career in translation

[Mark Nuckols]

I, for one, would be interested in a continuation of this discussion onlist, if others don't object.

Mark Nuckols 




 

> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:45:20 -0400
> From: evprok at WM.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] career in translation
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I need advice on how a student can transition from a Russian major to a career in translation. A (undergraduate) student of mine who is a Russian major wants to become a professional translator (probably legal/business translation rather than fiction). He had four years of Russian plus a semester in Moscow. 
> 
> 1) Would it be best for him to apply for a Master's program in translation? 
> 2) Are there undergraduate programs that offer a "translation major"?
> 3) Or is it better to go to Russia and try to get a job translating for a business or a publisher?
> 
> My questions sound naive but I have never advised students on a career in translation. Most our graduates go to work for the government :))
> 
> I would appreciate any advice and info. Please answer offlist: evprok at wm.edu 
> 
> 
> Elena Prokhorova, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Russian
> Modern Languages Department
> Russian Section Coordinator
> Film Studies Program
> College of William and Mary
> (757) 221-7755
> 
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