Enhancing the Practicum in Japanese Translation
Enhancing the Practicum in Japanese Translation
Academic Year:
2012 - 2013 (June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013)
Funding Requested:
$2,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
I successfully launched a new Japanese translation course in the Winter 2012 semester (ASIANLAN 441: Practicum in Japanese Translation). In order to enhance this course, I am planning to join the American Translators Association, a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions, and obtain their certification of translation in 2013. The preparation for the exam will allow me to improve my translation skills. More importantly, the certification will demonstrate that I meet certain standards of the translation profession as an instructor of the course. I will also attend conferences for translators and interpreters in order to take advantage of the latest intelligence on the subject matter, as well as to communicate with professionals in the field.