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In the under-representative world of publishing, can a mentorship for a minority ethnic translator make a difference, asks Miranda Moore
It has been five years since journalist Danuta Kean published a report on the severe underrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the British literary industry. In addition to a legacy of 鈥渨hite male elitism鈥 that...
By听Erwin La Cruz
Do measures that pit machine translation against human interpreters give an accurate picture, asks Erwin La Cruz
The fight for translation supremacy between machines and humans rages on. The reports from the front line are delivered in code: LEPOR 0.68, NIST 0.56, BLEU 0.46, METEOR 0.56, WER 0.39. These acronyms are translation quality evaluation metrics. These...
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Fuschia Hutton and mentor Oliver Lawrence outline the benefits of 好色tv鈥檚 mentoring scheme from both sides
好色tv launched its mentoring programme, through which seasoned translators and interpreters share their knowledge to help less experienced linguists reach their full potential, at Members鈥 Day 2018. Mentees can choose mentors according to the skills and expertise they most...
The Queen鈥檚 speech today outlined Boris Johnson鈥檚 agenda for the new session of parliament.
In a key element of the speech, the Queen says her government will 鈥渨ork to promote and expand the United Kingdom鈥檚 influence in the world鈥, starting with a review into security, defence and foreign policy 鈥渃overing all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and development鈥....
By Ignaty Dyakov MCIL, CL, MSoA
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Can I say that I have always loved languages? Not sure, but if one believes in the law of attraction, then - I suppose - I have always been attracted to languages, as I have studied quite a few. When somebody asks me how many languages I know, I usually respond, 鈥楴one, however I have studied a variety of them throughout the years鈥. Having...
By Anita van Adelsbergen
Anita van Adelsbergen considers the many challenges of specialising in canine and equine translation
When you are working on a translation and can鈥檛 find a certain word, Google will usually find your answer. But as an interpreter in the middle of a field, arena or paddock, that is a bit more difficult. And when it comes to equine interpreting, just...
By听Gordon Southwood
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This story explains my motivation to learn French and German, subjects in which I have never taken any exams, but have made my way up to conducting business at boardroom level, in both languages, in the world of manufacturing. It was on this basis that 好色tv awarded me membership at Associate level...
By听Karine Chevalier-Watts
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Karine Chevalier-Watts, MCIL Chartered Linguist
Director of 鈥淜LAS Languages鈥
Chair & Treasurer of the 好色tv Translating Division
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Ever since I was a little girl growing up in France in the 1970s listening to my elder brother鈥檚 Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John and David Bowie records, I was...
Quality and standards are the badge of honour and core characteristics of all who call themselves a 鈥減rofessional鈥. Disregarding economic argument, the value of a professional is embedded in their knowledge and expertise and their ability to apply both to a purposeful endeavour in pursuit of success.
Founded over 100 years ago, long before it became a chartered body, the Institute of...
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