Portuguese ↔ English : Humanities & Social Sciences Translator

Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Educational Reform/Education Policy, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Educational Leadership, Educational Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Sustainable Education, Vocational Education, Language Education

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Australia

- PhD in Japanese Applied Linguistics, Australian National University, Australia.
- Master of Higher Education from Australian National University, Australia.
- Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist) Degree First Class Honors (with majors in

12 years translation experience includes the following.

Translated more than 200,000 characters till date for Ulatus alone.

Translated a project for Japanese Government Officials’ - Learning Experiences and Benefits in Continuing Professional Education and Their Applicability in Everyday Work.

Translated a research paper on exploratory research on primary factors for exhaustion in special education teachers.

Translation of articles on globalization of higher education.

Translated and proofread multiple academic documents related to education, educational psychology, educational reform as a freelancer.

Translated and proofread academic articles for NGOs and corporations.

Wrote promotional material for Japanese program at Australian National University, Australia.

Translated large volume and variety of Japanese texts for Honors and PhD research (e. g. official and legal documents, editorials and other media texts, research reports, academic articles, textbooks, websites, blogs).

Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows –
- The idea of higher education
- Facilitating reflective learning in higher education
- Trends in global higher education: Tracking an academic revolution
- The higher education system: Academic organization in cross-national perspective
- Problem-based learning in higher education: Untold stories: Untold stories
- Higher education in transition: A history of American colleges and universities
- Minorities in American higher education. Recent trends, current prospects, and recommendations
- Management fads in higher education
- The limits of competence: knowledge, higher education and society.
- Understanding learning and teaching: The experience in higher education
- The internationalization of higher education: Motivations and realities
- MOOCs and open education: Implications for higher education
- Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education
- Diversity and higher education: Theory and impact on educational outcomes
- Quality and power in higher education
- Student involvement: A developmental theory for higher education
- Student engagement in higher education: Theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations
- A history of Japanese higher education
- Governmental Strategies and Innovation in Higher Education. Higher Education Policies Series, 7.
- The changing debate on internationalization of higher education
- Dropout from higher education: A theoretical synthesis of recent research
- The worldwide expansion of higher education in the twentieth century
- Tenured radicals: How politics has corrupted our higher education
- Rethinking assessment in higher education: Learning for the longer term
- Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education
- Universities in the marketplace: The commercialization of higher education
- On the Philosophy of Higher Education. Revised Edition. The Jossey-Bass Series in Higher Education.
- Dynamics of national and global competition in higher education
- Student involvement: A developmental theory for higher education.
- Academic strategy: The management revolution in American higher education
- Skills Development in Higher Education and Employment.
- A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: Enhancing academic practice
- The declining" equity" of American higher education
- Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education

Taught Japanese Studies to university students in Australian National University, Australia.

Presented research in English at conferences/seminars, used English as the medium of instruction to teach native English-speaker students in tertiary and secondary contexts, taught ESL in Australia and overseas.

Taught Japanese at Australian National University, Australia, Canberra Tutoring, and at Narrabundah College, Canberra.

Taught ESL to English major students at Hubei Engineering University, China, and to Australian ESL students at Canberra Tutoring.

Developed creative e-resources, innovative lesson materials and interactive activities to teach Japanese to university and high school students.

Guest Lecturer Japanese Studies Australian National University, Australia.

Tutor in Japanese/ ESL/Study Skills, Canberra Tutoring, Canberra.

Volunteer teacher and Peer Tutor at Narrabundah College, Canberra.

Research Assistant, Centre for Higher Education Learning and Teaching, Australian National University, Australia.

Digital volunteer, Australian Museum, Sydney.

Year-In-Asia Mentor, Honors Mentor at Australian National University, Australia.

Language Helper, Osaka and Canberra.

Store Volunteer, Vincent de Paul charity shop, Canberra.

His research publications are as follows -
- Globalization, language planning and language rights: The recent script policy measures adopted by Japan. Current Issues in Language Planning, latest articles.
- Analyzing language policy texts: A two-pronged approach. Readings in language studies: Language and social justice. International Society for Language Studies.
- Reforming Chinese characters in the PRC and Japan: New directions in the 21st century. Current Issues in Language Planning.
- Discipline-based variations in the literature review in the PhD thesis: A perspective from the discipline of history. Education Research and Perspectives.
- How opinion is expressed in Asian cultures: Challenges for intercultural communication in a globalized world. The Internet Journal of Language Culture and Society.
- An evaluation of a Chinese language-learning website: BBC’s Real Chinese. Quarterly Journal of Chinese Studies.
- Digression and indirectness in Japanese writing: Implications for education in the Asian century. Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies.
- Is the use of kanji increasing in the Japanese writing system Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies.
- The impact of information and communication technology on script policy in Japan. Current Issues in Language Planning.

- Australian Postgraduate Scholar and award, Australian National University, Australia.
- Staff Development Scholarship, Australian National University, Australia.
- Sir Geoffrey Yeend Honors Scholarship, Australian National University, Australia.
- Klestadt prize for the best performance in final year Japanese courses, Australian National University, Australia, Canberra.
- Association of International Education Japan (AIEJ) scholarship to Osaka University, Japan.
- Commendation letters from Chancellor for academic excellence, Australian National University, Australia.
- Distinguished Scholar, Australian National University, Australia.
- Prize for Japanese (highest college score in languages department in two consecutive years), Narrabundah College, Canberra.
- Prize for Academic Achievement in Japanese, Telopea Park School, Canberra.
- ACT winner of Dorothea Mackellar National Poetry Competition, Australia.
- Endeavour Prize for creative writing, Randwick Public School, Sydney.
- Attained High Distinctions in all university Japanese courses Australian National University, Australia, Canberra.
- Won the Klestadt prize for the best performance in final year Japanese courses, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
- Received the prize for Japanese (highest college score in the languages department in two consecutive years), Narrabundah College, Canberra.

Translation, Poetry, Language Education, Asian Studies, Language & Linguistics, Japanology (Japanese Studies), Children's Literature, Ethno linguistics, English Literature, Japanese Literature, Modern Languages, Cultural and Ethnic Studies

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United Kingdom

University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

B.A. Japanese Studies. Hons

Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Japanese Studies Programme

Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan

East Asia Studies Programme

Ilford County High School, London, UK

Ashinaga, Tokyo (Japan)

Translation
Translation at Ashinaga, an NPO that supports the education of disadvantaged students in Japan and Subsaharan Africa. His duties included:
Japanese-English, English-Japanese translation of various documents, such as articles, book chapters, workbooks, survey results, blog posts, letters, and emails;
Japanese-English interpretation during meetings;
Writing and reviewing English-language documents.

Translation Associate, Ashinaga, Japan

Translated various documents related to articles, book chapters, workbooks, survey results, blog posts, letters and emails
Japanese - English interpretation during meetings
Proofreading English-language documents

Communication Associate, Atom Plastic

Responsible for assisting the company to contact prospective distributors in Japan
Translated the product database from Japanese to English to improve their international reach.

Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows-

Translation of Children's Literature as a Function of its Position in the Literary Polysystem
Ways of the illustrator: Visual communication in children's literature
Written for children: An outline of English-language children's literature
Unsettling narratives: Postcolonial readings of children's literature
International companion encyclopedia of children's literature
Children's literature comes of age: toward a new aesthetic
The other: Orientalism, colonialism, and children's literature
Kiddie lit: The cultural construction of children's literature in America
Stories Matter: The Complexity of Cultural Authenticity in Children's Literature.
Artful dodgers: reconceiving the golden age of children's literature
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nebula Group Ltd

Education Consultant, Writer and Editor

Wrote/edited a large amount of materials for the i-learner online language-learning platform, and material for the company's marketing department
Designed and led English Language workshops/courses
Graded Assignments and liaised with parents to assure company targets were met
Designed and hosted English immersion programmes for schools
River Thames Guide Ltd.

General Assistant

Edited/Proof-read promotional articles
Promotional/sales activities for the website
In Partnership, Inc.
In-house editor and Japanese to English translator.
Wizard Publications, Inc.
Japan-based coordinator of the translation of their guidebooks; translator for their financial contracts.
Meiji Gakuin University
English lecturer in Center for Liberal Arts.
Keio University, Shonan-Fujisawa Campus
lecturer: Speaking/Listening, Reading courses.
EDEC Publishing Company
Writer, assistant editor, and translator for the Progress in English textbook series.

Excelled in all translation related final examinations.
Topped in graduation thesis An assessment of Japan's Premodern Economic Development and the Role of the Osaka Futures Exchange in the Emergence of Consumerism.
Awarded the MEXT scholarship to study in Japan.

Alternative Medicine, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology

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japan

MEd, Educational Leadership, University of Oregon, USA
BA Individual Studies Teaching and Learning A Second Language, Central Washington University, USA
AB, English Language and Literature, Shimane Women's Junior College, Japan

Initial Certification for the Oregon Second Language Benchmark IV Oral Assessment (Japanese), COLFT, USA
Middle/Secondary Initial Teaching License in Japanese, University of Oregon, USAM
United Nations Association's Test of English (UNATE): class A

Translator for the Presidents of Central Washington University
Translator for groups of Japanese exchange students on safety issues, cultural adjustment, and medical assistance for University of English as Second Language

English to Japanese Translation
Japanese to English Translation
English to Japanese Interpretation
Japanese to English Interpretation

Business Management, Economics

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japan

Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching, English & ESL methods, University of Melbourne, Australia
MA, International Studies, University of Tokyo, Japan
Diploma, Japanese Language, Keio University, Japan
BA (1st class honors), Japanese and Asian Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia

Victorian Public Service, Graduate Professional Development Program 2010
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1

Japanese & ESL Teacher, St Albans Secondary College, Australia
Graduate Officer, Victorian Public Service Graduate Scheme, Australia
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Research Institute, Australia
Japanese to English Translator, Bilingual Group, Japan
English Language Instructor, Thesaurus House Language School, Japan
Research Assistant, Victoria University, Australia
Japanese-English Interpreter, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
Field Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan

Japanese to English Translation
Japanese to English Interpretation

Departmental Award for Excellence (Master Thesis, University of Tokyo)
Japanese Government Research Scholarship (Monbukagakusho)
Melbourne Abroad Language Scholarship (The Univer-sity of Melbourne)

Victorian Institute of Teaching
International Association for Public Participation

Anthropology of Religion, Theology/Religion, Buddhism, Bilingual Education, Modern History, Asian Studies, Japanese Literature, Humanities, Indian Religions, Theology, Music Theory, Religious Studies (Others), Asian History, Cultural Anthropology, Religious Education, Cultural History, Japanology (Japanese Studies), History of Religion

10

Japan

- MA in Buddhist Studies. From Otani University Kyoto, Japan
- Completed 1.5 years Research Student Program.
- Completed Japanese Language Program from Stanford College’s Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies Yokohama, Japan.
- BA in East Asian Studies (Minor: Religion) from Oberlin College Ohio, USA.

10 years translation experience includes the following.
Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows –
- Translation of articles on the “After Dante” paradox.
- Translation of articles on the observation of the Korean mentality.
- Translation of articles on the housing market situation during Japan's post-war control period.
- Translation of articles on political thought and religious studies.
- Translation of articles on building a support system for foreign doctors.
- Translation of articles on the political thought and religious policies in ancient Japan.
- Translation of articles regarding the examination of the Saikaid administrative system under the Ritsury Era Dazaifu.
- Translation of papers on creating an economy from non-economic factors.
- Translation of articles on analyzing differences in literary styles of Boys’ Manga using multivariate analyses.
- Translation of articles regarding building a support system for doctors by communicating with onomatopoeic expressions of pain.
- Translation of articles on study of choruses and the logic behind their use during the Asia-Pacific War.
- Translation of articles on the concept of “Remodeling the World”.
- Appointment of Confucian scholars in feudal domains: A case study of Tatsuno domain in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Translation of articles on the political thought and religious policies in ancient Japan.
- Translation of articles regarding the examination of the Saikaid administrative system under the Ritsury Era Dazaifu.
- Translation of articles on political thought and religious studies.
- Translation of articles on the housing market situation during Japan's post-war control period.
- Translation of articles on study of choruses and the logic behind their use during the Asia-Pacific War.
- Translation of articles on the observation of the Korean mentality.
- Translation of articles on the “After Dante” paradox.

Book Review: Shinbori Kanno, Kindai Bukky kydan to goeika (Modern Buddhist institutions and Goeika).Japanese Religions.

Kindai bukky gainen wo meguru ichi ksatsu: ‘tetsugaku toshiteno bukky’ naru gensetsu no seisei to tenkai [The Modern Concept of Buddhism: The Formation and Development of the Buddhism as Philosophy Discourse]. Kindai bukky 21.

Shinkanshkai: Bonds of the Dead: Temples, Burial, and the Transformation of contemporary Japanese.

Buddhism by Mark Rowe. Kindai bukky Column Bukkykei shinbun, zasshi no naka no kkoku. In Kindai bukky sutadiizu, Kond Shuntar, tani Eiichi, and Yoshinaga Shin’ichi,

MEXT Scholarship Recipient

A highly competitive scholarship sponsored by the Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Cultural, Sports, Science and Technology. Provides tuition and a living stipend to attend graduate school in Japan.

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Scholarship Recipient

Administered by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarships Board. Provided tuition assistance for his studies at Stanford’s Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies.

Associations –

Japan Association of Translators

Nihon Kindai Bukkyshi Kenky-kai

Education, academia, cultural anthropology, social anthropology, medical anthropology, medicine, bioethics, gender studies, cultural studies, international cooperation, travel, marketing, website

Italy

MA in Languages, Cultures, and Societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (Japan Curriculum), Ca Foscari University

Overseas program at Kobe University. Master's thesis in social anthropology: Nagashima Aiseien from Reclusion to Remembrance. Ethnography of a Hansen's Disease Sanatorium in Japan

Japanese-English, Italian-English, and English-Italian translation
CAT tools (Trados, Memsource, Lokalise, Phrase, Duda)
Translators without Borders
Japanese language and culture, anthropology, international cooperation

IELTS Academic grade 8.5, JLPT N1