Hello, and welcome to TrabaLinguas!
My name is Sarah Mellman, and I am the founder and head translator of TrabaLinguas. We offer personalized, professional translation and language instruction for your global needs.
Individual member of the American Translators Association (ATA)
Four years of international translation experience
Clients in the North and Latin American academic, research and business communities
Translation
At TrabaLinguas, we are passionate about the global dissemination of knowledge and are committed to helping scholars publish their best work in international journals and publications.
By translating your abstracts, articles, papers and books, we aim to expand your readership and promote the sharing of information across linguistic and cultural barriers.
Our academic areas of expertise include:
| architecture | education | international relations | political science |
| biology | engineering | modern languages and literatures | social sciences |
| computer science | history | physical education | tourism |
We also translate:
intercultural correspondences
professional presentations
research surveys and results
social media website content
tourism brochures
Language Teaching
Whether you'd like to acquire additional language skills for academic, professional, or personal reasons, we look forward to working with you and addressing your individual needs!
We love helping our students reach their language goals through online and in-person language instruction in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Education
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant for Brazil (2013 & 2014)
Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from the College of William and Mary (cum laude, 2012)
TEFL certification [Teaching English as a Foreign Language] from BridgeBrazil (Rio de Janeiro, 2011)
Experience
3 years of experience teaching university-level English courses in Brazil
1 year of combined experience studying and working in Nicaragua and Argentina
Languages
12 years of formal Spanish study
7 years of formal Portuguese study
Native language is American English
