Translation Studies

Risk Management in Translation Projects – Study and survey results

18th March 2016 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

In June 2015, Katalina Sere, student in Master 2, Institut supérieur de traducteurs et interprètes (ISTI – ULB), presented her study on “Risk Management in Translation

Semantic prosody and specialised translation, or how a lexicogrammaticaltheory of language can help with specialised translation

13th January 2016 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

Corpus linguistics has invaded translation studies and practice over the last fifteen years, allowing researchers to analyse the language of translation or to use corpora as

The importance of terminology in translation studies

8th December 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

Technical sciences such as translation and translation studies or traductology are nurtured by and co-exist with terminology. Nowadays, there is a lot of specialized

Comics in Translation Studies. An Overview and Suggestions for Research

28th October 2015 Nancy Matis Translation

Comics enjoy a prominent space in the translation world. In Italy as well as in other countries the majority of comics titles are translations (see

Exploring Translation Studies Online: Where to start?

3rd August 2015 Nancy Matis Reference Material

With the debate raging on as to whether or not an academic background is a necessity for today’s translator (you can read my take on

Getting a Ph.D. in Translation Studies

12th July 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

I am nearing the end of my time in a doctoral program in translation studies, so I thought I would write a little bit about

Translator Training: Getting Real

19th June 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

Translator training is a moving target. Working professionals regularly step up to give my students a clearer picture of what’s ahead. Over the last 20

A CAT tool can also be a viable translation teaching tool? Who would have thought?

27th March 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

Most of the people I have met / whose thoughts I have read since being back in Translation Studies seem to view CAT (Computer –