Nicholas Basily

  • Gob. Jose Reynafe 1928 – Cerro de las Rosas, (5009) Cordoba, Argentina
  • +54 351 4812422 (land line) and +54 351 6770886 (mobile)
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Translator, totally bilingual, proficient in both English and Spanish, specialising in academic papers for publication.

Teacher of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) at advanced levels, preparing mostly Spanish-speaking students for international examinations such as TOEFL, iBT, Cambridge FCE, CAE and CPE.

Programmer specialising in educational software.

WORK EXPERIENCE

As from 1996 Director and proprietor of the English Institute ComputEnglish Center, Cordoba, Argentina

1983-1995 Head of the English Department, St. Anne’s School, Cordoba, Argentina

1981-1992 English teacher at The Red Apple Institute, Cordoba, Argentina

1980-1982 English teacher at St. Anne’s School, Cordoba, Argentina

1979 Deputy Head Teacher at the International School, Loma Bola, Cordoba, Argentina

1977 - 1979 Taught different subjects in English at the International School, Loma Bola, Cordoba, Argentina

OTHER WORK

Translation Material for a variety of clients, including CEVE (Experimental Center of Low-cost Housing), SEHAS (Housing and Social Action Service), Dinosaurio Mall, as well as countless articles (e.g. for the magazine Current Sociology, for The Hague Judge’s Newsletter) and a wide variety of academic papers and abstracts, including an 80,000 word thesis on the philosophy of law.

Teacher Training Courses at St. Anne’s School (Cordoba), The British School (Cordoba), Association of British Culture (Rio Cuarto, Cordoba), etc.

Computer programming Development of educational software for the teaching of English as a foreign language.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Fully proficient in the use of the following software packages, among others:

·  SDL Trados

·  Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and FrontPage)

·  ToolBook (programming language)

·  Omnipage (OCR)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HIGHER Diploma of English Studies - University of Cambridge, UK, 1989

SECONDARY St. Andrew’s Scots School, Olivos, Buenos Aires, 1973