Jiri Stejskal
Title: Lecturer
Courses:
- SLAV 530-680 Elementary Czech I
- SLAV 531-680 Elementary Czech II
- SLAV 532-680 Intermediate Czech I
- SLAV 533-680 Intermediate Czech II
Personal Information
Jiri is a native of Prague, Czech Republic
Education
- Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Pennsylvania
- Executive MBA, Temple University
Experience
Jiri has been teaching Czech at PLC since 1990. He also taught other language and literature courses at the Slavic Department. He currently owns and operates CETRA, Inc., a language services company.
Research interest and Publications
Dozens of articles about the issues on translation and on Czech literature
(see http://www.cetra.com//About%20Us/publications.htm)
- In 2003 published a book titled “International Certification Study.”
- In 2005 published a book titled “Survey of the FIT Committee for Information on the Status of the Translation & Interpretation Profession.”
Affiliations
- Founding member, the North American Association of Teachers of Czech.
- Officer, the American Translators Association (ATA),
- Officer, the American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation (AFTI).
- Officer, the Fédération internationale des traducteurs (FIT).