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Jumpstarting your international career through translation

Jumpstarting your international career through translation. Patricia M. Phillips- Batoma Center for Translation Studies, UIUC. Jumpstarting your international career through translation. The Center for Translation Studies, UIUC Opened in 2008

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Jumpstarting your international career through translation

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  1. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Patricia M. Phillips-Batoma Center for Translation Studies, UIUC

  2. Jumpstarting your international career through translation • The Center for Translation Studies, UIUC • Opened in 2008 • Located in School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics • Presently awards UG & G certificates in translation studies • Will launch professional Masters Program in Fall, 2013

  3. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Why “study” translation? Don’t people just have to be bilingual?

  4. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Translators need to know… • Terminology • Technology: CATs and TEnTs • Translation Theory • Business Skills • Specialized fields

  5. Jumpstarting your international career through translation CTS program offers courses in… • CAT tools and terminology • Literary translation • Terminology training • Theory & Practice • Professional translation: medical, legal, commercial, technical • Localization

  6. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Requirements for enrollment: • 6 semesters of a foreign language or equivalent • Application process: • Letter of recommendation from language teacher • Translation exam (online) • GPA of 3.0 or above

  7. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Possible career opportunities in translation: • Freelancer • Government agencies: State Dept., FBI, CIA, NSA. • Project manager for a language service provider (LSP) • Editing, Post-editing • Localization of software

  8. Jumpstarting your international career through translation For additional information please visit: www.translation.illinois.edu

  9. Jumpstarting your international career through translation Thank you. Patricia M. Phillips-Batoma pphillip@illinois.edu

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