brasil and Merctane Serviços. Carrying out English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses for Mechanical Engineers at Siemens. Conducting English placement and assessment tests for entering students.


Education

  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas – http://www.iel.unicamp.br/
    Doctorate Program, PH.D.
    2012 - 2016
    Applied Linguistics in Translation Technologies
  • Universidade Gama Filho – http://pos.ugf.br/
    Post-Graduate Program, Stricto Sensu
    2009 - 2010
    Translation, Interpretation, Subtitling, Localization in BR Portuguese to US English
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas – http://www.iel.unicamp.br/
    Master’s Degree (MA), Lato Sensu
    2005 - 2008
    Applied Linguistics in Distance Learning
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – http://www.puc-campinas.edu.br/
    Bachelor’s Degree (BA)
    2000 - 2005
    Portuguese and English Teaching