PhDr. Karolína Sýkorová

Education

2025: PhDr. in Interpreting, Faculty of Arts, Charles University

2025: Mgr. in Interpreting (Czech–English; Czech–Russian), Faculty of Arts, Charles University

2021: Bc. in Translation and Interpreting (English for Intercultural Communication and Russian for Intercultural Communication), Faculty of Arts, Charles University

Experience

2026–present: University lecturer (Department of English, Technical University of Liberec)

2019–present: Russian tutor 

• Individual classes, translation and interpreting exam preparation,
• substitute teacher at a secondary school (Sep 2019). 

2016–present: Freelance interpreter and translator (Czech, English, Russian)

• Interpreting
  • Examples of events and places:
    • expert roundtable in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic,
    • adaptation-integration courses organised by the Ministry of the Interior,
    • Oktagon MMA evens (interpreting as well as working as a teamleader/supervisor),
    • courses for physiotherapists and podiatry workshops,
    • occupational health and safety training,
    • interviews at MMA tournaments and post-fight press conferences,
    • lectures on strategic planning,
    • Czech Academy of Science's conference on domestic and gender-based violence,
    • Air Traffic Control tour,
    • Book World Prague,
    • film festivals,
    • meetings on the construction of a new tunnel,
    • discussions after theatre performances,
    • meeting at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
    • assistance centre for refugees,
    • hospitals and other medical facilities.
• Translations
  • Examples of texts I translated or localised:
    • medical texts (SOAP notes / documentation, drug information, etc.),
    • business correspondence,
    • websites,
    • voiceover texts,
    • product descriptions,
    • mobile applications (including notifications),
    • abstracts for BA and MA theses,
    • contracts,
    • questionnaire surveys,
    • case studies.

2013–present: English tutor 

• Individual and group FCA/CAE/CPE preparation, school-leaving exam preparation, public speaking skills, translation and interpreting exam preparation,
• summer camps and international summer school in Czechia and abroad,
• substitute teacher at various secondary schools in Czechia. 

2024: Coordinator (Lancoa Group language school)

• Interviews with new clients, evaluation emails and calls with clients, job interviews with potential tutors, course coordination.

If you would like me to be your thesis supervisor, send me an email or book an online consultation using this link.

There is no defended final thesis.