Curriculum Vitae
Manal Jamal Abu Jarad
DOB: 23-01-1989
Address: Arab Schools St, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Email: strongbelief@outlook.com
Skype: professional-1st
Mobile: 00970598823891
Job Title: Freelance English<>Arabic Translator
Education and Qualifications:
 BA in English Language Teaching/ Al Aqsa University, Gaza-Palestine.
 Market-Leading Translation Course/ Huda Center, KhanYounis-Palestine.
 Education Occupational License Certificate/ Ministry of Education and Higher
Education, Gaza-Palestine.
 TOEFL Preparation Certificate (PBT)/ AMIDEAST American Center, Gaza-Palestine.
 Freelancing Course Supervised by USAID and Golden Tech For Integrated Solutions/
Mercy Corps, Gaza-Palestine.
 In-Service Teaching Training Courses/ Department of Education-UNRWA/UNESCO,
Gaza-Palestine.
 Teaching Guidelines Courses for English Novice Teachers/ Ministry of Education and
Higher Education, Gaza-Palestine.
 A course in Project Management/ Hawa Center, Rafah-Palestine.
 A workshop titled "Graduates of English Departments (Problems and Solutions)/
Municipality Library, Rafah-Palestine.
 Intel Corp Technology & Entrepreneurship Course under the Title "Bader Wbni
Baldak Program", this program leads to the development of a complete investment
plan for the proposed business/ Palestinian Education for Employment Foundation
(PEFE)/Gaza-Palestine.
 Conversation Courses/ AMIDEAST American Center, Gaza-Palestine.
 A workshop titled "Power Sciences, (Your Future Between Your Hands)"/ Arab
European American Board Council (AEABC), Gaza-Palestine.
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Work Experiences and Achievements:
 Established the ABC Private Educational Institute to Teach English for Students from
all Levels.
 Teacher of English, Arabic for elementary stage.
 Freelance English<>Arabic Translator for online agencies since 2009 till now.
 Freelance Translator at 24 Translate Company (www.24translate.net)
 Freelance Translator at Translation Senses Company (www.translationsenses.com)
 In-House Translator with Mercy Corps for 3 months.
 Trainee, Volunteer Teacher of English at Rabaa El-Adaweya Co School.
 Conversation courses Trainer.
 Tutor of English for university students.
 Tutor of English for elementary, preparatory and secondary students.
Translation Work:
 I have been working in the translation field since I was studying at university; I began
this work since 2009.
 My Graduation Thesis was in the translation area titled "Grammatical, Lexical and
Stylistic Translation Errors Among Arab Universities' Students"
Past Projects:
 Project Titled: Rental and Investment Contract of the area number 294 of the
agricultural Scheme number 215 in Jubail City, Dayim Punj Lloyd Construction
Contracting Co. Ltd. (AR to EN Translation)
 Project Titled: Sale, Purchase, rent of Lands and Real Estate Notice, Real Estate
Services Office. (AR to EN Translation)
 Project Titled: The content of the Competition Document No. (12/2013) for
Outsourcing the Internal Checking Services, Emirates Transport. (25 Pages) (AR
to EN Translation)
 Project Titled: Lease Contract of a Shop (Exhibition No. 5) in the Road of Salwa
"Ein Khalid". (AR to EN Translation)
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 Project Titled: Answering the Queries of the Bidding Companies for the Project
of Governmental Resources Planning System (GRP). (AR to EN Translation)
 Project Titled: Scope Of Work in the Agriculture field. (AR to EN Translation)
 Translation of Agriculture items and General Conditions of Maintenance. (AR to
EN Translation)
 Project Titled: Quotation -UAE ID CARDS & ID CARD APPLICATIONS. (AR to EN
Translation)
 Project Titled: Johns Document-Primary Notice of Accident for the Insurance,
(AR to EN Translation)
 Proofreading of 3500 words in the Military field. (EN to AR Proofreading)
 Project Titled: The Council of Ministers' Decision No. (24) 2013 About The
executive rule of Federal Law No. (15) 2009 About Tobacco Control, (AR to EN
Translation)
 Project Titled: Power of Attorney, (EN to AR Translation)
 Translation of a project in the Cosmetics field. (AR to EN Translation)
 Project Titled: Emerging Technologies Workshop, (EN to AR Translation)
 Proofreading of Passports and ID Cards
 Translation of tests for new clients
Other projects are submitted upon request
Languages:
 Arabic (Mother Tongue)
 English (Advanced Level)
 Hebrew (Beginner)
Skills:
 Excellent Read, Written and Spoken Language Skills in both Arabic and English
 Fluent Communication Skills in Arabic and English
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 Excellent knowledge of the Approaches, Methods and Techniques of the
Teaching/Learning Process
 Excellent Translation Skills
 Organized and Punctual-Full Respect to Deadlines
 Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
 Excellent Computer Skills
 Fast Typing Skills (45 Words per minute)
 Powerful Leadership Skills
 Good Management Skills
 Entrepreneurship Skills
 Designing Business and Investments Plans
 Problem-Solving Procedures
 Critical Thinking Skills
 Reciting Poetry
 Writing Comic, Sketches, Essays and Reports
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Creating New, Innovative Ideas in Marketing and Advertisement
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Reading various short stories, Novels, Plays, poems and books in English and
Arabic. I'm Fond of Shakespearean Plays.
Previous Readings and Studies
Books
Title
Author
A Practical Guide For Translators
Myths and Facts (A Guide To The Arab-Israeli Conflict)
The Noble Quran in English
Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown
Mitchell G. Bard
Muhammad Al-Hilali & Muhammad Khan
‫ترجمة العقود مع شرح وافي ألهم سمات اللغة القانونية االنجليزية‬
Translation of Contracts with Adequate Explanation
for The Most Important Features of English Legal
Language
English Grammar in Use
How to Teach English
Real Listening & Speaking
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‫محمود محمد علي صبرة‬
Mahmoud Mohammad Ali Sabrah
Raymond Murphy
Jeremy Harmer
Miles Carven
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Preparation Course For The TOEFL Test (The
Authoritative Guide)
Deborah Philips
Novels
Pride and Prejudice
Jude The Obscure
Silas Marner
The Old Man and the Sea
Jane Austen
Thomas Hardy
George Eliot
Ernest Hemingway
Plays
King Lear
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Othello
Edward The Second
Oedipus The King
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Sophocles
Short Stories
Title
Author
A Rose For Emily
The Necklace
The Luncheon
The Happy Prince
Shooting An Elephant
The Bet
The Black Cat
Death of Bed Number 12
A Painful Case
In Another Country
The Tall Of Two Cities
The Tell-Tale Heart
Tickets, Please
William Faulkner
Guy de Maupassant
William Somerset Maugham
Oscar Wilde
George Orwell
Anton Chekhov
Edgar Allan Poe
Ghassan Kanafani
James Joyce
Ernest Hemingway
Charles Dickens
Edgar Allan Poe
D. H. Lawrence
Services:
 Translation
 Proofreading – Editing – Reviewing.
CAT Tools and Equipments:
 SDL TRADOS,
 Online Dictionaries
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT:
 Operating System: Windows 2007.
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 Security: Microsoft Security Essential.
 Internet Connection: ADSL Connection 4 Mbit/sec,
 Word Processor: MS Office 2003/2007/2010.
Available Transfer Methods:
 PayPal
 MoneyBookers
Specializations:
Main Specializations: Law, (Contracts, General, Certificates), literature, linguistics and human sciences
field and Technology, Cosmetics (beauty), Education, Energy (Power generation), Management,
Investment, Business, Marketing, Military, Advertisement, Agriculture.
Secondary specializations: Life Science, Medical Science, Patents, Engineering (General), Art(literary),
Automation, Automatic cars, Biology, Cinema (Film), Computers (General, hardware, Software),
Cooking, Environment, Finance, Furniture, Games, General, Geography, Geology, Government, Politics,
History, Human Resources, Journalism, Livestock, Media (Multimedia), Medical, Music, Nutrition,
Others.
Client's Testimonial:
"I would like to recommend Ms. Manal Jarad as a very promising and brilliant translator. She does
actually love her own work so much. I started cooperation with her as a freelance English<>Arabic
Translator, she did many translation projects for me; her own translation quality is ultimately stunning.
She has her own personality in translation; personality is as important as high quality in translation field.
Manal has the ability to deliver any translation project under any circumstances. Utilizing her skills in
translation is very beneficial for any company."
Dr. James Bryan
References:
 ahmedhussein@24translate.net, Mr. Ahmed Hussein, Head Manager of 24
Translate Company.
 venessa_88@hotmail.com, Ms. Venessa Bardot, Project Coordinator.
 maher_kent@hotmail.com, Mr. Maher Daraghmeh, West Bank, Palestine.
 sharleen-lee-86@hotmail.com, Dr. Sharleen Lee, China.
 translation-jobs@hotmail.com, Dr. James Bryan, USA.
 mohammad@translationsenses.com, Mr. Mohammad Zaky, Project
Coordinator, Translation Senses, Egypt.
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