Katrina Barnes

"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"

Ludwig Wittgenstein

 

 

 

My goal is to help you overcome these limits.

 

I am Katrina Barnes, a freelance translator, interpreter and tutor, currently based in Berkshire, UK. I hold a BA Honours degree in Modern and Medieval Lanuages (French and Spanish) from the University of Cambridge, and a MA in Translation and Interpreting (Distinction) from the University of Westminster.

 

 

 

Services:

 

- Written translations from French, Spanish and Portuguese into English.

- Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish and English.

- Private and group classes for students of French, Spanish, English as a Foreign Language and English literature, both in person and on-line.

 

 

 

Specialisms:

 

- Academic papers, didactic texts and journal articles

- Travel literature: travel writing, advertising brochures, tourist information

- Arts and cultural material: brochures, exhibition blurbs, magazine articles

 

 ***I am also very interested in writing and translating literature (fiction and non-fiction), which I studied as an undergraduate and which I continue to work on in my free time. If you would ike to collaborate with me (either as an author or as a translator) then please get in touch - I would love to hear from you!***

 

 

 

Other texts handled:

 

- Legal contracts and policy documents

- Marketing material

- Institutonal documents (EU and UN)

- General documentation: CVs, cover letters, birth certificates

 

 

Affiliations:

 

- Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)

- The Atlantis Project (Azores, Portugal)

- Emerging Translator's Network

- Proz.com

 

 

 

Software:

 

- SDL Trados Suite 2014 (cert)

- MemoQ

- WordFast

- Amara Subtitling

- Adobe

- Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel