Shirshah Said
**** ******** ****** *****, *********, VA 20151
Tel: 703-***-**** aboevd@r.postjobfree.com
Translator & Language Instructor
Achievement-driven professional offering strong background and experience
seeking position as a Pashto/Dari/Russian Language Instructor/ linguist /
translator
Profile
> Utilizing fluency in English language, possess over five years of
experience in working with wide variety of applications of providing
translation of Pashto, Dari, Persian/Farsi and Russian; current
assignment with ALTA Language Services, developing testing materials and
providing oral proficiency evaluations, and work as a Pashto Language
instructor in Indiana University.
> Earlier served Department of Defense by providing reviews of proficiency
levels attained by personnel at variety of U.S. government agencies;
utilized Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) standards for assessment.
> Have served as a university-level Language Instructor for Languages of
the Central Asian Region; led seminars in Afghan language and culture for
variety of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as well as for U.S.
National Guard.
> At the University of Maryland, was a Pashto language consultant,
developing Text Plus Glossary & Notes (TPGN) Learning Objects, a variety
of Learning Objective-related materials, and serving as a Foreign
Language Reviewer for English translation, among other assignments;
provided audio narration.
> Additionally, was a lexicographer and edited a multi-language
Pashto/Dari/Russian-to-English dictionary.
> Possess excellent capacity in use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Smart
Board; proficient in utilizing Pashto, Dari, Russian and English
keyboards.
Professional Experience
Pashto and Dari Language Evaluator, ALTA Language Services 2008 -
Present
. Develop testing material for utilizing in reading, listening and writing
examinations; excellent capacity providing highest levels of assessment
of oral language skill sets utilizing telephone interviewing.
Language Instructor, Indiana University 2010 - Present
. For Consortium for Education and Social Science Research at University,
lead three-month seminar for Pashto language students; included mandatory
teacher training at INCOP.
Pashto Language Instructor, Diplomatic Language Service, Ft. Carson, CO
2011
. Teaching Pashto language for US Army.
Consultant /Independent Contractor American Council on Teaching Foreign
Languages (ACTFEL) 2010 - 2011
. Contract assignment with Department of Defense; oversaw and assessed
materials utilized by variety of U.S. government agencies regarding
testing Pashto and Dari language.
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Independent Contractor
Indiana University Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region 2010 -
2011
. Conducted Afghan language and culture instruction for Provincial
Reconstruction Teams and US National Guard.
Independent Contractor, MITRE/MTRE 2010
. Utilizing pre-determined guidelines relevant to variety of dialects,
provided translation of English, Pashto and Dari sections of dialogues.
Pashto Language Consultant, NFLC University of Maryland 2008 - 2009
. Developed Pashto language instruction to include Creating Pashto Text
Plus Glossary & Notes (TPGN) Learning Objects, Content Object Selector
(COS) Reading or Listening, Content Object Reviewer (COR) Reading or
Listening and Learning Object Review, Reading or Listening.
. Additionally served as Foreign Language Reviewer for English and target
language translation; performed audio narration.
Short Time Contractor Lexicographer, Advanced Language Systems
International 2006
. Edited Pashto/Dari/Russian-to-English multi-language dictionary.
Medical Support, Royal Bournmouth Hospital 2005 - 2006
. Served as Medical Support Worker with responsibilities in areas of
phlebotomy, ECG and medical translation.
Education
Medical Diploma, Kharkov Medical University in
Russian Language Peroration Course, Tajikistan University
English Language Advanced Certificate, Bournemouth and Poole College
High School Kabul Afghanistan
Primary School Kandahar and Kabul Afghanistan
Status
U.S citizen