Who is Claudia Brinkmann?
A professional academic linguist & translator
(Diplom-Übersetzerin)
Profile overview
A professional academic linguist & translator
(Diplom-Übersetzerin)
Profile overview
- Experienced linguist, qualified and professional translator and language tutor
- Studies in Applied Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting course at Universität des Saarlandes university in Saarbrücken, Germany, with English, Spanish and German as main languages and Information Technology and Engineering as specialised subjects
- Terminology research thesis on The Language of Computer Networks in English and German
- Graduated as Diplom-Übersetzerin – the British equivalent would be an MA
- Lived and worked in Dublin, Ireland, and London before setting up Text & Language in the southwest of the UK
- Previous employers include renowned multinational companies, such as Siemens and Microsoft
- Specialisation in technical, medical (conventional and alternative) and textbook translation
- Recently translated:
www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Road-Bike-Maintenance-practical/dp/0857333887 - Takes on copy editing and proofreading projects for both German and English language copy
- Collaboration with colleagues for copy editing work, eg Phil Ward and Chris Rees
- Copy editing includes large-scale projects, eg work on car magazines Japanese Performance and Auto Italia
- Specialised teaching qualification
- Qualified homeopath