translator/interpreter/teacher of Slovak, Spanish, Russian, English

Alica Prokopova, PhD.

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Miami, FL 33165

786-***-****

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

FREE-LANCE TRANSLATOR - INTERPRETER, PRIVATE LANGUAGE TEACHER, Slovakia

**** - **esent

Language Pairs: Slovak - Spanish, Slovak - English, Slovak - Russian,

English - Spanish

. Translating, Interpreting, Proofreading

. Interpreting and translating for international conferences, workshops,

mass media (journals, radio, television, cinematography), agencies and

public institutions

. Preparing reviews of new books for editorial "Youth" (Mladost) in

Bratislava

. Interpreting and translating for the Police Department in Bratislava

and Stephen P. Clark Center - Miami-Dade County

. Translated books of Pope Francis, Jose Tellechea Idigoras, James

Mariakumar, Alan Ames

. Teaching English and Spanish language

DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Miami, FL

Temporary Instructor, 1998 - 2004

. Substitute teaching in different Public Schools in Miami -Dade County,

including Royal Palm Elementary School, Cypress Creek Elementary

School, Rockway Elementary School, etc.

Adult Mankind Organization - West Dade Institute

Teacher 1997 - 1998

. Teaching ESOL, Geography, Biology and Spanish (10th and 11th grade)

MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Executive for cultural relations with the Spanish Kingdom, Latin-American

countries, Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria 1991 - 1997

. Preparation of cultural contracts

. Receiving and sending of artists, artistic groups and expositions

. Administrative work

SLOVENSKY DENNIK, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Journalist 1990-1991

. Editorial work in the newspaper of the Christian Democratic Party

(KDH)

VIDEOPRESS MON, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Interpreter and translator 1987 - 1995

. Translating and interpreting for specialists in the field of nuclear

physics and energy

. Interpreting and translating for international conferences, workshops,

etc.

COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Department of Language and Social-Political Preparation of Experts (JASPEX)

Teacher of Spanish language 1985 - 1987

. Teaching of Spanish grammar and conversation during weekends and two-

week long Intensive courses

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE SPANISH KINGDOM

Basic Diploma of Spanish as Foreign Language (1991)

COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA

Doctorate in Philosophy

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (1985 -1987)

COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA

Master Degree in Spanish and Russian

Specialization: Translating and Interpreting

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (1980-1985)

SOFIA UNIVERSITY OF "ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI"

1 year of study of the Bulgarian and Russian language (1979-1980)

SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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