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Speaker: Gabriel Karandyšovský Date:: Friday, May 10th, 2024 Numbers don’t lie: The language industry continues growing, and the demand for language services is at an all-time high. And yet, we find ourselves in a peculiar moment of the industry’s growth trajectory, with professionals and companies wondering how their future will look, with AI especially being seen as the great disruptor coming for our jobs. Perhaps surprisingly, localization managers on the client-side report that AI is driving renewed interest in languages from their companies. Is there hope that AI is not on the hunt for our jobs after all? AI will continue to shape our industry, so how do we reinvent the rules of the game to enable us to continue growing personally and professionally? In this one-hour session, we’ll talk about the global state of the industry in 2023/2024, the transformation we’re undergoing. We will also shed light on what is the reality of those first in line tasked with bringing AI in localization to life — the localization teams — and discuss prospects for future reinvention, in a world where human and machine thrive alongside each other.
Jhpiego is looking for an experienced, reliable, and accurate individual to provide translation services from English to Kinyarwanda. We are looking for an individual translator to interpret written pieces, making sure to maintain the original meaning, format and tone. Responsibilities include reading and thoroughly understanding the context of given material/tools and proofreading finished pieces of work. We require a person with a keen eye for detail and fluency in English and Kinyarwanda at minimum. You will provide ready-to-use translated content that meets our internal standards and helps us achieve the objective of the baseline survey. The translator will be required to: - Read given material and maintain a good working knowledge of specific terminology e.g health, clinical.
- Convert text from English to Kinyarwanda
- Assure texts are technically, linguistically and grammatically correct and consistent in terms of
- completion and terminology usage
- Ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone.
- Quality check and proofreading of translation ensuring no typographical errors in the final text Follow up with internal technical team members to ensure translation meets their needs.
- Edit content while maintaining its original format (e.g. font and structure) wherever possible.
- Deliver the edited documents as per the plan developed by
Begin your journey to becoming a professional translator or interpreter. The ideal online training to get your career off to a great start. Don't delay, book your slots today. Booking closes on 25 May 2024 at 8am BST. Enjoy three separate online sessions on Saturday 25 May. Discover everything you need to know to successfully launch an exciting career as a professional translator or interpreter. Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 1 | 9am - 10am BST Working as an interpreter Working as a diplomatic interpreter Interpreting in public service Working as a conference interpreter for international institutions Collaborating with Amnesty International as a Conference Interpreter Remote conference interpreting Session 2 | 10:30am - 11:30am BST Working as a translator An insight into transcreation Working as a subtitler Working as a translator for the EU institutions Session 3 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm BST Working in the profession Gaining experience as a translator working pro bono Working for an agency (oncall) Ways of working: freelance, in-house, generalist or specialist work You can register for 1, 2 or 3 sessions. BUT if you join ITI you enjoy FREE registration to all three sessions. Non members pay £30 per session. Booking your place also gives you access to the recordings of each session, which are available for you to listen to afterwards. So don’t worry if you are unable to attend the live sessions. Launching your career as a professional translator or interpreter is run in association with the University of Westminster. Additional speakers to be announced soon! Read about the speakers Return to listing
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In the increasingly globalized healthcare industry, good communication is crucial to offering varied populations high-quality medical care. Language problems, however, can provide serious obstacles that impede access to healthcare services, medical research, and patient-provider communication. Medical Translation Services Medical translation services are essential for bridging language barriers and promoting patient-provider and researcher-patient contact. We'll go over the significance of medical translation services, how they're used in different healthcare settings, and important factors to
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As a Translator (Spanish) you will: - Deliver accurate translations of scientific and health communication materials including reports, factsheets, articles, communication campaign materials, and scripts for audio and visual products.
- Ensure translations are accurate and represents the highest quality in terms of maintaining intent and/or meaning and comply with Spanish language norms and rules.
- Manage linguistic, glossary, and technical research efforts for translation services of health communication products and projects.
- Contribute to the efficient and effective management of translation resources and administrative processes. Activities include: Utilizing software to perform translation activities and certification of materials (e.g., translation software, term bases, specialized glossaries and dictionaries).
- Manage projects and coordinate translation activities and assignments (English to Spanish) to provide CIOs with expedited translation services
Cheung, Liu, Moratto, and their contributors examine how corpora can be effectively harnessed to benefit interpreting practice and research in East Asian settings. In comparison to the achievements made in the field of corpus- based translation studies, the use of corpora in interpreting is not comparable in terms of scope, methods, and agenda. One of the predicaments that hampers this line of inquiry is the lack of systematic corpora to document spoken language. This issue is even more pronounced when dealing with East Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, which are typologically different from European languages. As language plays a pivotal role in interpreting research, the use of corpora in interpreting within East Asian contexts has its own distinct characteristics as well as methodological constraints and concerns. However, it also generates new insights and findings that can significantly advance this research field. A valuable resource for scholars of scholars focusing on corpus interpreting, particularly those dealing with East Asian languages.
The first of two introductory webinars presented by The University of Surrey, Centre for Translation Studies, aimed at tackling the issues surrounding AI and its impact on the language industry. Navigating the constant influx of news about AI and its impact on the language industry can be overwhelming. Faced with contrasting perspectives on the benefits of AI and concerns about staying relevant in a world where AI appears to take centre-stage, language professionals need to address two pressing questions: - Can AI-driven tools help enhance your capabilities and strengthen your role as a language professional in today’s market?
- What are the most compelling arguments you can present to your clients about AI, to underscore the fundamental role that translators and interpreters continue to play in the era of AI?
This first webinar will explore essential terms and concepts in the AI domain, from deep learning to neural machine translation and large language models. The session seeks to establish common ground, enabling translators and interpreters to navigate discussions about the capabilities of AI effectively, alongside an initial exploration of risks associated with using AI.
The £1000 prize was established by the University of Warwick in 2017 to address the gender imbalance in translated literature and to increase the number of international women’s voices accessible by a British and Irish readership. The prize is judged by Amanda Hopkinson, Boyd Tonkin and Susan Bassnett. The 2023 competition received a total of 153 eligible entries representing 32 languages; this is the largest number of submissions made to the prize to date. The longlist covers 11 languages and for the first time includes a title translated from Vietnamese. Arabic, Chinese, Hungarian and Italian are represented more than once. The longlist includes titles from 13 publishers, with the independent publishers Dedalus, Jantar and Parthian Press featuring for the first time.
The European Parliament has decided to organise, on the basis of Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, an open competition (AD 5) for the recruitment of officials to the Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD). The profile sought is that of intercultural and language professional for the following languages: - German (12 successful candidates)
- Croatian (12 successful candidates)
- Lithuanian (12 successful candidates)
- Hungarian (12 successful candidates)
- Slovenian (12 successful candidates)
This competition notice covers those five languages. You may only apply for one of them. You must choose the language when you complete the online application. Once you have validated your electronic application you will no longer be able to alter that choice.
Hosted in partnership with Bristol Translates Summer School and the University of Bristol, the annual competition is aimed at emerging translators looking for their first publishing opportunity. Each year, one language is selected and students from the Summer School with a specialism in that language submit a translation sample. Piraino is an Arabic translator specialising in legal and literary translation. Her work has been used in court cases in multiple countries, and her translation of a prominent family’s story of resistance and loss in the Assyrian genocide is expected to be published in 2024.
John Silva was suddenly taken to Hartford Hospital following a brief stroke-like attack last year. He is deaf and has relied on the hospital’s American Sign Language interpreting service for over 40 years. John and his wife Kim, who is hard of hearing, expected to have access to in-person interpreters. However, no in-person sign language interpreters were available when they arrived. Medical staff could also not find the video remote interpreting (VRI) system, typically on an iPad or computer. Kim Silva said the staff eventually located a VRI system, but only had access to it for an hour since other patients also needed it. John Silva was left to wait six hours for an interpreter to arrive. An in-person interpreter eventually arrived to care for another patient but was able to stay with John and Kim for an hour. Ultimately, John needed to undergo a series of examinations and scans with lip-read instructions and relied on a speech-to-text transcriber he provided during the discharge process. The Silvas, of Hartford, are just one of hundreds of deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind Connecticut residents experiencing issues accessing sign language interpreting services at medical centers across the state, resulting in worsened health outcomes for the community. “Something’s wrong with the system,” John Silva signed.
Whisper is a technology based on artificial intelligence to transcribe audios. It consists of uploading an audio file to your system, which analyzes and transcribes all the words spoken in the audio, making your transcription easier. Whisper, in its current version, is an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system, using AI to process audio and convert its content into text. This version was trained with more than one million hours of audio, surpassing the 680,000 hours of its previous version and reducing errors by 10 to 20 percent. OpenAI recommends it as a more reliable tool for transcriptions. Although it has occasional errors, it is more efficient than most, being fast, effective and free to use.
A film about the life of Jesus made in 1979 has just been translated into its 2,100th language and the group behind the film expects to use artificial intelligence to add an estimated 200 more languages by 2025. The executive heading up outreach for the film “Jesus” said Monday that AI is being deployed to speed up translations in the same way Bible translators are using the technology to advance their written work. “The AI applications that we’re looking at when it comes to translation are in step with the Bible translation community organizations such as Wycliffe Bible Translators and others,” Josh Newell, executive director of the Jesus Film Project, said in an interview.
FIT invites all #translators, #interpreters and #terminologists to take part in a free webinar which provides tools for emotion and stress management tailored to language professionals. In this webinar, Dr Séverine Hubscher-Davidson will discuss what stress means, what its symptoms are, and how professionals can manage stress and stressful thoughts. She will introduce the concept of emotional competence and explain its significance in work situations. Through guided practical exercises, participants will be able to develop strategies for managing stress and emotions. The webinar will take place on Zoom on Friday 17 November at 1-3pm CET, and it will be in English. You can register for the webinar here. The deadline for registrations is Tuesday 14 November 2023, 5pm CET.
Depuis son lancement en novembre 2022, ChatGPT fait figure de petite révolution. L’outil de conversation généré par intelligence artificielle (IA) se présente comme une solution technologique capable de répondre à (presque) toutes nos questions. Mais est-ce que l’IA peut nous permettre d’apprendre et maîtriser une langue ? Fonctionnement, test avec une langue peu commune, forces et faiblesses du système : découvrez s’il est possible (ou non) d’apprendre une langue étrangère grâce à ChatGPT.
The 45th Translating and the Computer Conference will take place in the European Convention Center, in Luxembourg Dates: 20-22 November 2023 Theme: Translating and the Computer Conferences offer unique perspectives at the crossroads of Technology and Language. Translating and the Computer Conferences offer unique perspectives at the crossroads of Technology and Language.
Theme: New Voices in Children’s Literature in Translation: Culture, Power and Transnational Approaches. Dates: 22–23 August 2024, Stockholm (Sweden). Deadline for abstract: 30 November 2023. This conference is organized by a collaboration between Stockholm University, Uppsala University (Sweden), Heriot-Watt University (UK) and the Children In Translation Network at the University of Galway (Ireland) to promote the intersection between Children’s Literature and Translation Studies. We understand this intersection as a space that includes the translation of all forms of multimodal fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults or what Borodo (2007) refers to as “Child-centered Translation Studies” in desire to broaden the field of study to different media.
Join thousands of colleagues to explore AI, stay relevant, and thrive in the rapidly-changing world of translation! November 14-16, 2023 Join 20+ experts and thousands of colleagues to: - Understand the risks and opportunities AI poses and its implications for confidentiality, ethics and pricing - Develop the right skills and mindset to make informed decisions and educate clients about AI in translation - Learn to leverage artificial intelligence to boost translation quality, productivity and revenue - Position yourself as a valuable asset in the evolving translation landscape
WIPO is recruiting its next Head of the French Translation Section, responsible for the day-to-day management of the work of the Section and its staff and shaping and implementing the objectives for the Section, ensuring high quality and timely delivery of texts translated into French. The incumbent performs the following principal duties: a. Lead, plan and control translation, revision, editing, terminological, reference and word processing work, determining priorities and allocating staff resources for the timely, quality and cost-effective delivery of outputs in accordance with results-based management principles. b. Manage and evaluate the work performed by staff of the Section (including temporary staff) and by contractual translators. Guide and counsel staff and develop training plans to promote the best utilization of their skills and experience. c. Revise and approve complex and urgent texts; translate particularly complex, difficult or sensitive texts from English and at least one other official UN language. d. Make informed linguistic determinations concerning the French language and take authoritative decisions regarding terminology, style and usage. e. Organize and supervise French terminology work, including glossaries, technical vocabularies and related data collections; direct terminological research within the Section, and in collaboration with other language Section Heads, participate in the enhanced design and development of terminology databases and computer-assisted-translation and terminology (CATT) tools. f. Promote and supervise the use of artificial intelligence (AI) based modern translation technologies, including machine translation, as a means to combine human and machine intelligence to ensure a timely delivery of high quality translation in a cost-efficient manner and ensure that the most effective use is made by the Section of all the translation technologies available. g. Design and prepare the documentation required for and lead the process of public tenders for translation in the Section; promote, administer and execute the tender process, review the bids, select and administer the tests and select the successful bidders in accordance with established procurement rules and under the guidance of the Procurement and Travel Division. h. Establish and maintain contacts with translation institutions and individual translators with a view to expanding the network of translators; organize the testing of prospective translators and make decisions on their selection. i. Represent the Section in working groups and internal and external meetings; liaise with other language sections and relevant work units to achieve improved efficiencies, knowledge management and information sharing. j. Perform other related duties as required. In particular, the incumbent should be prepared to support teams in the Patents & Technology and Brands & Designs Sectors as required, and should be prepared to spend time with the different language teams as part of the induction process and potentially on a periodic basis thereafter, to ensure strong understanding of activities across WIPO. Apply here: https://wipo.taleo.net/careersection/wp_2/jobdetail.ftl?job=48395&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=impactpool
In a world dominated by data and technology, the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) has become pivotal for businesses. These language models, a remarkable facet of artificial intelligence, are redefining how organizations function, communicate, and deliver value. Business leaders, CEOs, and upper management need to recognize the significant impact of these models on business processes and strategies. At their core, large language models are a type of artificial intelligence designed to understand and generate human-like text. Built using vast amounts of training data, large language models work because they understand nuances in human language, provide accurate responses, generate content, and can be fine-tuned with specific information.
Meta AI is happy to introduce SeamlessM4T, a foundational multilingual and multitask model that seamlessly translates and transcribes across speech and text. SeamlessM4T supports: - Automatic speech recognition for nearly 100 languages
- Speech-to-text translation for nearly 100 input and output languages
- Speech-to-speech translation, supporting nearly 100 input languages and 35 (+ English) output languages
- Text-to-text translation for nearly 100 languages
- Text-to-speech translation, supporting nearly 100 input languages and 35 (+ English) output languages
Youths from 27 African countries, Canada and the United States of America have petitioned the African Union (AU) to impress upon member states to adopt Swahili, French, and the English languages as lingua francas in Africa. The languages must also be integrated into schools’ curricula for teaching and learning, to become contact languages apart from the native languages.
Conference announcement: Theme: TREXTUALITY – Interdisciplinary Approaches to Translated and Multilingual Texts Dates: 7–9 September 2023 Venue: Arcanum, University of Turku Schematically, translation studies acknowledges that a text can be translated from one language into another but tends to see source and target texts as stable entities, while in textual scholarship, texts are understood to take many forms, but the different textual manifestations are usually studied only within one language. In recent years, however, we have seen interdisciplinary approaches that go beyond the source text–target text pair in the case of translation studies and cross linguistic borders when it comes to textual scholarship. For example, thematic journal issues have explored multilingualism and translation from the point of view of textual scholarship (Dillen, Macé, and van Hulle eds. 2012), combined genetic criticism with translation (Durand-Bogaert ed. 2014), and laid out the foundations for genetic translation studies (Cordingley and Montini eds. 2015). Translation can also be seen as a means for bringing out different interpretations of a text and as an intertwined part of writing (Reynolds ed. 2019). Similarly, studies on closely related themes, such as multilingual writing, self-translation, collaborative translation, retranslation, indirect translation, pseudotranslation, backtranslation, and adaptation, may equally provide insights into the complex geneses and networks of dependence that lie behind texts that have manifestations in several languages (Gambier 1994; Bistué 2013). Studies on these kinds of themes often draw on archival resources, as archival material can provide information on translating, translations, and translators (Kujamäki 2018; Cordingley and Hersant eds. 2021). Keynote speakers:
• Guyda Armstrong, University of Manchester: ”Travelling things: materializing translation in premodern objects"
• Outi Paloposki, University of Turku: ”Drafts, letters, letter drafts – adventures in translation archives”
• Dirk Weissmann, University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès: ”Behind the surface of the monolingual text: multilingual writers, textual genetics and the monolingual paradigm” Registration is open until 16 August. More info: https://www.finlit.fi/en/research/critical-editions-edith/trextuality-interdisciplinary-approaches-translated-and
Aim of Consultancy The aim of the consultancy is to develop a Translation Drupal Module using the on premises translation solution, Systran, targeting 4 languages: Arabic, English, French and Portuguese for the AU-IBAR website. The Drupal module should be compatible with the major version 10 of Drupal. Objectives - To increase reach and traffic by attracting more visitors that prefer to browse in other official languages.
- To improve AU-IBAR’s brand image and stakeholder experience by enhancing visibility in other languages.
- To boost conversions by making it easier for stakeholders and partners to understand AU-IBAR’s products or services and trust its brand.
- To enhance the AU-IBAR website SEO and ranking by optimizing it for different languages and keywords.
- To expand information and communication relating to AU-IBAR’s activities and opportunities by reaching new regions, countries or niches that may have a demand for these offerings.
Tasks - Produce a module development roadmap
- Develop a Drupal translation Module with the following main features:
- Translate Drupal content using Systran translation and/or human translators.
- Ability to do in-context review of content.
- Ergonomic Module.
- Develop a proposal on additional translation features to complement additional work on the current consultancy.
Deliverables - Produce a module development roadmap
- Ergonomic Translation Drupal Module using Systran under Drupal 10
- Proof of Guarantee Period of at least one (01) year minimum
- User Manual and Technical Documentation
- Consultancy Report
Supervision and Reporting The consultancy firm will work under the overall guidance and the supervision of the AU-IBAR Webmaster. Duration of Assignment The assignment will be undertaken in a total period of 03 months. Remuneration The Consultancy Firm will be paid a maximum amount of USD 3,000. Payments will be made upon completion of this assignment and submission and approval of all deliverables as stated herein. Requirements Firm To implement this activity, AU-IBAR requires an experienced consultancy firm with the following competencies: - Registered firm of at least 4 years with proof of serves associated with language translation solutions.
Personnel The personnel should have the following skills: General Experience: - Experience having undertaken similar work on various domains and platforms using API.
Specific Experience: - Experience in website development based on Drupal
- Experience in the use of Translation Solutions
- Experience in developing User Manual and Technical Documentation
Other competencies
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African languages should be developed in schools so that they can become mediums of teaching, particularly in the foundation phase, the SA "All schools should be provided with human resources with regards to teaching in that language," the union said in a statement.
The congress also called for teacher training colleges to prioritise training teachers of indigenous languages. The theme of the congress was "Restore the character of Sadtu as a union of revolutionary professionals, agents of change and champions of people's education for people's power in pursuit of socialism".
"We declare that socialism is the future as it guarantees sustainable development and deconstruct[s] the exploitation of one man by another and will end poverty and misery in the world." The congress resolved that in the determination of teaching posts, the degree of complexity of curricula taught in different schools should be considered.
Delegates also agreed that teachers in the early childhood development sector should be highly qualified, with relevant competencies in health, social, psychological and educational issues. "A standardised qualification must be agreed upon in order to establish uniform standards."
All schools should have support staff, such as therapists and psychologists, to help teachers deal with pupils who had difficulties with mainstream learning. The congress called for the Annual National Assessment (ANA) not to be "abused to label teachers and schools, thereby demoralising and de-professionalising them".
ANAs are tests to determine pupils' levels of competency in literacy and numeracy. Feedback from the ANAs should be given to schools promptly, before the results were publicised, and should be followed up with meaningful intervention programmes. "At a broader level, delegates note the recent attacks on Chapter 9 institutions of democracy from those meant to lead them.
"We are an organisation that fought many other injustices in our past and including the present and we have a moral obligation to protect these institutions even if it is against those that lead them," Sadtu said. Last month the union called on Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to stop using her office to "attack the ANC".
This was after a letter Madonsela reportedly wrote to Zuma, about the R246 million spent on upgrades at his private Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal, was leaked to the media. ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has publicly criticised Madonsela and said she was on a crusade to discredit the party.
At the time Sadtu's national executive said in a statement: "The actions of advocate Thuli Madonsela are clear systematic signs planned to create anarchy and divisions within our society and the ANC in particular".
- Sapa