Translation and Linguistic Services

Greetings!

I am Caroline Delizo, a native speaker of Filipino, Tagalog and Ilocano, languages of the Philippines, and have been a language instructor for adult foreigners for these languages since 1983. I have ventured into another level of professional career in Linguistics and started off as a freelance translator and transcriber of Tagalog and Ilocano in 1997.

Presently, I offer translation and linguistic services as a freelance translator and linguist to various companies and agencies. My translations have always been done with an in-depth awareness of the nuances and socio-linguistic features of both the source and target languages, resulting in translations that are not only grammatically accurate but contextually and culturally appropriate as well. I am confident that these translations that I deliver to the clients represent the languages that the target Filipino audience speak and understand.

My Specialization / Background:

1.Specialization in Translation:

Medical and Medical Linguistic Validations

Health Care

Life and Health Insurance

Business

Marketing

Websites

Personnel Management

Telecommunication Education and Training

Environmental Science

2 Specialization in Language Instruction for Adults:

Implementing a communicative approach in language instruction that incorporates the characteristics and learning styles of adult learners.

3. Details of Major Projects Completed:

Medical and Medical Linguistic Validations:

• Linguistic validations for stroke, premature ejaculation, bi-polar disorder, transition dyspnea, functional living index-Emesis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis, chemotherapy, dementia, fatigue, and many more.

• In-country language consultancy for linguistic validations of medical questionnaires and research documents for Tagalog, Ilocano and Cebuano;

• Translation of patient diaries, clinical study questionnaires for hard copies, on line, and for telephone interviews;

• Project descriptions, registration forms, Statement of Understanding documents and other pertinent documents for Clinical Researches;

• Recruiting translators and overseeing forward and backward translations;

• Recruiting subjects and patients for cognitive interviews

• Conducting cognitive debriefing interviews (face-to-face, telephone) for Tagalog, Ilocano, and Cebuano medical questionnaires;

• Reviewing and analysis of forward and backward translations;

• Proofreading and review of final questionnaire format.

Healthcare:

• brochures, pamphlets and other information drive materials for AIDS, Breast Cancer, Mammography, Cardiac Disease, Diabetes, cancer, and other ailments, Hepatitis B, and many more;

• materials for information drive for different dental problems and procedures

• medical survey questionnaires for clinical studies;

• script for the video of healthcare for patients;

• pharmaceutical projects for write ups of medication, descriptions of medication for packaging and dosages;

• description and instructions for medical gadgets for patients ;

• description and instructions for 83 healthcare devices for patients;

• health benefits and plans for employees;

• health benefits and procedures for insurance members;

• hospital videos and pamphlets on healthcare of patients.

Life and Health Insurance:

• Series of brochures and handouts for marketing for insurance companies;

• Several materials for members about the benefits, privileges and member rights;

• Member handbooks for three leading insurance companies;

• Materials and forms for Food Stamps and other related programs;

• Materials for Health policies and benefits;

• Information drive materials for Medicare, and other government insurance companies;

• Forms and documents for filing claims and other pertinent forms of insurance companies.

Business:

• websites of various businesses like pharmaceutical, telecommunications, shipping, engineering, sales, cosmetics, agricultural and consultancy firms;

• manuals on policies and procedures of companies regarding sales, services, benefits of personnel and the like;

• terms and conditions of business contracts;

• business documents for lending firms, insurance , service oriented businesses, hotels and resorts and the like;

• questionnaires for market surveys for various products, services;

• work-related documents and notices;

• quarterly, annual accomplishment report of CEOs from diverse companies, such as popular retail shop chains in the USA;

• annual accomplishments reports;

• business communications.

Marketing:

• telecommunication companies’ promotional ads for services and products;

• printed advertisements of milk products and formulas for babies and mothers for three big companies from New Zealand;

• printed advertisements of chocolate products and nuts big companies;

• printed advertisements for services and products of telephone companies;

• video script for a multinational oil company;

• scripts of a video advertisements of food products;

• market surveys;

• brand analysis;

• brand name surveys;

• telephone company marketing strategies.

Websites:

• training websites for international sales/service force of different multinational pharmaceutical, gum, chocolate, agricultural, insurance companies and series of hotels worldwide;

• corporate websites;

• online training on international policies and procedures;

• on-line training on policies and personnel management;

• on-line company orientation on procedures and policies for members of telephone discount system, insurance companies and health insurance companies;

• Personnel online training on HIV/ AIDS.

Personnel Management:

• Personnel manuals on personnel conduct, policies, guidelines and benefits;

• Training manuals and online on safety and security;

• Employment policies, procedures and agreements.

Telecommunications:

• In-country language consultancy for a mobile phone language program;

• Owner’s manuals for different models of mobile phones of a leading multinational brand of mobile phones;

• Software program for word prediction for mobile phones;

• Advertisements for mobile phones and accessories;

• Advertisements for mobile cards and promotional services of mobile companies for two Asian countries.

Education and Training:

• Teaching and training websites;

• Parent s’ Participation manual for Department of Education of a US state (Kindergarten – Grade 10) in Tagalog, Ilocano and Cebuano;

• Three consecutive years of manuals and other printed materials for parents regarding state assessment for writing, reading, science and math;

• Description of literacy and English School programs, and the like;

• Curricula and syllabi;

• School Extra Curricular programs and activities;

• School notices;

• Academic certifications and diplomas;

• School discounted meals program.

Environmental Science:

• Program description of an environmental program of a pineapple commercial farm in Hawaii;

• Updates and accomplishment reports of the environmental program of a pineapple commercial farm in Hawaii.

National Government Programs and Documents:

National Election:

• Information drive on the use of voting machines, written instruction for a national election;

• Series of ballots for national, state and even school elections;

• Instructions on the use of voting machines (both written and audio);

• Script as well as recording of instructions for the visually impaired voters;

• Posters and handouts regarding election.

National Information materials and documents:

• National Security documentation and training slides;

• Programs for military personnel and their families;

• References and information drive brochures for programs for on-field personnel.

Cause Oriented Materials and Documents:

• On domestic abuse- materials and survey;

• Immigration laws and rights of immigrants;

• Immigration rights of domestic violence victims and survivors;

• Petitions of religious groups to a church;

• Letters and information drive materials for cause-oriented groups;

• Immigration leaflets and brochures against discrimination.

Legal Documents and Contracts:

• Prenuptial Agreements;

• Labor contracts;

• Employment documentations of violations on policies and procedures;

• Lending contracts;

• Rent a car contract;

• Other legal documents.

Proof Reading:

• Proof reading of subtitles of two films: “The Debut”, “In America”, “Date Movie”;

• Proof reading of other business documents, health care brochures, medical questionnaires, manuals;

4. Instruction Experience:

Ilocano and Tagalog instruction for United States Peace Corps Volunteers, Japanese Overseas Cooperative Volunteers, Japanese National Police Officers, English-speaking foreign service personnel and missionaries;

English instruction for Vietnamese refugees and Korean students and missionaries.

5. Transcribing Experience:

· Various audio clips for language instruction materials;

· Audiotapes of interviews for researches for dissertation, interviews, community meetings and consultations.

Looking Ahead:

I seek to establish long term mutually beneficial collaborations with clients and individuals who seek quality and prompt linguistic services. I am presently establishing a translation and localization services network of distinguished translators in various linguistic combinations, locally and globally.