EDUCATION
M.A French Translation & Interpretation 2005 – 2007
Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
Core Subjects:-
• Business, Economic, Scientific & Technical, Journalistic translation
• Literature (French, Canadian & Francophone)
• Contemporary French civilization
• Techniques of translation
• FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) Teaching French as foreign language
• 2 papers in Introduction to Schools of Indian philosophy
(in English)
Dissertation : Translation of the book “Planet in Crisis” a talk given at the United Nations by H.H. Swami Chinmayananda from English to French
B.A French 2001 – 2004
Bharathidasan Government College for Women,
Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
Core Subjects:-
• Communicative skills in French
• Elements of linguistics
• Translation Techniques
• Literature
• French civilization
Conversant with MS Office suite – Word, PowerPoint, Excel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Worked with Swiss Re Shared servies Bangalore, India as - Analyst Accounts Processing. May ’07 – April ‘08
• Worked as a French teacher at Chinmaya International Residential School, Coimbatore, India. July 2004 – March 2005
• Worked as a part time faculty & translator at “Accent Français”, Pondicherry, India. April 2005 – July 2005
• Freelancing translation 2005 - 2008
ELABORATION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Working at Swiss Re
• Managed a portfolio of French Clients. Maintaining reinsurance accounts in co-ordination with the off shored office at Zurich.
• Had been a part of the Internal French Knowledge Forum which participated in promoting & enhancing the French language among the French speaking in the office.
Working at Chinmaya International Residential School
• Handled classes (5th to 8th Grade) innovatively with fun through music, flash cards & charts.
• Inspired children to employ verbally whatever they learnt from books. Encouraged to converse in French
• Encouraged them to learn more about the diversity in both cultures through a historical project presented during the “Anand Utsav” (Annual Day)
• Was a part of the “Pakwaan Club” – The cookery club as a part of the weekend activity at School.
• Assisted in managing the junior girls’ dormitory.
LANGUAGES
English, Tamil, French-to read, write & speak
Hindi-to speak
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
• Attended Workshops on Corporate etiquette, personal effectiveness, Team work. – Dec ’07 to March ‘08
• February 2007 International Conference on Francophone Studies conducted by the association of Indian teachers of French (AITF),Pondicherry, India
• August 2006 International symposium on multi cultural relation between France and South India at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
• March 2006 A National Seminar on Canadian literature : French & English, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
• July 2004 Creative Teaching by Dr. Dhanapal. Coimbatore, India
• January 2005 Effective Teaching by Ms. Jayashree Orjha, Coimbatore, India
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