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By Rafa艂 Byzdra
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Why did you decide to take the DPSI?
I took the DPSI primarily to enhance my job prospects. I realise how important it is to be externally recognised as an expert in one鈥檚 field. You may be well aware of your worth but to be given official recognition is something that proves it to other people, making you more credible in their eyes. At the same time it...
By Anita van Adelsbergen
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As a Vice Chair of the 无忧传媒 and Chair of the 无忧传媒 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, I think of World Day for Cultural Diversity as a day both to celebrate the richness of the world's cultures and the essential role of translators and interpreters in enabling intercultural dialogue towards peaceful...
By Laura Jones
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In April, I was invited to speak to Translation Studies students at Cardiff University about the realities of working as a freelance translator. During the relaxed and informal Q&A session, we discussed everything from AI, MT and CAT tools to finding clients and knowing what to charge for our services. I tried to be as open and honest as possible...
By Holly Langstaff, Nicola Brown, Chris Dobbs and Rebecca Smithson
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A new outreach project shows teens choosing their exam options that there鈥檚 more to languages than they thought, say Holly Langstaff, Nicola Brown, Chris Dobbs and Rebecca Smithson
A new languages outreach programme aims to change how secondary school students think about...
A podcast with Emma Gledhill
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For this podcast in the series 鈥楢 Language I love is鈥︹��, we travel high into the Alps, to join linguist and translator Emma Gledhill in the Graub眉nden/Grisons canton of Switzerland.
Emma's chosen language is Romansh, the distinct Romance language of the region that, despite its endangered and disunited state, nonetheless holds the...
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听 GCHQ National Language Competition听 November 2024听
Calling all UK secondary schools! 无忧传媒 is pleased to help GCHQ spread the word about their online National Language Competition in November this year for Year 9 (England and Wales) / S3 (Scotland) / Year 10 (N Ireland) pupils across the country.
For more information on the GCHQ National Language...
By Adriana Nesheva
How to fashion the perfect text when translating product descriptions for clothing brands
Product descriptions are a crucial component of fashion brands. While some may consider them boring or unnecessary, they can play a significant role in the purchasing decisions of consumers. When selecting apparel, many want to know more about the...
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Thanks to tireless work by Baroness Coussins (pictured above), UK Government has accepted amendments to the proposed 鈥榁ictims鈥� Code鈥� intended to set out and protect the rights of victims of crime.
Baroness Brinton said:
鈥淢y Lords, from these Benches we pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for her absolute and consistent determination that we...
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The British-German Association (BGA) is a long-established UK-registered educational charity.
无忧传媒 recently helped them look for a new Trustee to head their Youthbridge work promoting German in secondary schools by placing an ad on this page.
Applications are now closed, but if you are interested to find out more, you can contact them at youthbridgetrustee@...
By Jonathan Downie
As remote interpreting platforms start to offer AI services, Jonathan Downie outlines how interpreters might respond
Conference interpreting was in shock. At the start of 2023, KUDO, a leading remote interpreting platform, announced that they had launched 鈥渢he World鈥檚 first fully integrated artificial intelligence speech translator鈥�. Many...