Translation Skills 1: Japanese/English

Thursday, Jan 26 to Mar 02; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Class Overview

Are you bilingual and interested in learning professional translation skills? Whether you’re brand new to the field, or have some experience and would like training, learn about translation and gain experience doing Japanese/English translation in this hands-on class. 

Build skills in editing, proofreading and localizing using a variety of texts. Improve your linguistic research skills and learn how to efficiently produce a high-quality, client-ready translation.  This course will help you apply your language skills to enhance the quality, speed, and accuracy of your translation assignments in a professional setting. 

Successful completion of our Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program is strongly recommended, but no previous translation and/or interpretation experience is required. 

Learning Objectives

• Create a client-ready translation
• Self-edit and proofread with a variety of texts
• Improve your linguistic research skills
• Use consistent terminology  
• Complete small translation assignments within the set production time frame
• Self-evaluate the quality of a translation
• Collaborate with a translation team incorporating translation steps 
• Reflect on criticism from other translators in order to improve the quality of translation

*This event is not organized or sponsored by NOTIS.