Emily Zhang

Taipei, Taiwan
  Email: yatsun.chang@gmail.com

 

EDUCATION
 MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
M.A., Translation, Chinese Program, May 2007

NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY, Taipei, Taiwan
B.A., Economics, June 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 HAI XIA PUBLISHING, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 2009 - Present
Editor
* Proofread and edit English-Chinese translations for National Geographic Traditional Chinese Version.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE, Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. - Dec. 2009
Contract Translator & Proofreader
* Compile current crucial international news reports and provide translation services from English into Chinese.

Pebble Beach, CA, U.S.A. Mar. 2007 - Feb. 2009
Chinese Private Tutor
* Designed curriculum tailored for students' individual needs and provide tutoring services to school aged students.

PALMA HIGH SCHOOL, Salinas, CA, U.S.A. Aug. 2007 - Jun. 2008
Chinese teacher
* Taught beginning Chinese to junior and senior high school students.

GADUATE SCHOOL OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. Jul. - Aug. 2007
Chinese Instructor
* Created curriculum tailored for a new Chinese learner for business purposes and tutored in Chinese.

SDL INTERNATIONAL, Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. - Jul. 2006
Intern In-house Translator
* Translated a variety of technical documents between English and Chinese.

GENERAL INNOVATION SERVICE, Taipei, Taiwan, Mar. 2000 - Oct. 2001
Escort Interpreter and Conference Receptionist
* Managed logistics for international guests and assisted at large multi-national conferences.
SKILLS
 * Familiar with Trados and SDLX.
ACTIVITIES
 CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE FOR OVERSEAS YOUTH CAMP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Summer, 2002
Escort / Consecutive Interpreter and Translator
* Provided interpretation and translation services for camp announcements, Sunday church services, and field trips.

SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL USA PROGRAM, Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.A.,Summer, 2000
* Assisted with customer service and beachwear sales.

OVERSEAS CHINESE YOUTH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND STUDY TOUR, Taipei, Taiwan, Summer, 1999
Camp Counselor
* Organized activities, managed groups during field trips, planned talent show, and coordinated yearbook.
HONORS
 TOEIC Score: 915 (Sep. 2009)

TOEFL CBT Score: 287/300 (Nov. 2004)

PERSONAL
 Areas of specialty: Christianity, religion, law, business, economics, marketing, technology, government literature, social science, software manuals and website translation.
LINKS
 
  • Palma High School
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies
  • National Taipei University
  • Hai Xia Publishing
  • Government Information Office
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