Linguist & French Language Professional

JENIS RUMAO RODRIGUES

Language, wherever it's needed.

Teaching, translating, and coordinating in French, from classrooms to hospital wards to visa desks.

Freelance Translator Operations Coordinator Coordinator & Translator Visa Operations Officer French Language Trainer Freelance Translator
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Jenis Rumao Rodrigues
Linguist · French Language Professional
About

I turn language
into access.

A linguist and French language professional now based in Canada, I built my career in Mumbai teaching, translating, and coordinating in French: in schools, at a hospital's international patient desk, and inside EU visa processing. An MA in Linguistics and a DALF C1 sit underneath all of it.

French (C1) English DELF · DALF Business French Medical Translation Visa & Immigration
2020
Foundations
Began teaching French professionally while completing a BA in English Literature and earning DELF certification.
2023
Full-Time Trainer
Two-plus years training students in French across language institutes, alongside an MA in Linguistics at the University of Mumbai.
2025
Beyond the Classroom
Took French into new settings: coordinating EU visa operations at VFS Global, then translating and interpreting for international patients at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH).
Now
DALF C1 & Freelance
Certified DALF C1, now freelance translating and training remotely, based in Canada.
What I Do

Expertise

Six domains, one thread: making French work in the room it's needed.

6+

French Language Teaching

From Montessori-method primary classrooms to college trainees: years teaching French across schools, colleges, and language institutes in India.

A1–C1 · Private · Group

Numbers that tell
a story of connection.

0+
Languages Spoken
0
Roles & Organizations
C1
DALF French Certification
0+
Years in Language & Education
Career

Experience

05
Freelance · Remote

Freelance Translator & Trainer

Independent EN↔FR translation and French training engagements under TDV 21, a practice she founded in 2021, working remotely with clients across sectors.

Healthcare · Translation

Coordinator & Translator, International Marketing

Translated medical consultations for French-speaking patients and supported the hospital's global outreach team.

Government · Visa Operations

Operations Officer, EU Visa Processing

Verified travel documents and coordinated front and back-office operations for EU mission visa applications.

Education · École Primaire

French Faculty

Taught Montessori-method French to primary students, integrating speech and drama into daily lessons.

Language Institute · Teaching

French Language Trainer

Two and a half years training students in French at a language institute in Vasai, Maharashtra.

Philosophy

Language builds confidence.

Whether it's a patient explaining symptoms or a student conjugating their first verb, speaking a new language is an act of trust. I try to earn that trust before I teach anything else.

Communication creates access.

A visa document, a prescription, a lesson plan: each is a small act of translation that decides whether someone gets what they need. I treat all of it with the same care.

Culture connects people.

An MA in Linguistics taught me the structure of language. Watching it move between a hospital ward, a visa desk, and a primary classroom taught me what it's actually for.

Learning never stops.

From DELF to DALF C1, from a BA in English Literature to an MA in Linguistics, I've stayed a student even while teaching. That keeps the classroom honest.

The Person Behind the Language
Vol. I  ·  Linguist & French Professional

The Art of
Speaking French

I didn't just learn to speak French. I learned to move between worlds in it: a classroom, a hospital ward, a visa office.

6+
Years Experience
5
Languages
∞
Curiosity
Français
English
मराठी
हिन्दी
中文
Contact

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Connect.

Looking to learn French, need a translation, or coordinating something across languages? Let's talk.

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