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After receiving my master’s degree in literature, I worked as a journalist and as a PR person for a French music festival in the beautiful Hautes-Alpes region (France). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But because I so love nature, and since journalism centres tend to be in big cities (such as Paris), I altered course to teach French as a second language, and got my first teaching job… way-off in Manitoba, Canada! There, the combination of forty-below weather and faux amis peppering my students’French essays fuelled my passion for bilingualism (and cold weather). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing my journey, I taught in various (cold) European countries such as Czechia, Poland and Hungary. In 2018, I finally returned to Canada and trained to be a translator. By 2020, I was awarded a master\u2019s degree in translation by Laval University and I was certified by the OTTIAQ, Quebec’s governing body for translators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sum total of these experiences enables me to provide you with expertise in these areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022    Teaching<\/em>\u2014It’s a great way to stay in peak form with the many subtleties of French grammar! This allows me to feel confident about my translation and editing choices. Teaching also ensures I work on communicating things more clearly and inclusively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u2022    Translating<\/em>\u2014Did you know that translation was actually how foreign languages used to be taught? Fortunately, things have changed significantly since then. Translation means finding the way to express a perfect balance between two cultures, two worlds. Translation is all about context\u2014it’s a fascinating way to bridge diverse cultures. And let\u2019s not forget, it’s also a great tool for a teacher, to explain the nuances of grammar and vocabulary to Anglophone students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Editing<\/em>\u2014There\u2019s never a perfect draft, only a final one. Context is key though, because language is ultimately subjective. Editing strengthens my translations\u2014by taking a step back and forcing me to consider the motivation and goals behind a text. A true editor must boldly smooth out all the wrinkles while unflinchingly delving into a thicket of arcane grammatical rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 MY CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publication of Ellen Meloy’s Seasons: Desert Sketches’<\/em> translation <\/a>(October 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third place in the “Translate in…Online” <\/a>EN>FR contest (August 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master of Translation and Terminology, Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microprogram in Law, Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certificate in Teaching French for Foreigners, Universit\u00e9 Stendhal Grenoble III\/CNED (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master of Comparative Literature, Universit\u00e9 Stendhal Grenoble III (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 What am I up to these days?<\/a> [in French only]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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