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Timothy Jones

Lecturer (LfbA)

Translationswissenschaft (Übersetzen/Übersetzungswissenschaft)
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room 5503
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-37638
Fax: +49 341 97-37649

Abstract

Feb. 1968 Born in London

Education

1981 - 1986 St. Albans School, St. Albans

1987 - 1991 B. A. German and Italian, University of Exeter

1989 - 1990 Year abroad in Germany and Italy

1995 - 2001 Magister Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Universität Bayreuth

Work experience

1991 - 1992 Export assistant at V. Fraas (USA) Inc, New York

1992 - 1995 Sales and distribution assistant at Dante Prini (UK), London

1995 - 2000 Freelance teacher and translator, Bayreuth

2001 - 2002 Universitätslektor, Universität Bayreuth

2002 - date Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben, IALT, Universität Leipzig

Freelance work as translator and interpreter

I lead seminars and practical courses on translation from German to English in both the Bachelor Translation and the Master Translatology programmes.


I also co-teach consecutive and simultaneous interpreting courses the Master Conference Interpreting programme.