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Thread poster: cw010 (X)
cw010 (X)
cw010 (X)
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English to Spanish
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Jan 31, 2006

Can anyone help with information on short courses to become a translator in UK? I already have a degree and languages but need a specialised, short term course to become a translator with some form of speciality. Thank you for your help.
 
Jalapeno
Jalapeno
Local time: 15:52
English to German
University of Surrey Jan 31, 2006

Depends on how short you want the course to be. The University of Surrey in Guildford offers an MA in translation program that can be completed in just under a year.

If you'd like something shorter, I believe they also offer short courses, but I have no further info on those and I'm not sure if they would provide you with a degree of some sorts. I'm sure you can find details on their ... See more
Depends on how short you want the course to be. The University of Surrey in Guildford offers an MA in translation program that can be completed in just under a year.

If you'd like something shorter, I believe they also offer short courses, but I have no further info on those and I'm not sure if they would provide you with a degree of some sorts. I'm sure you can find details on their website at http://www.surrey.ac.uk/lcts/cts/index.htm

HTH,

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Vanussa (X)
Vanussa (X)
Dip Trans / Community Translation Jan 31, 2006

It depends on what you want to do but maybe the Community Translation course (CETS or Mary Ward Centre) is a good option, I have a friend who did the course and she really enjoyed it.
You could also do the IoL Diploma in Translation but that takes longer.

http://www.proz.com/topic/35357<... See more
It depends on what you want to do but maybe the Community Translation course (CETS or Mary Ward Centre) is a good option, I have a friend who did the course and she really enjoyed it.
You could also do the IoL Diploma in Translation but that takes longer.

http://www.proz.com/topic/35357

http://www.london.wea.org.uk/programme.php?page=interpreting

www.iol.org.uk


Good luck.
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Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
Australia
Local time: 23:52
Member (2006)
German to English
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New York University Virtual College Feb 4, 2006

Check out NYU's 'virtual college', i.e. onlnie courses in translation:

http://www.scps.nyu.edu/departments/certificate.jsp?certId=157
 


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