Translation, Localization, and Project Management Workshop

In this course, native speakers or near-native speakers of modern languages who are interested in translation will complete a real-life, 2000-word translation for a non-profit organization or a humanitarian cause. We will analyze key concepts in translation, localization, and project and terminology management, such as client types, glossary preparation, project scope, and translation/editing/proofreading. We will also explore key business concepts, such as quality assurance and quality control. Students will translate the deliverable text into their native languages and write a translator’s journal. Students will be paired with graduate student mentors from the Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. This course will be taught via video conferencing from the Monterey campus. (Approval required; please contact the instructor at csilva@miis.edu)