User:Vikki Leung

> > Background: > I started my career in the field of software engineering where I have forged > on for seven years, having taken on roles ranging from product research and > design, software development, to localisation, technical publication and > consultation, and involving various industries such as > Telecommunications and Educational and Computer Graphics. > > Eventually, I found myself moving towards the field of linguistics, both > professionally and through volunteer work. Thoughout my career in software > and up until now, I have subtitled and translated for film festivals (the > Toronto International Film Festival and Real Asian Film Festival), anime > clubs and other private individual film companies. I have also done > translation and editing work for all kinds of printed and online material. > > On the more humanistic side, I have taught English as a Foreign Language, > professionally and as a volunteer, in Hong Kong, Japan and Canada, imparting > the skill of communication in English, while picking up and perfecting my > linguistic skills in Chinese, Japanese and French through my students and > the experience there. > > I started the path of life-long education at Diocesan Girls' School, one of > the most prestigious schools in Hong Kong that put heavy emphasis on proper > use of the English language, among other things. After which I obtained a > Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, > where I also focused on Psychology and Languages. I currently reside in > Montreal, Canada, where I am working towards a certification for teaching in > English. > > > Specialties: > > - Translation of published and commercial materials (English, Chinese, > Japanese) > - Localisation of software and related materials > - Subtitling and editing > - Teaching of English as a Foreign Language > > > Other interests: > > - Study and proliferation of the Cantonese dialect > - East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) > - Culinary traditions from East Asia and other various cultures > - Film from various cultures, live and animated >