Category Archives: Profession

Bloguear sin sufrir

Posted on 30.10.2018 by Richard Samson

“No tengo tiempo” es la peor excusa para no bloguear. Sin embargo, lo oigo a menudo de colegas académicos. A veces me preguntan “¿Cómo puedes escribir tantos documentos y mensajes, dar clase, asesorar a estudiantes, dedicarte a tu familia y … Continue reading →

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Recursos abiertos para la divulgación del conocimiento

Posted on 29.10.2018 by Richard Samson

Nuestro amigo Javier Leiva ha estado muy activo estos últimos días. Por suerte nuestra, ha compartido sus experiencias en Twitter (@javierleiva) y aquí hacemos eco de lo expuesto. Hoy hemos seleccionado una de sus presentaciones, de gran interés para la … Continue reading →

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Is there a translator in the house?

Posted on 03.10.2018 by Richard Samson

Before the summer holidays the result of the Translator Wanted 2018 competition was announced. As in previous years there was a lot of food-based hilarity. You can browse through all the 2018 entries on this Wakelet board. Congratulations to all the … Continue reading →

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International grievances

Posted on 23.09.2018 by Richard Samson

A whole host of things can go wrong in a translation project. Translators accept that occasional mistakes are hard to avoid and hope they go undetected. After all, if nobody notices, who is to say that a mistake has been … Continue reading →

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Merlí in Mandarin. Fansubbing in China

Posted on 25.07.2018 by Eva Espasa

At the recent IATIS conference in Hong Kong, I had the opportunity to interview Nigel Huang Boyi, an MPhil student on the Translation Programme at Hong Kong Baptist University, who presented his comparative study on industry subtitles and Fansubs for … Continue reading →