SOFIA KOSTOULA
KEY SKILLS :
Excellent team player
Customer service skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
IT skills in Windows, Word, Excel, Internet, Access, PowerPoint
Excellent writing skills
Language skills : Greek (native speaker), English (excellent : Cambridge University’s Proficiency Certificate, Grade B),German (excellent :Goethe Institute’s Major Diploma of the German Language – Very Good), French (elementary)
EDUCATION :
September University of Leeds, School of Performance and Cultural
2008- Industries Performance Studies Certificate
April
2009
June 2004 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Degree in English Language and Literature
Majored in Linguistics (Very Good)
WORK EXPERIENCE :
December 2009 ALS UK
Judiciary Translator of legal documents from Greek into English
June 2009 International Space School Educational Trust
November 2009
Space Ambassador
Guiding pupils to construct rockets, kites, gliders, air engines
Delivering PowerPoint presentations on space exploration
Encouraging pupils to pursue studies in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
December 2008- March 2009 GradeGuru
Research Participant/ Website Contributor
Uploading notes
Sharing notes, tips and study techniques with students online
Helping students with their academic work
December 2008 University of Leeds
Corporate work
Role playing
Talking in front of an audience
April 07-May 08 Depend
Promotional Saleswoman
Promoting cosmetics and food products
Selling products to customers
Sept 06- Dec 06 Paidotopos 06
Child care Associate at Indoor Playground
Looking after children while they were playing
Introducing games to children
Playing with them
Making sure they were playing in a safe environment
Sept 01- June 07 Tutor of English and German
Teaching English as a foreign language for Beginner to Advanced levels
Teaching German for Beginner and Intermediate levels
Helping pupils acquire language skills
Sept 05- July 06 Interlingua Foreign Languages School
English Language Teacher
Teaching English for Junior to Lower levels and Business English
Helping pupils develop English language skills
Nov 04- March 05 Enter Gr Printing House
Translator of English texts
Translating texts in Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology for students of the Technological Educational
Institute of Athens
Helping students understand technical texts originally written in English
April 05- July 05 Freelance Translator
Translator of English texts
Translating texts in Nautical, Electronic, Communication, Botanical and Philosophical Terminology for students of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and the National University of Athens
Helping students understand technical texts originally written in English
SEMINARS :
Workshop on Writing for Radio Drama with BBC radio producer Gary Brown (2009)
Postgraduate Student Conference, Colloquium in Literature and Culture, Certificate of Attendance (2008)
Merevi Liberal Studies Workshop, Manufacturing of Glove Dolls (2001)
MEMBERSHIPS : Online member of Proz, Translatorscafé, Gotranslators
INTERESTS/HOBBIES :
Reading, writing poems, going to galleries, theatre
FURTHER INFORMATION :
Awarded a scholarship at the National University entrance exams, 1999
Awarded a bursary by the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, 2008
Member of the Returning Board in the Greek National Elections (2004)
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