Globalization Insider

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Living Globally on Internet Time (premium) • David Brooks, Senior Director, International Product Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
LISA Profiles: Teddy Bengtsson • Teddy Bengtsson
Money Talks (premium) • John Freivalds, JFA Associates
Trying to Find the Right Balance and Still Have Fun (premium) • Michael Anobile & Deborah Fry
Translation Memories - Smoke? Or Mirrors? (premium) • Mick McAllister, Operations Manager (Boulder), Sykes Enterprises
The Making of Translators on the Web (premium) • Minako O’Hagan, Victoria University of Wellington

The Making of Translators on the Web

How Distance Learning Can Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Minako O’Hagan, Victoria University of Wellington

In this article, regular LISA contributor Minako O’Hagan examines the opportunities for translator training offered by new, Web-based distance learning concepts such as the Web-based translation techniques course for English ↔ Chinese and English ↔ Japanese run by the University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College. While the need for translation training is acute and the potential benefi ts of such courses are considerable, the effort involved for all concerned can be substantial.

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