Author: Graham H. Turner There are many topics one may be well advised to avoid in polite company – and here we are in polite company, so don’t ask me to name them. You know. But in this age of social media free-for-all, if people are discussing their lives in the blogosphere, is that material […]
Month: May 2014
Inventions for Freelancers part 2
Author: Jonathan Downie Part 2: Interpreters Last week, we offered a list of 4 inventions that every translator needs. This week, it is the time of interpreters to benefit from the march of technology. True, some of these would be more useful to the friends and families of interpreters than the interpreters themselves but nevertheless, […]
IPCITI Deadline Extension
Author: IPCITI Organising Team The dealine for call for papers for the 10th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting is extended until the 30th of May. For more information, please visit the IPCITI webpage.
Not just about Languages
Author: Katerina Strani The Intercultural Research Centre (IRC), established within LINCS, proves that we are not just about Languages. Led by Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith, the IRC makes original contributions to the study of interculturality with particular reference to dimensions of living culture in European societies. “Culture” is defined broadly in anthropological terms. Among the […]
Inventions For Freelancers pt. 1
Part 1: Translators With CAT tools, terminology software and corpus-building, one could think that translators had all the productivity enhancements they needed. One would be wrong! In this post, we will sketch out some of the inventions that are most needed in the sector. We take no responsibility for the outcome of anyone actually manufacturing […]