Savvy Diversification Series: Translator Training
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
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The Translator as an Editor
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. When it comes to reviewing copy, translators are often at…
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Guide to Starting Out as a Translator
Translation is a tool that bridges people and cultures. It’s a very rewarding profession that allows you to connect people through the written word.…
Read MoreSavvy Diversification Series: Monolingual Editing
The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…
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Untranslatable Text: Myth, Reality, or Something Else? A Translator’s Reflections on Translation and “Untranslatability”
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. There inevitably comes a time in a translator’s life when…
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Untranslatable Text: Myth, Reality, or Something Else? A Translator’s Reflections on Translation and “Untranslatability”
This post originally appeared on The ATA Chronicle and it is republished with permission. There inevitably comes a time in a translator’s life when…
Read MoreHow to Maintain Your Working Languages as a Translator
“Learning is like rowing upstream. If you stop rowing, you’ll start floating backwards.” —Chinese proverb Every translator knows that continuous study is key to…
Read MoreTranslating Humor Is A Serious Business
Puns, regionalisms, wordplay, and cultural references can make the literal translation of humor a joke in itself, not to mention a seemingly impossible challenge for the translator!
Read MoreTranslation as an Art: How to Get Your Work in a Museum
Museums have evolved from rather stuffy places to lively multimedia experiences with exhibitions on anything from art and photography to fashion, film, and music. Here are some examples of the types of projects you might encounter when working for museums, including some challenges you’re likely to face.
Read More(More) Advanced Human-Computer Interaction for Translators
A Conversation with Samuel Läubli and Nico Herbig Still on a high from the conversation I had a few months ago with Lynne Bowker,…
Read MoreOur Extremely Diverse (Translation) World
I’ve known Kirti Vashee for many years, and you also likely know him from his eMpTy Pages blog,1 where he writes about the translation…
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