Upcoming professional events
Sat 19 October 2017
Beyond Economic Survival: A Data-Led Investigation into Professional Translators’ Current Working Conditions and Strategies for Sustainable Success
ITI Cymru Wales is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 2019 AGM followed by a very interesting follow-up talk by Silke Lührmann in which she will present the conclusions on her research on translators' working conditions.
The programme for the day will be as follows:
09:30-10:00: Registration and tea and coffee
10:00-11:30: AGM (members only)
11:30-12:00: Coffee/tea break
12:00-13:30: Presentation by Silke Lührmann "Beyond Economic Survival: A Data-Led Investigation into Professional Translators’ Current Working Conditions and Strategies for Sustainable Success" followed by Q&A session
14:00: lunch
This talk reports on the findings of the research project discussed in a previous presentation at the ITI Cymru Spring Seminar on ‘Craft or commodity: how can translators position themselves at the professional end of the industry?’ in April 2016. Members of the audience and discussion panel for the 2016 talk played a vital role in helping me shape my research design and distribute the resulting survey questionnaire, which was completed by almost 300 respondents from over 30 countries between October 2017 and April 2018. Here, I will present a general overview of my research design and findings and outline scope for further research. The qualitative and quantitative data obtained from the survey show a strong engagement with all 26 questions. Areas of particular interest include:
• Transition from academic training into professional practice
• Working conditions in the current market/Stress and enjoyment factors
• Opinions on the relevance of academic translation theory to professional practice
• Definitions of translators’ professional identities
• Challenges and opportunities of emerging and evolving technologies
• Proposals for additional support for (new) translators, e.g. mentorships, business skills training etc.
• Strategies for sustainable success beyond economic survival that empower translators to develop the resilience to confront undesirable working conditions and unethical practices.
If you are a member and attending the AGM, please arrive for 9:30-9:45. If you are attending the seminar, please arrive by 11:30.
Register here.
Beyond Economic Survival: A Data-Led Investigation into Professional Translators’ Current Working Conditions and Strategies for Sustainable Success
ITI Cymru Wales is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 2019 AGM followed by a very interesting follow-up talk by Silke Lührmann in which she will present the conclusions on her research on translators' working conditions.
The programme for the day will be as follows:
09:30-10:00: Registration and tea and coffee
10:00-11:30: AGM (members only)
11:30-12:00: Coffee/tea break
12:00-13:30: Presentation by Silke Lührmann "Beyond Economic Survival: A Data-Led Investigation into Professional Translators’ Current Working Conditions and Strategies for Sustainable Success" followed by Q&A session
14:00: lunch
This talk reports on the findings of the research project discussed in a previous presentation at the ITI Cymru Spring Seminar on ‘Craft or commodity: how can translators position themselves at the professional end of the industry?’ in April 2016. Members of the audience and discussion panel for the 2016 talk played a vital role in helping me shape my research design and distribute the resulting survey questionnaire, which was completed by almost 300 respondents from over 30 countries between October 2017 and April 2018. Here, I will present a general overview of my research design and findings and outline scope for further research. The qualitative and quantitative data obtained from the survey show a strong engagement with all 26 questions. Areas of particular interest include:
• Transition from academic training into professional practice
• Working conditions in the current market/Stress and enjoyment factors
• Opinions on the relevance of academic translation theory to professional practice
• Definitions of translators’ professional identities
• Challenges and opportunities of emerging and evolving technologies
• Proposals for additional support for (new) translators, e.g. mentorships, business skills training etc.
• Strategies for sustainable success beyond economic survival that empower translators to develop the resilience to confront undesirable working conditions and unethical practices.
If you are a member and attending the AGM, please arrive for 9:30-9:45. If you are attending the seminar, please arrive by 11:30.
Register here.
