Translator’s view of al-Andalus: The social politics of translation and communication in the Mediterranean Middle Ages
(I Temkin)

Through discussion of Youssef Chahine’s film Destiny, we’ll look at cross-cultural communication in the Mediterranean Middle Ages from the idealistic view of the people who helped make it happen—translators working closely with writers ... [full description]

Non-directive listening (NDL) for English language facilitators
(J Zymantas)

Mediation, or the negotiation of meaning, is central to translating, editing and communication in general. Not only do translators mediate between the writer (researcher, report writer, etc) and the reader ... [full description]

Practical tools for improving text flow: focus on punctuation
(T O’Boyle)

The basic syntax is sound. The terminology is correct. Overall, the text is coherent. But, for some reason it’s still choppy, doesn’t flow. It’s time to check punctuation. This workshop looks at punctuation as a tool at the service of syntax, balance, and flow in the pursuit of reader-friendly prose… [full description]

Practical tools for improving text flow: focus on information ordering
(ME Kerans)

‘Flow’ is a feature readers name as a hallmark of good writing but rarely define. This workshop introduces an easy-to-grasp analytical tool that takes the mystery out of English cohesion and helps manuscript editors and revisers of translations to manage flow in a reasoned, efficient way.... [full description]

Righting citing: principles and strategies for editors and translators
(I Patten)

Far more than a mere formality, citation is an integral part of scholarly writing that affects message, clarity, and even an author’s credibility. As such, it has implications for translators and editors who help authors create coherent texts. … [full description]

Managing plagiarism: an approach to dialog between authors and editors
(ME Kerans)

Once an editor or translator has detected a block of badly managed citing, some confusing cut-paste writing or a case of clear plagiarism, a decision must come on how to handle the text and what to say to the author. What factors affect how the manuscript is revised and by whom? What are a language support professional’s options? [full description]

First steps for translating and editing research articles—how to adopt a genre analysis approach
(A Lounds)

Original research articles in English are the main channel for disseminating knowledge, and in Mediterranean countries there is great demand for language facilitators to help authors publish... [full description]

Corpus-guided translation and editing of specialist texts
(ME Kerans, A Maher, Stephen Waller)

Translators/editors often feel constrained by their lack of knowledge of fields of expertise, such as medicine, engineering, finance, etc. Yet there is increasing demand for specialist translators and editors—who invariably command higher rates. Although the WWW is a potential (and valuable) source of field knowledge, undisciplined/uninformed research can lead to register violations, patchy style, real error, or simply “translationese”… [full description]