full-time staff

	Name	Prof. Frans De Laet
	Title	Experts at the Full Professor's Level
	Highest Degree	Licentiaat in de Letteren en Wijsbegeerte – Germaanse Filologie (Master in Philosophy and German Philology) - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels (Principal subjects: Literature – Linguistics – Translation – Practice in Languages)
	Memberships	Secretary General of CIUTI (2003 – 2006); Member of the Translator training Committee of IFT; Member of EST, etc.
	Specialty	Senior interpreting teacher, senior conference interpreter, speaking four languages (Dutch, French,German, English with native or native-like fluency),global reading comprehension of four other languages(Afrikaans, Frision,Italian, and Spanish)
	Teaching Exp.	Director of Institut supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes (ISTI) – Haute Ecole de Bruxelles(Jan. 2000-July2006); Over 35 years of teachingexperience (including teaching at ISTI for 12years and EU for more than 12years)
	Translation/ Interpreting Exp.	Freelance interpreter/translator for the Fédération nationale des Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie de Belgique, Academic Hospital of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, S.A. Codetem (a travel agency), VDD- Video Productions, PRO Service (an editing office) since 1970
	Courses Taught	Interpreting Theory, Negotiation Skills, German Translation, Introduction to German Translation, Advanced French Listening and Speaking
	Research Room	Z0414, Zhishan Tower
	Telephone	886-7-342603, Ext. 6424
	E-mail	95014@mail.wtuc.edu.tw

	Name	Dr. George Ho
	Title	Founding Chair Assistant Professor
	Highest Degree	PhD in Translation Studies Centre for Translation Studies & Interpreting, School of European Languages and Literatures, The University of Auckland
	Memberships	Former member of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters
	Specialty	Professional translation (commercial, technical, legal, medical, tourism, official, etc.), multimediatranslation, localization of software and web, official and legal interpreting; translation theory and its application to practice, use of translation tools, translation and cultural studies, translation theory (especially Western), Chinese cultural linguistics and translation, professional translation skills, literary translation skills, contrastive study of Chinese and Western cultures, etc.
	Teaching Exp.	10 years teaching experience in translation (including at the postgraduate level) and Chinese in New Zealand; 10 years teaching experience in EFL in China
	Translation/ Interpreting Exp.	15 years practicing experience, including working as in-house, contract andfreelance translation for more than 10 years for three largest translation companies (Language Professionals Ltd., Pacific International Translations Ltd., and New Zealand Translation Centre Ltd.); translating UN documents for a full year as field work at Yunnan University in China
	Courses Taught	Professional Translation Projects, Introduction to Professional Translation,Advanced Translation Skills, Translation Skills, Styles and Translation,English for Science and Technology
	Awards	2005–PhD Thesis Defence, University of Auckland 2004–Early Completion of PhD Thesis (as above) 2003–Graduate Research Award (as above) 2002–Graduate Research Award (as above) 1985–China -New Zealand Exchange Scholar Scholarship
	Research Room	Z0413, Zhishan Tower
	Office	Z0412, Zhishan Tower
	Telephone	886-7-3426031, Ext. 6401
	E-mail	94014@mail.wtuc.edu.tw; akgho@yahoo.com

	Name	Dr. Sabina Huang
	Title	Assistant Professor
	Highest Degree	PhD in Translation Theory Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)
	Memberships	1995–Translator's Qualification Certificate, Taipei Translation Business Association
	Specialty	Study of translation theory, study of the Chinese translation of brand names, commercial translation and interpreting (Spanish-Chinese-English) tourismguide interpreting, general translations, etc.
	Teaching Exp.	2005.1–taught Brand Translation to advanced Chinese-Spanish translation class of M.A., Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain 2003-2005–taught Chinese Culture at Escuela de Bambú, Barcelona, Spain. 2004. 6–taught Chinese Cuisine Culture at La Modelo Prison, Barcelona,Spain.
	Translation/ Interpreting Exp.	2001-2006 Commercial interpreting (Spanish-Chinese- English), tourism guide interpreting, commercial, legal and general translation 1993-1998 Secretary, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and Chilean Trade Office, Taipei, etc.
	Courses Taught	Introduction to Translation, Commercial and Legal Translation, Art and Historic Documents Translation, Professional Spanish Translation, Spanish Translation
	Awards	R.O.C. PhD Thesis Award of 2003, Chiang Ching-Kuo International Academic Exchanges Fund
	Research Room	Z0415, Zhishan Tower
	Telephone	886-7-3426031, Ext. 6425
	E-mail	sabhuang2000@hotmail.com