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I find all the changes that are going on in our industry absolutely fascinating and I think it is important that we're at the centre of this shift, rather than on the periphery or resisting it, otherwise we run the risk of becoming irrelevant. Col...
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As you may be aware, Monash University in Melbourne will be running a PD program for translators and interpreters in Jan/Feb next year. As part of this program, we are currently looking for experienced legal translators to lead sessions in the Leg...
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Yaqi Gao

Legal Translator Wanted to Lead PD Training Module

As you may be aware, Monash University in Melbourne will be running a PD program for translators and interpreters in Jan/Feb next year. As part of this program, we are currently looking for experienced legal translators to lead sessions in the Legal Translation Module. The course is designed to develop competence in the translation of legal documents.

The Module will be delivered over a four-week period on Thursday evenings in February,2010, and classes will be held at Monash Caulfield campus.… Continue

Posted by Yaqi Gao on November 5, 2009 at 11:01am

Andrew Bell

PowerPoint presentation on changes in the language industry

Here's an interesting presentation, courtesy of Renato Beninatto, in .ppt entitled "Signals of Shift in the Language Industry: Are you in or are you out?. This link also takes you to some related presentations.Thanks to Renato for publishing this.… Continue

Posted by Andrew Bell on November 5, 2009 at 8:06am

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Resource Guides for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE

The following listing of useful style guides etc. is well worth a visit. Link: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/tips-and-tools/mla-apa-chicago-cse. Nice to have them all in one place (The Owl at Purdue is particularly good value for editors and proofreaders).

Posted by Andrew Bell on November 5, 2009 at 6:30am

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Facing the challenges: Be Proactive!

This article was originally published on my Wordpress blog: andytrans.wordpress.com

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Posted by Andrew Bell on November 4, 2009 at 11:26pm — 1 Comment

Andrew Bell

Forthcoming article on MT

As a precursor to an article I'll be writing on the myths and facts surrounding MT (or, "Do I need to think about a career as a post-editor of MT and sell the car?"), here's a useful article by Josep Bonet (EU Directorate-General for Translation). Very interesting - particularly the bit about "MT learning from human translators". Does this support the argument for translators moving away from online TenTs and VLTMs to greater protection of TMs as intellectual property? Have translators, in blind… Continue

Posted by Andrew Bell on November 4, 2009 at 9:30am

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