Vlaiko Boyadzhiev, Translator Bulgarian-Norwegian-English : Resume

Vlaiko B. Boyadzhiev

Curriculum Vitae:

Vlaiko B. Boyadzhiev, M.A.

PERSONAL DATA

Current Address: ...........Knut Alvssonsvei 9, 0574 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: (+47) 22 222 773
Fax: (+47) 22 222 779
E-fax: (+1) 775 854 1858
Mobile:..........................(+47) 93 888 007
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EDUCATION

Secondary education, English Language High-School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Accepted at Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria: English Philology (German Philology Minor)
Optional courses in Norwegian and Swedish, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Awarded Minnefondet scholarship for a one-year study period at a Norwegian folkehøgskole. Akademiet i Rauland, Telemark). Main course in Philosophy. Lecturer: Nils Gilje. Optional courses: Norwegian Language and Dialects; Norwegian Folklore
Optional courses in Norwegian and Dutch, Sofia University, Bulgaria. Passed successfully the University of Louvain (Belgium) exams in Dutch
Exchange student at the University of Oslo for 6 months. Course in Norwegian language and literature (Else Ryen og Svein Lie). 9 months stay in Norway
B.A. in English Philology, Sofia University, Bulgaria. Teacher-training course. Area of specialization: theory and practice of translation
Exchange student at Leeds University, England for 4 months. Areas of specialization: translation theory, lexicology
M.A. degree in English Philology, Sofia University, Bulgaria. Thesis on English Nominal Compounding, defended with top grades
1998: Won a Norwegian Foreign Ministry scholarship for a one-month study period at Oslo University. Guest-student at the Dept of Nordic Languages. Project title: Nominal compounding in Norwegian/English. Project supervisor: Prof. Finn-Erik Vinje, Oslo University
1998: Courses in Modern Norwegian Literature C-21 and Norwegian Language Seminar C-16 at the International Summer School, Oslo University. Final exams passed successfully
1998-99: Won a Quota Program Scholarship for a one-year study period at Oslo University. Grunnfag course for advanced students of Norwegian Language & Literature, Dept of Linguistics, Oslo University
1999-2000: Guest-student at the Dept of Nordic Languages, Oslo University. Project title: Norwegian-English Dictionary of Current English Slang, Colloquialisms and Related Phraseology.

POSITIONS & EXPERIENCE

Freelance translator: English, Norwegian, Swedish. Various interpreting jobs from Norwegian, English. Also translated and published various short stories and poems
Assistant part-time lecturer: Det norske lektorat, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Translator and newsreader at the English-Language Service of Radio Sofia. Part-time translator at Radio Sofia's Rock & Pop Department
Director of Institute 66 Language & Translation Center, Plovdiv, one of the first private language schools in Bulgaria. Heaviest emphasis was on language training (largest in Plovdiv in terms of the number of course participants: more than 9,000 students in 9 years), but a fair amount of translation work as well.
Wide experience in teaching English as a foreign language at various levels, as well as in the business of running a language school, arranging courses (English, all levels, incl. SAT & TOEFL, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Norwegian, Swedish, etc), planning course curricula, etc. Wide experience in freelance translation to and from English, Bulgarian and Norwegian. Certified (sworn) translator: English, Norwegian
1995-97: Lecturer of English at Plovdiv University, Bulgaria. Main areas of linguistic interest: lexicology and word-formation (nominal compounding in English and Norwegian)
1997-98: Lecturer of Norwegian at Plovdiv University, Bulgaria: on the List of Teachers Teaching Norwegian at European Universities (updated by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
1999-2001: Freelance translation assignments between Bulgarian and Norwegian/English/French for TranslatørXpress AS, Oslo, Bryggen Translatørbyrå AS, Bergen, Allegro Språktjenester AS, Bergen, InterPreto, Stavanger og Berlitz GlobalNET, Northern Europe. Interpreting assignments for Tolkebyrået AS, Oslo and Noricom Tolke- og Translatørtjeneste AS, Oslo
2000: Established Norsk Språkservice (NSS), an Oslo-based translation & interpreting agency
2000-pres: Interpreter & translator for UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration)
2001-pres: Similar contract with UNE (Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board)
2001-pres: Similar contract with the Norwegian Police

CURRENT PROJECTS

NORWEGIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF CURRENT ENGLISH SLANG, COLLOQUIALISMS AND RELATED PHRASEOLOGY.

LANGUAGES

Bulgarian: mother tongue
English: excellent speaking, understanding, reading and writing ability
Norwegian: excellent speaking, understanding, reading and writing ability
Working knowledge of Russian and German
Swedish: good reading and understanding ability
Danish: good reading ability
Some basic knowledge of Dutch, as well as rudimentary Spanish.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

Special interests include foreign languages, one of my favorite fields of interest being the Norwegian language and culture. Other hobbies: my dictionary project on slang and colloquialisms. American slang
Music, movies, travel. Amateur photography. Basic computer skills.

REFERENCES

Inger-Ma Gabrielsen, forlagsredaktør, J.W. Cappelens Forlag a.s., Oslo, Phone: (+47) 22 36 52 93
Elisabeth Selj, førstelektor, Institutt for lingvistiske fag, Universitetet i Oslo, Phone: (+47) 22 85 42 89
Kjellaug Myhre, rådgiver, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Phone: (+47) 22 24 36 60
Michael Grancharov, Assist. Professor, Ph.D., Head of Department, Dept. of British and American Studies, Plovdiv University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Phone: (+359) 32 26 15 239
Ivan Chobanov, Assoc. Professor, Ph.D., Dean: Philological Faculty, Plovdiv University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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