Introduction to Translation

Discover how to turn your language skills into a new career in translation. Get a practical introduction to the field of translation in this hands-on course. Vocabulary studies and problem solving techniques associated with translation are highlighted. Translation methods and career options are also addressed.

Other Credits: 10 points of ATA Continuing Education in Category A.

Note: Fluency in both English and Spanish is required. Requirement for the Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation. Requirement for the Specialized Certificate in Translation.

Course Number: LING-40106
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Translation (Spanish/English), Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English)

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9/29/2020 - 11/2/2020

$250

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  151337

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Jenner, Judy, A federally certified Spanish court interpreter. The immediate past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.

  Judy Jenner is a federally certified Spanish court interpreter, master-level court-certified Spanish interpreter in Nevada, a court-certified interpreter in California, and an experienced legal, marketing and e-commerce translator with clients on three continents. She runs a successful small translation and interpreting business, Twin Translations, with her twin sister, Dagmar. They are the authors of a book on translation, The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation , which has sold more than 4,000 copies and is required reading at universities around the world. Judy is a past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association and a columnist for the American Translators Association’s  Chronicle . Judy and...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 10/5/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  This is an online course; all class sessions are taught online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  9/29/2020 - 11/2/2020
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

11/3/2020 - 12/7/2020

$250

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  151343

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Jenner, Judy, A federally certified Spanish court interpreter. The immediate past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.

  Judy Jenner is a federally certified Spanish court interpreter, master-level court-certified Spanish interpreter in Nevada, a court-certified interpreter in California, and an experienced legal, marketing and e-commerce translator with clients on three continents. She runs a successful small translation and interpreting business, Twin Translations, with her twin sister, Dagmar. They are the authors of a book on translation, The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation , which has sold more than 4,000 copies and is required reading at universities around the world. Judy is a past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association and a columnist for the American Translators Association’s  Chronicle . Judy and...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 11/9/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  This is an online course; all class sessions are taught online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  11/3/2020 - 12/7/2020
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.