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Raheleh Ghiasvand Ghazvini FCIL CL Farsi to English Translator / Interpreter / School parent governorMy translation work has varied across a number of fields, which include: science, environment, web, oil and gas, court documents, contracts, company disputes, educational degrees. I have also done interpreting at courts, notary public offices, arbitration centres and conferences...
I always wanted to work as a translator and to translate books. My work has encompassed non-fiction translation but I have completed a memoir that is awaiting publication and I have proofread fiction work. In addition, I have completed a variety of translation projects for the media听and for business.
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As translators, we chose to work in one (or more) areas of specialism 鈥� this may be due to an existing relationship with the field, or just a particular interest or curiosity. Sometimes it is a matter of opportunity as you think you鈥檝e spotted a niche, as may be the case with translating the large sphere of Ocean Sciences, which can place you aboard a very exciting vessel! However,...
Frank Gardner tells Miranda Moore how his passion for Arabic drives his work as BBC security correspondent
Frank Gardner talks about languages the way an explorer might talk about his most exciting voyages. To him, they are the start of an adventure: 鈥渢he wardrobe that leads to Narnia鈥� the door to someone else鈥檚 world鈥�. It鈥檚 not just that the renowned Arabist found his passion for...
Have you ever noticed that multilingual people, whether through formal teaching or due to social factors, are perfectly suited to, or naturally gravitate towards, some not-so-immediately obvious careers?
Allow me to give you some food for thought. I鈥檝e just returned to study for a Translation MA at the University of Surrey after a ten-year hiatus; as much as I would have loved to have...
As 无忧传媒 launches a new mentoring platform, translator mentor Helle Gulowsen considers why people mentor and how it benefits them
When 无忧传媒 launched its mentoring platform earlier this year, the decision to sign up was an easy one. Partly, of course, in the hope that the knowledge and experience I have built up over many years working as a freelance translator could be of some benefit to...
An Intelligence Analyst* in the RAF Specialist Recruitment Team explains why language skills are so vital to the work
An Intelligence Analyst (Linguist) or Int An (L) plays a vital role in protecting the security of domestic, national and international interests by interpreting, analysing and disseminating intelligence through the interception of foreign voice transmissions using state-...
How a seemingly simple public service interpreting assignment can get dangerous. A cautionary tale by Sue Leschen
Here鈥檚 what can happen when an interpreting job suddenly goes off piste. I was booked to interpret for Social Services after concerns were raised about the father of a French-speaking family, who had allegedly been beating his children. Attendees at the child safeguarding...
Jemina Napier reports on developments in sign language research, and why deaf people are finally being heard
There are still common misperceptions about signed languages, so it is worth busting some myths. The ways in which language tends to be discussed do not (typically) take signed languages into account. The terminology is fundamentally phonocentric: the very word 鈥榣anguage鈥� alludes...
Adriana Hunter on the challenges of translating the most recent book in the pun-laden series, and the pressures of following in the footsteps of its much-loved translator Anthea Bell
In January 2017, Adriana Hunter was approached 鈥渧ery discreetly鈥� by Hachette Children鈥檚 Books about the possibility of translating the next Asterix book. Anthea Bell, who had worked on the previous 37 books...