Translation Webinar

[Nora Favorov]

For SEELANGSers with an interest in the practice of Russian>English translation or students with such an interest, I'd like to draw your attention to an upcoming webinar being sponsored by the American Translators Association but open to all (for a price). The webinar is being delivered by our fellow list member Michele Berdy, who always manages to hit the nail on the head and entertain as she enlightens. 

The talk is titled, Customizing Texts in Russian to English Translation, and it addresses the key issue of adapting texts to the readership (what sounds perfectly normal to the Russian ear in a public service announcement, presentation abstract, or set of instructions can sound odd, confusing, or pompous to the Anglophone target reader unless the right adjustments are made). This topic, I believe, is also aktual'naia for aspiring literary translators.

You can find more information (and register) through  the following link. Please note: if you're not available to attend live (April 30 at noon), you can still get a recording for the same price ($35 for ATA members; $50 for non-members). 
http://www.atanet.org/webinars/ataWebinar124_russian_text.php

Nora Favorov
Freelance Russian>English Translator

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