Keeping your source language skills up-to-date
Source language skills Two of a translator's most important assets are their source language skills and cultural knowledge, so it…
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Does doing translation exercises while learning languages make us poorer translators?
Learning languages and translation I am learning Russian and during our lower-intermediate class, we are regularly asked to translate short…
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Is the translation rates debate helpful?
What is the translation rates debate about? On many translators' forums, there has been a lot of debate about translation rates,…
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How to choose your specialisations as a translator
How I chose my specialisations as a translator As many of you will know, I specialise in corporate communications and tourism…
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Why I am looking forward to the ITI Conference
ITI Conference 2015 The biennial conference of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (http://iti-conference.org.uk/) will be held in Newcastle on…
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Review of online business courses and their relevance to translators
As the festive period ends our thoughts turn back to work and, in many cases, how to grow our businesses…
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Good CPD on tourism translation: why is it so hard to find?
I'll admit it, I came to specialise in tourism translation by accident. With my background in administration, I had set…
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Is holding so many translation conferences good for promoting the industry?
Translation Conferences Every year there appear to be more translation conferences to choose from, often with many of the same…
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Do clients understand translation specialisations?
Are translation specialisations important to clients? There are lots of articles, talks and blogs covering why translators should specialise. However,…
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Business texts and CAT tools: do they work together?
Can CAT tools help with the translation of business texts? My dissertation for my MA in Translation Studies discussed whether or…
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