TechGist05

I had the honor of participating in the 7th ABRATES International Translation and Interpreting Conference in Rio de Janeiro last week. An event that had over 500 attendees, based on my casual observation. A large portion of the attendees were translators, but there were also some LSPs and Enterprise representatives. As much of the information was presented in Portuguese I had direct experience with simultaneous translation via a headset which was also kind of cool, and it was fun to switch around when I was less interested in the actual subject matter. The formidable, emotion packed sign language interpretation by Paloma Bueno, intensely focused simultaneous interpreter volunteers in the booth, and the abounding loveliness of Rio. I found the conference surprisingly refreshing for several reasons including: The high level of understanding that many translators had about MT, Post-Editing practice and their general attitude that i...

I found an interesting series of blog posts by Christelle Maignon that I thought articulated translator perspectives on MT and the increasing use of technology in translation work very well. She herself was driven away from translation work towards coaching because PEMT was just not her cup of tea from what I could gather. Anyway I thought it would be good to highlight her work in case you are not aware of her blog. Some posts that readers of this blog may also find interesting are listed below: Why machine translation creates so much anger and how to deal with it This post references Dr Kübler-Ross study of grief. She describes the five stages of emotions which are experienced by people who are approaching death or dealing with the death of a loved one. Her model was widely accepted and it was found to be valid for other forms of losses, as well as situations relating to change (for instance, the loss of a job or of a familiar way of doing things). Her model has been used as a ...