Multi-Cultural Communication Education: Translating & Interpreting

Multi-Cultural Communication Education: Translating & Interpreting (Course in Development)
Topics to be covered:

Translating and Interpreting: What’s the difference?
Linguists’ essential qualifications
TEP: The main translation process to maximize quality
Individual translators vs. agencies (LSPs): Benefits of each
Why you or your native speakers should not do the process yourselves
Translation Memories: How they save you money
Editable formats for the Translation Memory
Writing your copy (brochures, programs, websites) for cost savings
How to ensure accuracy when you don’t speak the language
The top 20 languages
Sources of rare languages
Chinese: Simplified, Traditional and dialects
Why you cannot translate into Mandarin
Japanese: Three writing systems
Name evaluations to ensure no comical gaffes
Live interpreting: Onsite or by Zoom
OPI: How to talk instantly with a non-English speaker
Getting a translation quote: What agencies need to know
Getting an interpreting quote: What agencies need to know
Layout / Desktop Publishing
Videos: Transcribing, translating, dubbing and subtitling
Dubbing vs. subtitling: General costs of each
Websites: templates not to use, what linguists need to quote and translate, what to expect
Internationalizing: Images, colors, numbers, dates, formats, currencies, etc.
Website translation types: Full, abridged or summary
Delivery times: What speed to expect
Post-translation review and evaluation: How to manage the process

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Course type: All

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Course type: All