1. The Translation Business Project
 I Colloquium on Innovation in Modern Languages Education • June 2014
The Translation Business Project
Harry Dooner
Phoebe Whitehouse
Dr Isabel Santafé

2. Translation Business Project 2014
December 2013
Call for participants 40
Final year Modern Languages
students
5 translation agencies
Russian German
Italian Spanish
French
Roles
Project manager
Translator
Reviser
Proof-reader
Main tasks
Find source texts
Translation brief
Research translation business
March 2014
Group presentations
In front of a panel of
experts
Objectives:
Team work
Gain insight into
professional practices
Employability skills

3. Translation Business Project 2014
Events
January 2014 Training sessions: CAT tools
February 2014
Round Table with translators

4. Translation Business Project 2014
Group Presentations 19th March
Panel of professional translators
Translation businesses

5. Translation Business Project 2014

6. Translation Business Project 2014
Winning Team
  “Personally, I’d say this website would rank in the top 20%. It’s clear, simple and professional. They’ve done a great job.”
Lisa Simpson
Professional translator

7. Translation Business Project 2014
Thank you!