Availability
M-Sun 7am - 10pm (ask about current availability)
Rate
$40 / hour
Education
MA European Studies, International Business BA English and Foreign Language Study (Philology)
Gabrielle Anderson became a U.S. citizen in 1997; prior to that she had lived and worked in Naples, Italy and travelled with her family throughout Italy.
She has taught primarily French, Italian and English/ESL immersion-programs for the past 21 years. In Dallas she has provided executive training and language services to Verona Marble Company, TH Enterprises, The Center for Translation Studies at the University of Texas, Ameromedia; and taught languages and European studies to numerous private students.
Gabrielle was born in a French-speaking family in Romania where she obtained her BA and initially worked as an English and French teacher and conference interpreter. She has worked for over 16 years in the United States, and 13 years in Italy, Norway, and Romania, primarily as a language & culture expert. Between 1997-2008 she resided temporarily in France, Great Britain, Spain, and Canada (Quebec City) for regional studies.
In recent years she has provided foreign language instruction and testing services to American diplomats through Inlingua Language School (Washington DC) and other agencies where she employed a new “language immersion”-method based on governmental training/ILR testing styles enabling beginner students to speak a foreign language and to comprehend the most complex foreign texts in record time.
Translations and editorial work:
translated novels by Anita Brookner, Philip Roth, Barbara Cartland, Janet Dailey, etc, under the pen name Ela Scorcealov
translated management books for Open University Business School (U.K.)
translated poetry, books, and articles for the Center for Translation Studies (University of Texas) and Origini Magazine - Romanian Roots Almanac
provided conference interpreting for DC, VA and MD courts, the Department of State, The Department of Commerce, Ernst & Young, UNICEF, Georgetown Hospital DC, etc
editor assistance for the Conservative Party of Texas
Credentials:
Master of Arts degree in European Studies and International Business (Italian and French certifications), Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Bachelor's degree in Philology/English (ESL), University of Bucharest, Romania
Languages and cultural studies at The Italian Center (Naples, Italy), The French School /France Langue (Nice, France) and The Open University (Milton Keynes, UK)
College and Wyzant School certifications in: Italian, French, English, ESL/ESOL, Romanian,
ACT, SAT, TOEFL, Reading, Writing, Literature, Grammar, Writing, Public Speaking, Proofreading, Vocabulary, Psychology, Geography, Business, Marketing, American and European History, Classics, Bible Studies
