Translation Workshop
This part-time, 12-week course is designed for aspiring bilinguals who want to pursue a career as freelance translators in North America. This course focuses on hands-on translation practice between English and Chinese or Japanese, depending on the chosen language stream. Topics covered are as follows:
- Introduction to translation practice
- Contrastive analysis of English syntax and Chinese or Japanese syntax
- Editing techniques
- Review of hardware and software needed for translators
- Overview of the translation market in North America
- How to build a client base
- Pricing and time management for freelance translators
- Professional certification in BC and Canada