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Comment on Translator and interpreter training in the USA by Will

Will — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:29:37 +0000

Brigham Young University (Provo) actually has one of the oldest undergraduate translation programs in the US.

http://spanport.byu.edu/spanish/ba-translation/

And “Binghamton” is spelled wrong.
Sorry for the OCD/spelling nazi flareup.

Comment on How to become a specialized translator? by Weekly favorites (Nov 21-27) | Adventures in Freelance Translation

Weekly favorites (Nov 21-27) | Adventures in Freelance Translation — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:52:49 +0000

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Comment on Translation and interpretation research by Mehdi Barani

Mehdi Barani — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:20:33 +0000

Dear sir/madam,
I am a sworn translator to IR Iran judiciary I am conducting a reserach on sworn translation and some part of the reserach needs to be conducted abroad .I wonder If I can gen any scholarship in this regard.

M. Barani

Comment on How to become a specialized translator? by Madhu - the Bengali translator

Madhu - the Bengali translator — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:01:38 +0000

This post is just wonderful. Infact I am also with the opening that ‘too many cooking spoil the soup’ but in today’s world if you are not competent or talented enough in almost everything related to translation then it is almost impossible to stand in this competitive market. Even though I know that specializing in every subject is utterly possible but knowing everything is equally important to survive.

Comment on Translator and interpreter training in Portugal by SLT-A65

SLT-A65 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:20:33 +0000

Isso foi algumas coisas interessantes lá. Obrigado por postar isso.

Comment on How to become a specialized translator? by Chinese Translation

Chinese Translation — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:11:22 +0000

Yes, specialization is very important. Many translation projects are related to very specific fields, so they require knowledge of their terminology. Looking at job board on proz there are not many projects for general translation.

Comment on Translator and interpreter training in Italy by Laura De Renzis

Laura De Renzis — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:26:32 +0000

Dear Sirs,

I am writing to you from the Interuniversity Consortium ICoN Italian Culture on the Net http://www.italicon.it in order to suggest to add http://www.mastertraduzionespecialistica.it to this list.

http://www.mastertraduzionespecialistica.it is the website of a University Master’s Programme (Master universitario di I livello) issued by the Universities of Bari, Genoa and Pisa in co-operation with the ICoN Consortium Italian Culture on the Net.

Please have a look and consider.

Best regards,

Laura De Renzis
ICoN Consortium Italian Culture on the Net

Comment on How to become a specialized translator? by Sergio Guillen Rodriguez

Sergio Guillen Rodriguez — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:33:22 +0000

Great article! When I started working as a translator I tried different fields and soon realized which ones I was truly interested in. Ever since I’ve been increasing my knowledge on those fields. Thanks for sharing your view on the topic!

Comment on The Critical Link 6 – Interpreting in a changing landscape by Walters

Walters — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:47:30 +0000

Interpreting is really not an easy work.

Comment on How to become a specialized translator? by Weekly favorites (Aug 29-Sep 4) | Adventures in Freelance Translation

Weekly favorites (Aug 29-Sep 4) | Adventures in Freelance Translation — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:03:15 +0000

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