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Scientific, technical and medical translation basics

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Ganna Gudkova
Ganna Gudkova  Identity Verified
United States
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English to Russian
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question on this training Aug 22, 2013

I'm preparing for the ATA exam, and interested in mainly improving faithfulness and terminology/word choice. Do you think this course would help me?
 
Gary Smith Lawson
Gary Smith Lawson
Spain
Local time: 21:01
Spanish to English
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Usefulness for ATA exam Aug 26, 2013

Hi gud_annet. The course talks about the structure and phrasing of scientific and technical texts, but also gives advice on terminology searches and sources. Not sure how that would help in an exam situation, although it also explains how to understand different kinds of medical terminology.
 
Pierluigi Bernardini
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Italy
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Member (2011)
English to Italian
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Languages Sep 5, 2013

Is the course intended only for translators working into English or can this be also useful for professionals who work from English into other languages?
 
Gary Smith Lawson
Gary Smith Lawson
Spain
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Spanish to English
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EN Sep 9, 2013

Hi Pierluigi.
The course is given in English, and so are the examples it uses. The basic principles can be applied to translation between other languages (e.g. layout, terminology searches, questions for the client etc.), though translators who work with English will find it more immediately applicable. As for translating from EN to other languages, yes, this webinar will be useful for translators working from or into English.

[Edited at 2013-09-09 10:37 GMT]
 


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