janapietro@hotmail.com

PROFILE

A qualified and reliable English/Portuguese translator with experience in the areas of education, fine arts, theatre, literature and music.

PRESENT POSITION

Jana Pietroluongo Language Services
• Translation, copyediting and proofreading for several clients, such as the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford University Press and Oxfordshire City Council.
• Teaching English and Portuguese Language, and preparing for international exams (FCE, CAE, CPE, International Baccalaureate) Clients include the University of Oxford (Brazilian Studies Centre) St. Clare’s International School in Oxford, and the Foreign Commonwealth Office in London.

EDUCATION

Institute of Linguists – London, UK
Diploma in Translation – Merit in the Business paper
Exam taken in London, January 2004

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BA in Portuguese and Literature
Licenciatura Plena - 1986

OTHER COURSES/DIPLOMAS

Royal Society of Arts/University of Cambridge, UK
DOTE - Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English
Pass with Distinction in Methodology
Exam taken in 1995

International House Teacher Training – Hastings, UK
Skills of Teacher Training
Course taken from 15th to 26th July 1996

International House Teacher Training – Hastings, UK
Skilled Helping and Feedback
Course taken from 8th to 12th July 1996

The Bell Language Schools – Norwich, UK
English Language Study
Course taken from 1st to 27th January 1996

Thames Valley University/Cultura Inglesa Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Management Skills for Pedagogic Coordinators
Course taken from 8th to 26th March 1993

The Bell Language Institute/Regent’s College London, UK
British Culture Course
Course taken from 13th January to 1st February 1992

Instituto Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos, Brasil
General English Course and Teacher Training Course
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Course taken from 1975-1982

LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES

Cambridge Certificate for English Language Teachers – CEELT II (1991)
CEFAL – Alliance Française (1991)
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency Exam (1989)
Michigan Certificate (1980)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-Present Teacher of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
Preparing private students for GSCE and A level exams
Teaching the staff at the Centre for Brazilian Studies – University of Oxford
Conversation classes for intermediate/advanced levels

2003-2005 Language Teacher
St. Clare’s International School – Oxford
Teaching Portuguese language and literature and preparing students for the International Baccalaureate Exam.

1998-1999 Oxford College of Further Education, Oxford - UK
Teaching Portuguese as a Foreign Language for adults.

1990-1998 Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Teaching English from beginner to advanced levels.
Giving pedagogical support to teachers and working as a teacher trainer, organising and leading workshops and seminars in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay.

1988-1990 Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa, Aracaju, SE – Brazil
Teaching English from beginner to advanced levels.
Giving pedagogical support to teachers.

Mar-Dec/1987 Escola Canarinhos Camaiore, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Teaching Portuguese and Creative Writing from 5th to 8th form
(Students aged from 11 to 15 years old).

VOLUNTARY WORK

• Translator for the website Brazilian Artists – www.brazilianartists.net
From January 2005

• Project for Improvement of the Teaching Quality – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and State Schools - Teach Portuguese with new methodologies for children at state schools
1985-1986

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Fluent English
Intermediate French, Italian and Spanish
Excellent computer skills

REFEREES

On request

CONTACT
janapietro@hotmail.com