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Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documentation.
Posted by Jody in Publications Archive on April 22nd, 2006
This book is an introduction to technical translation and usability for translators and researchers. It draws on a broad range of research and makes it both accessible and applicable to those involved in the practice and study of translation. Read the rest of this entry »
Suppression as a Form of Creativity in Technical Translation
Posted by Jody in Publications Archive on February 19th, 2006
Abstract: Any discussion of creativity in translation depends on our definition of “creativity”. One approach to creativity might be to regard it simply as something which is not the norm or which is not expected. In the case of technical translation, particularly of instructional texts, translators may be met with artefacts of the original author’s creativity Read the rest of this entry »
Does Document Usability Have to be so Complicated?
Posted by Jody in Publications Archive on February 18th, 2006
Usability can be quite daunting but this article explains that getting started is easier than you might think.
Translators to Face the Balka?
Posted by Jody in Publications Archive on February 18th, 2003
A magazine article examining the implications for human translators of a new controlled language aimed at improving machine translation.
Freelance Translation: Teaching Students to Create their Own Jobs
Posted by Jody in Publications Archive on February 18th, 2003
pp161-174
Abstract: With the majority of translation graduates failing to find in-house translation positions, this paper asks the question of whether we should train students to create their own employment opportunities as freelance translators. This paper contains the results of student employment surveys and outlines the typical skills which need to be incorporated into translator training programmes.
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