career in translation

[Ellen Elias-Bursac]

The American Translators Association has a list of schools:
http://www.atanet.org/careers/T_I_programs.php
I note that it doesn't list University of Massachusetts at Amherst which
also has a program.
The annual meeting of the ATA is a good place to get a sense of the
discipline and talk to some working translators.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Mark Nuckols <nuckols at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I, for one, would be interested in a continuation of this discussion
> onlist, if others don't object.
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> Mark Nuckols
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> > 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
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> > Dear colleagues,
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> > 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.
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> > 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?
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> > My questions sound naive but I have never advised students on a career in
> translation. Most our graduates go to work for the government :))
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> > I would appreciate any advice and info. Please answer offlist:
> evprok at wm.edu
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> > 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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