Terezinha Trifanovas
BR Portuguese Translator/Interpreter, ESL Teacher, BR Portuguese teacher
English as a Second Language Teacher at CORAL SPRINGS ENGLISH
ContactBackground
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 2020English as a Second Language Teacher
CORAL SPRINGS ENGLISHVinhedo, Sao Paulo, BrazilTeaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for executives and technicians at multinational companies.
- August 2010 - February 2017Translator, Consecutive Interpreter and ESL Teacher
VERITY LANGUAGE CONSULTINGVinhedo, Sao Paulo, BrazilTranslation, 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 2015Linguistic Consultant Leader
INSIGNA CONSULTORIA LINGUÍSTICACampinas, Sao paulo, BrazilTeam 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 2013English and Portuguese non-tenured Teacher
PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINASCampinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilIntegrating 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 2011ESL Teacher
SEVEN LANGUAGE SCHOOLVinhedo, Sao Paulo, BrazilTeaching 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 - 2016Applied Linguistics in Translation Technologies - Universidade Gama Filho – http://pos.ugf.br/
Post-Graduate Program, Stricto Sensu2009 - 2010Translation, Interpretation, Subtitling, Localization in BR Portuguese to US English - Universidade Estadual de Campinas – http://www.iel.unicamp.br/
Master’s Degree (MA), Lato Sensu2005 - 2008Applied Linguistics in Distance Learning - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas – http://www.puc-campinas.edu.br/
Bachelor’s Degree (BA)2000 - 2005Portuguese and English Teaching
