Author Archives: Richard Samson

Richard Samson

About Richard Samson

I’m a teacher living in Osona, Spain. I'm into tennis, dogs, and chickens. I’m also interested in translation and Moodle (well, digital tools for teaching, in general).

XXII Premi de Traducció Andreu Febrer de la UVic-UCC

Posted on 25.06.2018 by Richard Samson

Andreu Febrer (Vic, 1375 – 1440), poet, soldier, courtier, diplomat and translator, translated La Divina Comèdia into Catalan in the 15th century. Here are his first lines: En lo mig del cami de nostra vida Me retrobé per una selva … Continue reading →

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“Ànimes mudes” i altres contes

Posted on 14.06.2018 by Richard Samson

Les lectores de Caterina Albert estan de celebració per la publicació, en dos llibres paral·lels (original i traducció), d’una nova antologia de textos de l’autora empordanesa. Els llibres, d’edició rústica, elegants i còmodes, porten la mateixa il·lustració a la portada, … Continue reading →

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#TRANSLATORWANTED 2018 – Reivindicamos la figura del traductor

Posted on 01.06.2018 by Richard Samson

Concurso de traducción Hemos organizado la tercera edición del concurso TRANSLATOR WANTED para reivindicar la figura del traductor, su profesionalidad y su indispensable presencia en distintos ámbitos de las letras, la comunicación y el lenguaje. Los avances tecnológicos y las … Continue reading →

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How to be rude

Posted on 15.05.2018 by Richard Samson

Cross-cultural awareness is an important field of study nowadays, particularly in training of specialists for international trade. Obvious differences (currency, tipping, driving on the left, bank opening hours) are fairly simple to get used to. Some other differences are more … Continue reading →

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Writing in a second language

Posted on 13.03.2018 by Richard Samson

The recent award of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Kazuo Ishiguro, one of my favourite authors, set me thinking about the number of first-rank authors who write in a language that is not their first. The list is long. … Continue reading →

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