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Environmental translation: Environmental Organizations, Programs and Geographic names

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Topics: Getting established in the translation industry
Terminology management
Services and specialization
Technical & scientific documents translation
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Availability:This training is available on-demand

Duration: 70 minutes.

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Language:inglés
Summary:Translation of environmental documents often involves dealing with many names of organizations and programs, and geographic names. Inconsistency in this area may result in confusion and misunderstanding. We will discuss the principles of choosing the right translation when there are more than one existing translations. We will also discuss the main ways of translating these names from one language into another.
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Translation of environmental documents often involves dealing with many names of organizations and programs, and geographic names. Inconsistency in this area may result in confusion and misunderstanding. We will discuss the principles of choosing the right translation when there are more than one existing translations. We will also discuss the main ways of transferring these names from one language into another: transliteration, transcription and translation and some others. This course will combine both theory and practical application.
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This session can be interesting and useful to those who are making their first steps in environmental translation but also to those who specialize in environmental transaltion but understand the value of learning from others' experience. You are all welcome!
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 Anneta Vysotskaya    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Anneta Vysotskaya graduated the English Department of the Far Eastern State University (Vladivostok, Russia) in 1983. After working for one year as a school teacher she was invited to join the staff of the Scientific Information Department of the Institute of Marine Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She worked there for 20 years reaching the position of a leading translator. Her main expertise is in environmental, fisheries, food, health, medical and business translation. In 2004, she moved with her family to New Zealand and had to start as a freelance translator and interpreter practically from zero. She translated for many clients from all over the world. She also works as a community interpreter since 2005.

Аннета Высоцкая закончила отделение английской филологии Дальневосточного государственного университета в 1983 году. Около 20 лет работала штатным переводчиком в Институте биологии моря и журнала "Биология моря", в том числе ведущим переводчиком, а также переводила для других научных учреждений Российской академии наук. Выполняла переводы для Торгово-промышленной палаты. Она специализируется в переводе в области охраны природы, биологии, рыбного хозяйства, здравоохранения, медицины, пищевой промышленности, а также имеет большой опыт перевода во многих других областях. Неоднократно была переводчиком на международных научных конференциях. С 2004 году проживает в Новой Зеландии, активно работает переводчиком-фрилансером, оказывая переводческие услуги для клиентов в разных странах мира. С 2005 года занимается устным переводом в больницах и других учреждениях Новой Зеландии. С 2005 года занимается устным переводом в социальной сфере.
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Environmental translation: Environmental Organizations, Programs and Geographic names

DANTE CECCARELLI Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 20:48
inglés al italiano
Link to WilkipediaAug 26, 2016

Hi Anneta,
the webinar was interesting, but at the end I could not write down the link to wilkipedia for the names of environmental organizations.
Could you send it by e-mail?
Thank you very much.
Dante

 

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