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Organised by: Imperial College, London, UK
Dates: 5 October – 18 December 2009 (11 weeks)
Course fee: £660 before 5 September 2009 / £825 after 5 September 2009
Course content:
Unit 1 – Introduction to the key concepts of software localisation
Unit 2 – Localisation case study and localisation process
Unit 3 – Brief overview of localisation tools and key names on keyboards
Unit 4 – Localising resource files – Introduction
Unit 5 – Localising resource files – Translation approach
Unit 6 – Localising resource files – Practice
Unit 7 – Localising online help – WinHelp I
Unit 8 – …
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On October 15, 2009, the interpreting department of ETI at the University of Geneva will launch its first full-fledged online doctoral program in interpreting research.
More information on the University’s website.
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Online Certificate in Technical Translation and Electronic Tools: Portuguese-English, English-Portuguese
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
From May 5 to July 7 2009
50 hours, 10 weeks
Course modules:
The Professional Market (10 hours). What Is Translation?; Text and Brief; Translator-Client Relations.
Electronic Tools (15 hours). Revision Tools; Internet Searches and Resources; Terminology Management Tools; Translation Memories (SDL Trados, DéjàVu).
Translation Strategies (15 hours). Translation Techniques; Parallel Texts; Terminology Mining; Practical Considerations.
Final Projects (10 hours). Large translation projects to be carried out by the course participants, which will be expected to put into practice what they have …
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Argentina – Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Postgraduate certificate in translation skills
Organized with the City University of London
Languages: English – Spanish
Formación del traductor corrector en lengua española
Spanish language translator-editor
With Fundación Instituto Superior de estudios lingüísticos y literarios LITTERAE
Various short courses for translators
(link to website)
Australia – University of Western Sydney
Graduate certificate in interpreting and translation
(link to website)
Graduate diploma in translation
Available in distance mode for local students only.
Languages: Arabic – English, French – English, German – English, Italian – English, Mandarin – English, Japanese – English, Spanish – …
