H Zhou

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H.Z

Japanese Translator PhD

info@pegasusconsultants.com

Member Since 2020

Education

Mar 2015 to Dec 2016
University of Queensland Master of Arts in Chinese Translation and Interpreting (MACTI)
Sept 2008 to Dec 2011
Minzu University of China PhD in Comparative and World Literature
Sept 2003 to Jul 2006
Hainan University Master of Arts in Literature Theories
Sept 1999 to Jul 2003
Hainan University Bachelor of Arts in Chinese language and Literature
Apr 2014 to Feb 2015
Trident College of Languages Japanese language training
Dec 2008 to Jul 2009
Transemantix Institute of Interpretation and Translation (TIIT) Interpretation training
Mar 2006 to Jun 2006
Beijing International Chinese College Teaching Chinese to learners of other languages and Bahasa Indonesia

Work & Experience

Freelance Translator, Transcriber & Editor Translated.net, Creative Translation, FunkyCorp Ltd, iBinet corporation, Amara.org
From Feb 2019 to present

Translating, editing and proofreading from English into Chinese in several domains, including tourism,
medicine and general business etc.
Translating menu and food descriptions from Japanese into Chinese.
Transcribing and translating video files from English into Chinese in different domains.

Freelance Translator, Transcriber & Editor Lionbridge, Trusted Translation, Datawords Hong Kong, Babbletype, Straker(Elanex), Matcha Japan Travel Magazine,
From Jun 2017 to present

Translating and proofreading from English into Chinese in Tourism, Fashion, Marketing, Video Game,
General business etc.
Translating market research in various fields from Chinese into English.
Translating tourism articles from Japanese into Chinese.
Translating product titles from Chinese into English.
Transcribing audio files in simplified Chinese as well as traditional Chinese.
Post-editing product descriptions from Japanese into Chinese.
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Editing from English into Chinese in various categories.

Part-time Chinese Instructor Cafetalk, HAL language school, Tokyo, Japan
From May 2017 to present

Teaching online and onsite Mandarin lessons to Japanese learners and learners of other languages,
developing teaching materials independently. Published articles about Chinese culture and teaching in
the journal of Confucius Institute.

Assisted Chinese Transcriber RWS Moravia
From Jul 2017 to Jul 2019

. Working on songs in their native speaker fluency language.
· Ensuring that deliverables are aligned verbatim with audio.
· Transcribing in compliance with style guides.
· Performing overall linguistic quality checking across transcriptions.
· Attending weekly and/or monthly linguistic calls, if requested, with the content validator to
discuss the projects.

Part-time Chinese Teacher & Translator ACSY Contract Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
From Feb 2018 to Feb 2019

Taught onsite Mandarin lessons to Japanese learners and translated from Japanese to Chinese in several
domains.

Trade Fair Interpreter and Translator Pure Oil d’Or, Tokyo, Japan
From Jan 2017 to Feb 2017

Introduced Morocco organic products to booth visitors at the sixth International cosmetics trade fair held
on 23th, Jan,2017 in Tokyo Big Sight and interpreted between Japanese, English and Chinese, as well as
translated marketing documents from English to Chinese.

Freelance translator and Mandarin teacher Elance(Upwork), Freelancer, online
From Dec 2011 to Nov 2013

Translated documents from English to Mandarin mainly in business field as well as taught
Mandarin as a second language for private students.

Translator internship Vanguard Trans Solutions Limited, Haikou, China
From Sept 2011 to Oct 2011

Translated documents from English to Mandarin in several fields including health, business,
information technology and law, and used translation software such as Trados.

Visiting doctoral researcher Centre interuniversitaire d’Etudes sur les Lettres, les Arts et les Traditions (CELAT), Laval Université, Quebec city, Canada.
From Sept 2010 to Jul 2011

Attended seminars, academic conferences and wrote research papers under the supervision of
professor Li as the first visiting doctoral researcher invited by the CELAT.

Contract Translator Institute of Hominology, Peking University, Beijing, China
From Apr 2009 to Jun 2009

Translated six academic papers and one speech on “ecological civilization • globalization • human
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development” International Symposium held on Jun 2009, Sanya, China.

Mandarin teacher Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
From Sept 2008 to Jun 2010

Taught advanced Mandarin classes for students of Jean Moulin University Lyon II and intermediate
Mandarin classes for Chinese Bridge HSK Scholarship Summer Camp organized by the Confucius
Institute Headquarters in 2009.

Deputy to the Secretary International Students’ Office, International Communications and Cultural College, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
From Apr 2008 to Jul 2008

Served in the enrolment of foreigner students, managed visa application, entry registration as well as
organized activities for 100 foreigner students.

Mandarin teacher Office of Chinese Language Council International, Diponegoro Senior and Vocational High School, Kisaran, Indonesia.
From Aug 2006 to Jul 2007

Taught advance, intermediate and beginning Mandarin lessons to 250 Indonesian senior high school
students and helped to improve teachers’ teaching methods.

Journalist Internship Hainan Daily Press Group, Haikou, China.
From Jun 2005 to Aug 2005

Collected and edited news as well as interviewed famous scholars; took part in activities held by
local associations; published six articles in the provincial official newspaper.

Mandarin teacher College of Humanities and Communications, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
From Sept 2003 to Jul 2004

Taught beginning Mandarin classes for Thai-Chinese students and mix-levels Mandarin classes for
American students of Hawaii University Chinese summer camp in Hainan University.

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