Pataisymai

Personal statement for a master's degree

• As far as I remember, I have always enjoyed languages and foreign cultures.

• After my Degree in Literature that I passed in France, I had the opportunity to go to live in London where I stayed 2 years and a half.

• Then, I lived in other european countries.

• As a result, I am able to speak 4 languages now : French, English, Spanish and Italian.

• But knowing a language is not only being able to have a mundane conversation with a native speaker, it involves much more knowledge about the way a foreign speaker perceives the reality.

• Personally, I am willing to know a foreign language in all its different subtilities, that is why I have continued to learn and improved my level in the languages that I knew, even though I was able to speak fluently these languages.

• Thus, I passed the CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) of Cambridge obtaining a grade B and I have recently finished a Master in specialized translation in Spain, where I have been living for one year.

• Regarding my experience as a translator, I have started to translate as a volunteer in 2007 for various NGO, essentially from English into French.

• I also had the opportunity to translate from English and Italian into French when I was working in a company specialized in cosmetics in France.

• I was translating commercial documents, websites, brochures etc. I also have experience as a freelance translator but being aware of my needs to improve my translation skills and in order to become a certified professional translator, I decided last year to take a course to achieve a Master in Specialized Translation in the Spanish-French combination.

• I obtained very good marks all along the academic year and most of all, I enjoyed this experience and I am willing to repeat it with a Master in Translation Studies in the English-French combination.

• Concerning your programme, it was very appealing to me for many reasons : First of all, even though I like the theory and the traductology field, I really appreciate the practical content of this course to have a clear feedback from professionals and tools to become accurate as well as productive.

• Furthermore, the Master in Specialized Translation that I took in Spain was also by distance learning and I really appreciated the flexibility of this kind of programme.

• In addition to this, I am a very independant student which allows me to follow an on-line course without missing a classroom or a flesh and blood teacher.

• The third reason why I am really interested in your Master in Translation Studies is its EMT label that proves the quality of your programme.

• I look forward to hearing from you and I remain at your disposal should you require any further information. Sincerely,