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MICHELLE MARIE SOMMERVILLE

Manuel Belgrano 55, 5900 Villa María (Córdoba), Argentina

Telephone: 011-353-4536957 / E-mail: michellesomm@arnet.com.ar

 

 

OBJECTIVE                The intensive use of the languages I master -English, Spanish,

   and French- and their continuous enrichment.

 

 

EDUCATION             1984 = Regent College = Vancouver, British Columbia,

                                       Canada

                                    1984 = Master of Theological Studies

                                    1983 = Diploma in Christian Studies           

                                       The studies are in English.

 

                                    1980 = Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Escuela Superior

                                       de Lenguas = Córdoba, Argentina

                                    1980 = Profesora de Lengua y Literatura Francesa para la

                                       Enseñanza Superior

                                    1978 = Profesora de Francés para la Enseñanza Secundaria

                                       The studies are in French.

** I was granted a one-year scholarship at La Sorbonne, Paris,

   France, but I was not able to use it because I am not an

   Argentine citizen.

 

                                    1974 = Colegio Nacional = Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina

                                       High School Diploma in Spanish.

 

                                    1968 = Colegio Franco-Peruano = Lima, Peru

                                       Four years of High School completed in French.

                                       Grade School completed in French and Spanish.

 

                                    Additional Comments:

                                    Nationality: American

My parents are also Americans, and English has always been the

   language spoken at home.

 

 

EXPERIENCE             Teacher

2003 --          English in companies, freelance (BPB Mediterránea S.A./Peer

                                       Bearing Company = Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina)

 

   2000 -- 2001             French in companies, freelance (Adtranz = Buenos Aires,

   Argentina)

 

   1985 -- 2002             English in companies, freelance (Estudio Beccar Varela

Abogados, KPMG, Velocom, ADtranz, Estudio Jurídico León C.Arslanian, Marval O’Farrell y Mairal Abogados = Buenos Aires, Argentina)

English in companies, through language institutes (The

   American Training, I B L, New English Training, Britannia

   Schools of English = Buenos Aires, Argentina)

 

   1986                         Liceo Cultural Británico = Buenos Aires, Argentina

                                       Conversation course in English for adults.

 

1976 --                     Private teaching of English and French to Spanish speakers, and

   Spanish to English speakers.

 

   1980 - 1981              Alliance Francaise = Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina

                                       Teaching French to Spanish speakers.

 

   1982 --                      Translator

Translation of literary and business texts in English, Spanish, and

   French. Examples of recent translations:

The Journey of Israel by Dr. Brian J. Bailey, Zion Christian

   Publishers, Waverly, NY, 2002, 450 pages (English-French).

User Manuals for Gallagher Group Limited, New Zealand

   (English-Spanish).

Video for BPB Mediterránea S.A.-Peer Bearing Company

   (Spanish-English).

 

   1982 --                      Interpreter

                                    Interpretation in business meetings (English-Spanish/Spanish-

   English) with visitors from English-speaking countries.

                                   

   1982 --                      Proofreader

                                    The Waggoner Bibliographic Project = Lawrence, Kansas,

                                       U. S. A.. (Waggoner, Barbara Ashton and George R.:

                                       Universities in the Caribbean Region: An Annotated

                                       Bibliography, G.K. Hall & Co.)

                                    Bible Study Courses published by Ediciones Crecimiento

                                       Cristiano (ECC), Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina).

 

   1985 - 1986              Bilingual Secretary and Substitute Teacher

                                    Liceo Cultural Británico = Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

   1985 - 1987              Executive Secretary

                                    Centro de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (C.E.T.I.)

                                       = Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

 

PERSONAL               

DATA                         Current Residence: Argentina

                                    Former Residences: Canada, USA, Peru

                                    Interests: Languages, reading, music, movies, theater, traveling,

                                       foreign cultures, cooking, arts and crafts, religion.