career in translation

[lvisson at AOL.COM]

Many people have made good suggestions, in particular looking at the ATA (American Translators Association List). Monterey (GSTI (Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation at MIIS - Monterey School of International Studies) ) is a good idea for an MA - there are various programs available, emphasizing either translation, or interpretation, or both (full disclosure: I teach there as an adjunct professor). Students with some experience in T and I can go into the program on advanced entry, i.e. into second  year, thus saving a year. For those  interested in the Russian program at Monterey, contact Rosa Kavenoki, the program head (not me!) at rkavenoki at miis.edu



There are also short-term programs available in Russia, including one-to-one instruction at MISTI (Moscow International School of translation and interpreting).




Students should be careful to check out on the qualifications of teachers of translation and interpretation, however, in some of the smaller programs. An excellent language teacher may not necessarily be a good teacher of translation, and, of course, interpretation is a completely different area.




Lynn Visson 



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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=2
0annual 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,
> >
> > 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
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> >
> > Elena Prokhorova, Ph.D.
> > Assistant Professor of Russian
> > Modern Languages Department
> > Russian Section Coordinator
> > Film Studies Progra
m
> > College of William and Mary
> > (757) 221-7755
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