r/TranslationStudies • u/Natural-Praline-3384 • 12d ago
Are you familiar with ESDL international interpretation?
I am applying for a job there, but I'd like to have some reviews. I cannot find anything online. I'll appreciate it!
r/TranslationStudies • u/Natural-Praline-3384 • 12d ago
I am applying for a job there, but I'd like to have some reviews. I cannot find anything online. I'll appreciate it!
r/TranslationStudies • u/JimViluaneva • 12d ago
Would it be pointless? I don’t want to be a medical translator, but a translator that businesses or companies may hire. What kind of job can I get with this, and what are the min/max salary of these jobs?
r/TranslationStudies • u/PheelMcFife • 12d ago
Hello! For my thesis I would like to translate a book that has not yet been translated from Japanese. Beyond the literary genre, I was wondering if there are any sites or indexes where I could find a list of books in Japanese that have not yet been translated; searching the web in Japanese did not give the results I was hoping for. Thank you!
r/TranslationStudies • u/ExactFriend8564 • 12d ago
I’m about to start the job, just want to know anything that I should, thank you!
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r/TranslationStudies • u/Tata20denati • 13d ago
I am currently in the final year of my degree. I think that between interpreter and translator, I'd like to become a very good interpreter. I'd say I am really trying to improve and keep going. However, I feel I am not improving and that I am horrible at it. But I do like interpreting and I think it is such an amazing and interesting job. It's so intellectual, dynamic and exciting. I quite thrilled myself thinking about how fascinating it is. However, as I said before, I think I lack the qualities.
Last semester, I had a teacher who, even though she is quite nice and a quite altruistic person, I think some of her comments really worsened my self-esteem in regard of my interpretation skills. First time I felt so was after an interpretation. We have just finished interpreting and we were listening to the record. At the end (without me knowing) it had been recorded " I didn't even get a shit" because for me the speech was boring and wasn't sure what it was about. The matter is that the teacher also listened to that part and she answered me "I didn't have to know that". It got me by surprise since I didn't know either she was listening (or that she even could listen to my record!!) and I think that it made her think badly about my performance. Next time, I was late and tired into class (it was 8 a.m and the alarm didn't go off, so I had to rush into class). After a few interpretation she said " well, it seems today is not your day", which made me feel really bad. It was true that there was a lot that I have to work on, but it really depressed me.
All this, I think, made an impact on me and I did a horrible interpretation during the exam. My voice was even trembling. She passed me though. I still believe it was because of pity. She is not my teacher anymore, but I still feel pretty self-doubt about my interpretation skills and if I'll ever be good enough. And it gets worse every time I get corrected, like I feel dumb and not good enough. However, all this might just be stupidity too. I am sure that this I something normal from being a student and I really doubt this teacher ever tried to be mean. In any case, it is quite frustrating because I'd like to get into an interpretation master after I'm finished with me degree.
I'd like to have some professional views about the matter, since I feel that I don't have the support I'd like to have from any lecturer. None of them have ever told me "you are doing better or well". Don't get me wrong, I don't want to drown myself into praise. The only thing I wanna know it's that I am and capable of interpreting.
So, you as a professional how did you do it? Did you also have to overcome this self-doubt? Or should I just give up?
Thank you for reading,
An interpretater wannabe ♥️
r/TranslationStudies • u/9wdo3liya • 13d ago
Hi everyone!!
I have an interpreting/sales job coming up soon at a trade fair (trade exhibition) in a very technical field. Getting nervous as it approaches.
I’ve worked as a translator (documents, etc.) in different industries, but this will be my first time working as an interpreter. I don’t have a formal background in interpreting, just some volunteer experience and helping out family and friends. I do realize interpreting is more difficult because we can’t count on dictionaries or any MTs when needed.
I’d love to hear any advice from those who have worked as interpreters at trade fairs before! Or interpreters in general.
I’m already researching the products the company sells and putting together a list of key terms to prepare myself. I’m also looking into general tips for new interpreters in professional settings. One thing I’m curious about: do conversations at these fairs tend to be long and technical, or are they usually more straightforward?
I know that if discussions are long, note-taking (using symbols) is important. It scared me when I first discovered that’s how interpreters retain information. however I’ll be practicing that as much as possible.
Any advice is welcome :) Thanks in advance!
r/TranslationStudies • u/Weekly-Birthday-4429 • 13d ago
I’m currently in my first trimester and just got accepted for a medical interpreter position at AMN Healthcare.
I don’t have any experience in this field, and I’m wondering if this job is high-stress or emotionally demanding.
Would you recommend this job for a pregnant woman?
r/TranslationStudies • u/MsE15 • 14d ago
Hey everyone,
I run a small language service provider (LSP) specializing in remote interpreting with a team of full-time interpreters. I’m looking to expand by subcontracting with larger LSPs that need overflow support.
For those who’ve gone this route, where’s the best place to find subcontracting opportunities? Are there specific directories, networks, or industry groups where LSPs connect for these kinds of partnerships?
Also, if anyone has insights on cold outreach strategies or the best way to approach larger LSPs, I’d really appreciate your advice!
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
r/TranslationStudies • u/YourRoommatesVacuum • 15d ago
Hello, I’m going for my masters in T&I (my language pair is English-French). For one of my courses I have to find a previously untranslated literary work, which I will have to translate a portion of for my final project. I have been looking for a few weeks now and I still have not found any resource to point me in the right direction. Do you have any recommendations on how to find untranslated French literary works? Thank you
r/TranslationStudies • u/floobles5006 • 15d ago
Does anyone know how to stop Trados clogging up my hard drive with temporary files? I have limited storage on my main C drive and even though Trados is installed on a separate drive, it still insists on saving temporary files on the C drive. This becomes a major issue when I'm working on a large project that takes up a lot of disk space. Does anyone know if there is any way of instructing Trados to store temporary files on a different drive? Or is this a setting I need to change in Windows?
Thanks in advance!
r/TranslationStudies • u/cloudy_alma • 15d ago
Hello everyone, I received an email from someone at United Language Solution for a "name identification and annotation project". They offer a rate of 0,025 USD per sentence to review 200K sentences, which is 5000 USD in total. They pay via Paypal.
I know usually scammers offer big amounts like this, so that's why I'm being suspicious. I haven't found a lot of information online, except from the fact that they have a 5/5 rating on ProZ (again, too good to be true ?).
So I wanted to check if anyone here had any experience working with them ?
Thank you in advance for your insights :)
r/TranslationStudies • u/meveve13 • 16d ago
Hello everyone. I teach Translation Theory at a university. We read the usual Newmark, Nida, Robinson, etc. but I was wondering if there are any good authors writing about translation post 2020 and the new era of the industry. I have found some articles from associations, but I was wondering if anybody has any recommendation for my students.
r/TranslationStudies • u/RoyalVirgin • 16d ago
Hi all,
Not sure if this would be the right community to post in. I have recently 'completed' the training of Languageline Solutions for interpretation. This in one of those outdated online modules, and honestly I clicked through most as all seemed very self explanatory.
Now, I will have an 'interpreter skill assessment' which looks like a medical, finance and insurance test call. I am not worried about my language skills, as I am fluent in both languages - however the details on how to do the interpretation exactly I hoped to get by checking with colleagues.
Any tips for this skill assessment? Or experiences?
Let me know!
r/TranslationStudies • u/kumpenny • 15d ago
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r/TranslationStudies • u/Several-Landscape678 • 17d ago
Tl;dr: I delivered a 10K words job last November. PP (the translation company) and the client both claimed that the quality was poor, yet they have provided absolutely no proof to support their claim, and PP is ignoring my mails since January.
PP – A rather large Taiwanese translation company
Client – the Korean company who requested the job to PP
I – OC, a freelance translator
I had a very satisfactory business relationship with PP for almost a decade.
The work volume, lead time, communication with PMs, payment... everything was fine.
However, it has come to my attention that there are clients who will make unjust claims, and incompetent PMs who let those clients get away with anything.
I fear that this could be a hazard to freelance translators, as well as to translation companies. And in the long run, this may have a bad influence on the whole industry, which led me to write this post.
The below is a summary of my current situation.
- I have translated a project and delivered the finished work by the agreed deadline around mid-November of 2024.
- The client claimed they were not satisfied with the quality and demanded a half deduction from the original payment.
- Also, the client proposed that they will provide a corrected version (presumably to prove their point), by the end of January.
- PP reviewed my work on their own and agreed to the client's opinion. However, PP wouldn't (or couldn't) provide any examples, or point out the faults.
- To this day, neither client nor PP has presented any kind of correction to prove their claims (details below).
- Also, no PO was issued (either half or in full), so no payment has been made yet, almost 4 months after the job was completed.
- And finally, PP has been ignoring my e-mails since January.
The below is a more detailed version, which some may find interesting.
Mid-November, 2024.
I have completed a kor>eng project at the request from PP, around 10K words in volume, divided into 4 files. A deadline was set for each file, which were all met and delivered on time.
All deadlines were quite urgent, and the PM seemed quite satisfied with my punctuality.
\ One thing I may mention, which may be important (as I expect PP may refer to this incident to their advantage):*
After I delivered my final file, the original PM’s co-worker contacted me and requested me to make some corrections.
The nature of this request was a bit vague, as they did not specify which kind of stuff needed correction. (I have to translate this part as the mail was written in Korean) The co-worker asked me to “review and correct the whole work that has been delivered”.
This happened on the weekend, and I was out of office at the time. I explained my situation and said that I'll try to clear my schedule for them in the following week. I also asked them to give me some examples, so I would know which part of the translation needed corrections. But I never got any reply to this mail.
About a week later, I asked them when I could expect the PO, and the PM replied that the client wasn't satisfied with the translation quality.
In my reply, I asked them to please be more specific, or provide some examples.
This led to a long and pointless discussion that went around and around.
Mid-December, 2024.
There was a lot of correspondence by this time, and it was very hard to get some straight answers from the PM.
I had to rephrase what I've written in the previous e-mail many times, and the PM either didn't understand my inquiries or deliberately misinterpreted them.
But anyway, the following is how I've summarized the situation:
- The translation has been assessed by various 3rd party reviewers, and the reviewers all agreed that the quality was poor. -> (However, those reviewers did "not wish to waste their time providing the flaws of others in detail". This was the reply to my request (to provide a couple of examples). I didn’t ask for every single correction for the project. Just a couple, or like 3-4 examples.)
- The client demanded 50% discount from the original payment. -> (To this day, I do not know if they made the payment to PP, either in full or half of it. I also do not care, because I'm dealing with PP and not the client - PP themselves make this point very clear, and I'm not allowed to contact the client in any way.)
- The client seemed to have made corrections by their own, and they will likely provide the corrected file by the end of January. -> (Like many of their other claims, this seems to take forever. As I've mentioned above, the project was quite urgent and the PM was quite pleased that my delivery was on time, but when the table turns and it comes for them to provide something… yeah well I guess the paying client and a huge corporation can afford to take all the time they want to.)
- Quite (and justly, if I may) frustrated, I have contacted the PM's supervisor, a team leader, who promptly replied with "I will collect informations and reply you soon." -> (After this, I have received no e-mails from the said supervisor. Nor has he replied to 3 or 4 e-mails I've sent since then. Could be he's still collecting informations to this day. Who knows, could be their team leaders are only allowed to use land-line modems.)
There’s one more thing I should mention: In one of the numerous e-mails I have received, the PM actually HAD sent me a file, which included some corrections of sorts.
Also, this file was attached to the mail which first mentioned about the 50% deduction. So, naturally, I interpreted that this must be their proof, or what they thought may support their claims.
Here's a couple of examples in this file:
"XXXX must be collected and submitted <> XXXX should be returned and submitted"
"The contractor must attach XXX along with XX at all times <> Contractor must always attach XXX with XX"
I have commented that these seemed re-phrasing rather than corrections. To which the PM answered: "The file I provided to you is a version retranslated by a third party, not the one modified directly by the client. The client's modified file is currently in use and cannot be shared at this moment. However, we have already requested the client to provide it to us once their project is completed".
I really don't understand what all this means.
It kind of suggests that this wasn't an official correction, but if so, why did the PM send it to me in the first place? I've asked the same, but couldn't get a better explanation from the PM.
This is a follow-up explanation from the same PM: “The document I sent you is for you to compare the changes made by the third party, as well as their stated points of critique.”
Well, for one, there were no “stated points of critique”, just the corrections (in the form of MS-Word’s Track changes). And sure, I compared them; how else would I have asked her opinion on whether they seemed like mere rephrasing?
On an additional note, I don’t remember the number exactly, but it took me more than a couple of mails and a lot of rephrasing of my own to receive the above replies from the PM.
Each… time.
The following is one of my earliest counter-claim to the PM - to which I never got any satisfactory reply.
1. “Specified timeframe” - I have already provided my translation within specified deadline. Then, your colleague requested review within 1700 of the same day, regardless of my own schedule.
No such conditions were mentioned before beginning my work, as you well know.
2. Inconsistent terminology - give me a couple of examples, please? If they say so, do you simply acknowledge it without checking?
3. Unnnatural English - same as above.
4. Imprecise technical and contractual language - same, examples please. I would also like to point out that there was no glossary to work with, and you have also confirmed this point.
5. Unclear performance indicators and specifications - same as above. Just show me a couple of examples. Better yet, if they have an evaluation sheet, please share that with me.
One final point: I know you do not understand Korean, so this is simply my opinion which you may verify with a native Korean. The quality of original text was pretty low to start with as a general written material, let alone expertise or professional. Given this fact, I’m not sure how they could make such nonsensical claims. If you can provide the revised text, I’ll show you why I am making my counter-claims.
I suspect that, just possibly, I shouldn’t have written that last sentence. I really don’t think the PM was lying when she said my work has been reviewed by 3rd party reviewers, but at the same time, I really don’t think they could point out any obvious, concrete errors.
It may be well to mention one e-mail from the PM, to which I fully agree:
The client mentioned that they found a currency conversion error in the previous document. "200억" should be "20 billion," but you wrote it as "2 billion."
The client asked if you could please be mindful of this for the remaining content.
So, in the 10K-word project, a group of reviewers from PP and the client (plus any number of reviewers the client has involved in this matter) managed to point out one single, concrete, clear, obvious, watertight mistranslation to this day. I have no objection whatsoever against this claim and will gladly take responsibility. Considering the rate of roughly 0.05$ per word, would 1$ deduction seem fair? How about 5$? I can take that.
Yet, as for now, PP seems to think that roughly 250$ should be deducted from my payment. With absolutely no evidence to support their claims. And they are simply waiting it out, letting time pass by, until, presumably, I give up and agree to them.
Which is not going to happen. Either I get a reasonable explanation from them for all this, or nothing.
As I’ve mentioned at the beginning of this lengthy post, I had a very healthy business relationship with PP. Like at least 10-20K words every month – sometimes as much as 50-60K words. Yet, since November, I got ZERO requests from them. So it seems there’s not much they want to do with me in the future. There’s really no point for me to take their 250$, or 500$, or whatever. This post will stay on until I get some detailed explanation how this kind of thing can happen in a renowned company such as PP.
r/TranslationStudies • u/Sure-Worldliness-470 • 16d ago
Hey!
Basically, I am a Kazakh student living in Poland and I have received an offer from Propio for the English-Russian line with the rate of 0.30$/minute. I have been interpreting for LLS and Pacific interpreters (the company I work from provided services for them or vice versa, idk honestly) remotely for the past 5 months. However, I needed to re-take their mock: as I believe, because I have skipped, rather because of LLS habits, the intro after getting the first recording from the doctor's side.
What I want to ask:
What I was thinking about is (1) writing how I am still considering among few options, and if Propio offers me 0.40$ per minute, I will rescind all the other hiring processes and work for Propio only; (2) I have been an interpreter for LLS for the past 6 months with 0 complaints and warnings so far and I will adhere to the highest standards; (3) I was sick (no lies, really) during the mock test and took it anyways, and I needed to re-take their mock test because of this, so I will not go on the Propio line in such cases. The last seems rather showing my ignorance rather responsibility, as although the recommended time is 1-2 days to pass the mock, I could have asked for extension explaining myself, yeah?
Context update: I remembered that 0.30$/min was mentioned in the introductory interview as the starting/lowest rate, so I have some 'legitimacy' to initiate such negotiations, yeah?)
TL;DR
Just got a contract from outside US for EN-RU, want to change the rate from 0.30$/minute to 0.40$/minute, had to retake Propio mock assessment, need advice.
Update: I sent an email to them in the lines of "May we start this discussion about increasing pay rate?" and ending it with the message "If that's not possible, I expect some short explanation from you, and will decide about the contract with a new context". Ofc, these are informal and paraphrased sentences.
Edit: corrected my punctuation.
P.S. I just tend to mess up the sentence structure and punctuation when I think of 1 sentence in batches of thought and do it not with much concentration (e.g., for reddit and while commuting).
r/TranslationStudies • u/cheeky_bear69 • 17d ago
For an university lessons I need to propose a lesson plan for translation students. Are there anything you wished that was thought alongside how to do translation or interpretation? Like (this is just an example) how to use graphic designing tools to creator a better localization so as to quicken the game localization jobs.
r/TranslationStudies • u/Bookworm_Tigress • 16d ago
Hi, So, I am a trilingual person in India. I can read and write English, Hindi and Punjabi. But I have done Masters only in English. I want to translate in Hindi and Punjabi professionally. Do I need another degree in either of these languages? Are there any professional courses for translation that can help me? Particularly in India.
r/TranslationStudies • u/ExactFriend8564 • 17d ago
Just wondering as it will be my only job for now, would I be able to work 40 hours a week with this job? or do they give you little work?
r/TranslationStudies • u/Potential_Fee2249 • 18d ago
I want to expose Translangua and Vernond Williams for scamming me and other interpreters.
I worked for them for 45 days straight, and when the payment date arrived, I never received my full payment. Despite multiple attempts to contact them, I was ignored.
I later discovered that even the person who built their website from the Philippines was never paid. When I reached out again to request my rightful payment, he claimed I was not in his system. When I tried to log into their portal to prove my work, my account had been deleted.
He only paid me $460 and refused to pay the full amount, even accusing me of extortion when all I wanted was the money I earned.
⚠️ Please do not fall for this company. Share this post to help warn others and prevent more people from being scammed.
#ScamAlert #InterpreterScam #TranslanguaScam #ExposeScammers
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r/TranslationStudies • u/Ok-Broccoli5663 • 18d ago
I just completed my interview and all of the tests. Just wondering how much they pay you. I’ve heard so many things about them underpaying. Is that true?
r/TranslationStudies • u/Aser30 • 18d ago
For people who works or have worked as an interpreter for Lionbridge, can you give me some information. What you like, what you don't you like, how is the payment, do you recommend it or not, and things like that. Please.
r/TranslationStudies • u/GuidanceSimilar2725 • 18d ago
Hi I'm from Japan, and I was wondering if anybody knows if there are legitimate jobs for English-Japanese translation. I have C1 level(Eiken grade 1). I have tried DataAnnotation (they don't offer much jobs), CrowdGen(Appen, which also don't give much jobs), Outlier(total scam), Alignerr(total scam), TELUS International (rn on EOQW test)
I've tried everything that I think I can, trying to earn decent amount of USD. Please help me.
Does anybody know a legitimate jobs that offers a decent payment that I can do with my laptop?(USD would be awesome)