Interpreting Translation

Terminology: Tips and Tricks to Boost Your Terminology Work

December 1, 2016 – 2:15 pm

 Translators very often have a love-hate relationship with terminology. We desperately need term equivalents, especially when dealing with specialized texts, but finding them usually requires a great deal of time and effort. If not managed properly, this time investment can

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Acronyms, Initialisms, Abbreviations…and Deadlines

August 18, 2016 – 3:01 pm

Acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations have emerged over time as an efficient solution to the repetition within a text of compound terms, lengthy expressions, names of organizations, inventions and organisms. In today’s English, each one of these phenomena occurs in both …

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Interpreter Education and Training        

August 17, 2016 – 6:00 am

In the US, interpreter training is a relatively young discipline in higher education.  The University of Illinois is one of only a handful of universities that offer interpreter training programs.  With no universally recognized pedagogical standard, interpreter trainers are still …

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So You Want to Be a Translator?

August 17, 2016 – 2:39 am

The translation profession is projected to have grown 29% by 2024, faster than the average for all occupations according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So it is no surprise that the profession …

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