Zeynep Elife Sunar

Zeynep Elife Sunar Bahçelievler Mh., 66. Sokak Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey 06490 --Personal Information Birthdate: Birthplace: Nationality: Gender: - Saudi Arabia, Dammam Turkish Female Professional Experience Customer Service Representative TURKCELL GLOBAL BILGI | 08.2017 – 02.2018  Contacted English-speaking passengers of Turkish Airlines through e-mail and phone, resolved issues and managed processes regarding their accounts, and translated Turkish e-mails to English. Volunteer Teaching Assistant ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC ENGLISH CENTER | 03.2017 – 05.2017  Assisted instructors with speaking and grammar lessons held within the Academic Language Center by preparing and grading quiz sheets, partnering with students during speaking lessons, and tutoring students. Translator Intern MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKEY, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC RESEARCH (SAM) | 06.2016 – 07.2016  Transcribed audio records of international meetings held within the Center for Strategic Research, edited and proofread transcripts in a project, wrote and made presentations of news reports. Translator Intern DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESIDENCY OF TURKEY (AFAD) | 08.2015 – 09.2015  Translated reports and articles concerning natural disasters that took place in Turkey and the Syrian refugee crisis. Education Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting Studies (English-Turkish) ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY | 2013 – 2017  Ranked 1st among graduating students of the department  Graduated with High Honors, with a GPA of 3.85  Studied with a full scholarship Skills Professional skills  Technical translation, literary translation, translation of social sciences texts, post-editing machine translation, editing, transcribing, localization, proofreading. Language skills  Turkish (native) and English (Listening – C2, Reading – C1, Speaking – C1, Writing – C2) Computer skills  Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools (SDL Trados, CafeTran Espresso, etc.), Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Certificates and Activities       Obtained an online certification in Post-Editing Machine Translation, provided by SDL (http://www.sdl.com/certified/331574). Attended the Workshop for Young Translators organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Attended the Summer School programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Center for Strategic Research. Participated in the Young Translators Contest organized by the Ministry for EU Affairs. Participated as an attendant in the 11th International IDEA Conference held at Çankaya University. Participated as an attendant in the 5th Creative Literature and Translation Contest organized by Çankaya University. Exams    IELTS Academic: YDS (04.2017): ALES – Sözel (05.2017): 8/9 98,75/100 81,84/100 References Mustafa KIRCA Çankaya University, Translation and Interpreting Studies Work: - Email:-Ertuğrul KOÇ Çankaya University, Translation and Interpreting Studies Work: - Email:-Interests Localizing works of literature and social sciences texts, translating from Turkish to English, familiarizing with foreign languages and Asian cultures, proofreading, writing academic essays and articles.