Curriculum Vitae

Petra Hytten

Contact details
Prospect Cottage,
The Green, Chearsley, Buckinghamshire HP18 0DJ,
UK / Telephone: +44 (0)1844 201506
GSM (UK): +44 (0)7748 134678
GSM (CZ): +420 608 747757
Email:
Skype: petrasz11
Background
A Czech-English graduate, I consider myself to be trustworthy, self-dependant, open-minded, creative and communicative. I have working experience with the English language as a Czech university assistant lecturer, translator, interpreter and teacher and have a good understanding of language particularities. I am able to work on my own initiative or as part of a team and can deal with organisational matters competently.
Translation and Interpreting Experience

English > Czech, Czech > English, Slovak > English

2006-now
2005
2002 / Telephone interpreting for the UK Home Office, while on maternity break.
Translating EU documents, correspondence between the Czech Government and UN offices, business and finance related documents, proofreading of OUP new textbook, general certificates and documents, learning vocabulary website, marketing surveys, food packaging and many more.
Member of Proz.com and TranslatorsCafé.com.
Translating EU projects, Czech education system, international conference invitations and presentations, official CVs, diplomas, marketing papers, civic papers e.g. wedding confirmations for foreigners.
Interpreting at meetings of the Deans of Coventry University, UK, the University in Martinique and the Silesian University, Opava, CR.
Interpreting for a London University PhD project on the education of Romany children in the Czech Republic.
Translator for the Slune language agency.
Teaching and Language Experience
2006 – now
2004 – 2006
1998 - 2006
2005
2004
2004
from 2000
from 1996
2003 - now
2003
2001 / Czech for foreigners teacher while on maternity break.
Assistant lecturer at the Department of Communication at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic.
Courses: Media & Culture, Public Relations, Corporate Communication in English designed for international students, communication skills in Czech.
English teacher (TEFL)
Lecturing at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey, covered by Socrates/Erasmus program.
Lecturing at Summer School of Czech for Foreigners at the University of Ostrava.
Private School of Commerce – one-to-one English lessons as an assistant for a handicapped student.
English teacher (TEFL) for Slune, language agency, Ostrava.
Freelance English teacher, private one-to-one classes.
Czech for Foreigners teacher (TCFL) for the Slune and Fishnet language agencies.
Responsibilities: helping foreigners to acclimatise themselves to the Czech environment through introductions to the Czech language and culture, deciding upon relevant and useful topics, related vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Summer – working visit to the UK
Summer – working visit to the USA
Education
1999 - 2004
2003
1994 -1999
Courses: / The University of Ostrava, Faculty of Arts, Mgr (MA) degree in Czech and English linguistics and literature, incl. a teaching degree.
Subjects studied: linguistics, translation, literature and cultural studies, methodology of teaching.

Leeds Metropolitan University

Subjects studied: 18-19th century English society, 19th century culture, English language.
The School of Commerce, TRIA, Trinec, CZ.
Graduated in: Czech (A), English (A), economics (A), accounting (A), mathematics (A).
Certificate in telephone interpreting - Language Services Associates
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) - Cambridge University
University course on Fiction Translation - The University of Ostrava
University course on Business Translation - The University of Ostrava
TEFL seminars – various
Links
Silesian University
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
Slune
Fishnet
The University of Ostrava /




References
PhDr. Jana Sobčíková
Department of Communication, Silesian University, Opava, Czech Republic
Email:
Mgr. Jaroslav David, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Email: