Interpreter's education?

[VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH) (TTI)]

The American Translator's Association website might be helpful:
http://www.atanet.org/

One of their publications that might be helpful:

Getting Started: A Newcomer's Guide to Translation and Interpretation,
compiled by Sandra Burns Thompson, is a compilation of articles from ATA
publications and serves as a straightforward guide for newcomers to the
professions. 72 pages
(http://www.utdallas.edu/research/cts/Publications/otherpublicationsforlittr
ans.html)


Also, the International Federation of Translators has a website:
http://www.fit-ift.org/english/index.html

Finally, our company's website has a link to several sites, many of which
could be helpful to your student:  http://www.tti-corp.com/Page_5x.html

In particular is a list of institutions offering courses in tranlsation:
http://www.ice.urv.es/trans/future/tti/tti.htm

Hope this proves helpful.

Tony Vanchu

Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Director, JSC Language Education Center
TechTrans International, Inc.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Phone:  (281) 483-0644
Fax:  (281) 483-4050



-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Lemelin [mailto:lemelinc at DICKINSON.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:58 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Interpreter's education?


Dear SEELangers,

A student has asked me what educational background is required to
become an interpreter.  Does one need a master's degree of some kind,
or is there a special certificate-type program?  What is involved in
getting into this field besides achieving native fluency in the
languages involved?  What is the usual career path?

Thanks in advance for any information.

Sincerely,
Christopher W. Lemelin

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Christopher W. Lemelin
Assistant Professor of Russian
Dickinson College
PO Box 1773
Carlisle, Pennsylvania  17013
717-245-1834

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