Dr. sc. Zrinka Šimunić Kučinić
+387 33 445 203, +387 63 194 692
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Biography
EDUCATION
I was born on 5 May 1967 in Sarajevo, where I was also educated. In 1990, I graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Sarajevo where I studied French with French literature and Latin with Roman literature. In 1999, I completed my studies in solo singing at the Music Academy, University of Sarajevo.
As a recipient of a scholarship of the Government of the Swiss Confederation, in the school year 1999/2000 I attended one-year postgraduate studies in general linguistics at the University of Geneva. My final paper titled Analyse des dimensions syntaxique, textuelle et référentielle du discours de la presse écrite was recognised as an equivalent to a pre-doctoral paper, whereby I have acquired the conditions to enrol at doctoral studies.
In 2004, I defended my doctoral dissertation in linguistics under the title Une approche modulaire des stratégies discursives du journalisme politique (mentor Prof. Eddy Roulet, PhD) at the University of Geneva and acquired the academic degree docteure ès lettres – linguistique (doctor of humanities – linguistics).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since graduating in 1990 until today, I have had many years of experience in science, education and other professional areas. I worked as a professor of the French and Latin language in the First Gymnasium in Sarajevo (1991-1994, permanent employment), as a translator of French at the UN and NATO (1994-1999) and as a university assistant in the subject of modern French language at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo (1999-2003, permanent employment).
From 2004 until today, I have interpreted, translated and proofread different types of texts from the Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian languages into French and back for several local and foreign translation agencies; occasionally, I also test and evaluate translators, manage multi-language translation projects and control the quality of translations.
From 2004 until today, I have also been active in science and research. In 2011, I was selected for the scientific title ‘scientific associate’ at the Department of Linguistics, University of Zadar. As a scientific associate, in the summer semester 2011/2012, I gave lectures and seminars on linguistic anthropology and in the winter semester 2012/2103 on discourse analysis.
In 2013, I got the scientific and educational title ‘Assistant professor’ for the scientific area in humanities, philology and general linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, University of Zadar.
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+387 33 445 203, +387 63 194 692
