Hello! My name is Scott Tipton and I am a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language and Literature. I have lived in Morocco for the past year studying Arabic under Egyptian professors and gaining extensive knowledge and skills in MSA, Egyptian, and Moroccan Arabic. At the University of Texas, I focused on mastering the Syrian dialect, further adding to my knowledge base. I have received a Superior (Level 3) rating from the US government according to their ACTFL/ILR Oral Proficiency Interview, documenting my thorough knowledge of the Arabic language.

The Superior rating (Level 3) on the Oral Proficiency Interview is very difficult to achieve and rare in the modern marketplace. It requires a minimum of two to three years of intensive study to attain, and fewer than fifteen percent of all American governmental employees ever reach this level in their target language for languages which vary significantly from English. On my way to acquiring this level of expertise, I have been exposed to several different dialects of Arabic, lending me a rare and valuable knowledge base from which to draw upon.

Additionally, I am accomplished in English composition. I am an award-winning author of English fiction; I have written over fifty short stories and four novels, the first three of which were approximately 60,000 words and the last of which was 82,000. Over the course of my writing career, I feel I have gained much in terms of clarity and concision, and I am able to write at a high level while also maintaining a high level of understanding in the reader.

If you are interested in hiring me for a translation, I am available via email at [email protected] or via Skype (my Skype Name is scott.tipton4). I am available often Monday - Friday for an interview. In the coming year, I will be splitting my time between Fes, Morocco and the Denver, Colorado area, but soon I will be transitioning to Morocco on a long-term basis.

Thank you and God bless!