West Kalimantan Translation Service (sample Translation #2)

The most reliable translation service in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Below is a news article translated from Bahasa Indonesia (This article has been published in Bahasa Indonesia on Pontianak Post, a daily in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia)

MALAYSIAN GAPENA SUPPORT SYARIF TO BE RECTOR The Malay National writers’ Association (Gapena) from Malaysia fully supports the nomination of Prof. Syarif Ibrahim Alqadrie as the next rector of the University of Tanjungpura. They support Prof. Syarif because he is not only a sociologist, but also an expert on ethnic issue in Indonesia and is quite popular abroad. The secretary of Gapena, Prof. Dato’ Zainal Abidin Borhan states that Gapena is convinced that if Syarif Ibrahim is elected to be rector, the University of Tanjungpura will be much more developed, because Syarif Ibrahim has a high credibility and networking as well as good enough relationships with certain parties abroad not only in Malaysia, but also in other countries where there are Malays since Syarif Ibrahim has often participated in Gapena’s programs.

“We are prepared to establish cooperation with the University of Tanjungpura if Syarif Ibrahim is later elected as the next rector of the University of Tanjungpura. Some of these cooperation will include programs which are related to foster the University of Tanjungpura and the Malay heritage in West Kalimantan,” says Dato’ Zainal who is also a teaching staff for the University of Tanjungpura’s postgraduate program when he was interviewed in Singkawang on Saturday (24/6) The programs will also include students and lecturers exchange programs between the university of Tanjungpura and the Academy of Malay Studies where Dato’ Zainal teaches, as well as conducting joint-effort researches and seminars on the issue of Malay culture. These programs will be developed in other countries where Gapena has established its network. This will eventually promote the development of the University of Tanjungpura and its human resources as well as the Malays here. Gapena will also conduct activities that will study much deeper into the culture of Malay, such as historical studies because history is the foundation of future in order to look far ahead either in culture or tradition. Another member of the Gapena committee, Prof. Dr. Othman Yatim added that Gapena needs to foster Malay cultural heritage so Malay culture will be well-preserved for generations to come.

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CURRICULUM VITAE Name

:

Jimmy Welles

Place/Date of Birth :

Jakarta/February 8, 1981

Language Ability

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Indonesian, English, Malay, Hakka, Teochew, Cantonese

Current Address

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Jl. A. Yani 2, Komplek 288 No. J7 Pontianak, West Kalimantan

Mobile Phone

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+62 812 5365 8755

E-mail

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[email protected]

Education 2007 :

Awarded with a Bachelor Degree in English Language Teaching/Education from the University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak

2012 :

Awarded with a Master’s Degree in TESOL at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia under the AusAID/Australian Development Scholarship

Experience 2012 (November) – now:

Deputy Director at the Foreign Language Academy of Widyadharma Pontianak

2010 – 2012:

Student at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

2008 – 2010:

English Teacher at Saint Mary Vocational High School Pontianak

2007 – 2010:

English Lecturer at the Foreign Language Academy of Widyadharma Pontianak

2006 – 2007:

Translator for the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies/ICSN (Indonesian Conflict Studies Network) West Kalimantan (http://www.icsnasialink.net), conflict studies and awareness program funded by the European Union

2005 – 2006:

Instructor of TOEFL and Teaching Assistant at STAIN Pontianak

2005 – 2006:

Instructor of TOEFL at the Language Center of the University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak

2004 – 2005:

West Kalimantan Supervising Area Representative of PT Protekindo Sukses Mandiri, Pontianak (Motor Vehicle Total Loss Insurance)

1999 – 2004:

Instructor and English-Indonesian/IndonesianEnglish Translator at ELI Language School, Pontianak