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Two is bettter than one Apr 12, 2006

Which once again proofs that a combination of both is the best.
First, a linguistic education, so that at least you master the source and target-language upto a certain level suited for translation from and to your target-language and a specialisation, so that you understand what you translate.
I have an old yellowish piece of paper. It says M.A. in translation and interpreting. It will take a lot of work and calculations (not my forté) to have it followed by a postgraduate managem... See more
Which once again proofs that a combination of both is the best.
First, a linguistic education, so that at least you master the source and target-language upto a certain level suited for translation from and to your target-language and a specialisation, so that you understand what you translate.
I have an old yellowish piece of paper. It says M.A. in translation and interpreting. It will take a lot of work and calculations (not my forté) to have it followed by a postgraduate management degree.
By the way, I love Japanese. Because I love it, I can start translating overnight into say English. ▲ Collapse
 
texjax DDS PhD
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English to Italian
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no degree in languages Apr 12, 2006

I don't have a degree in languages.

I have a a PhD and a degree in dentistry, and a certificate in paediatric dentistry ssued by a Japanese college.

I lived and studied at a dental college in Japan for 2 years, and Puerto Rico, 2 more years.

Resident in USA since 2002.

Assistant editor for a dental journal published in english.
 
Agnieszka Hayward (X)
Agnieszka Hayward (X)
Poland
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ONE degree, ONE passion, ONE self Apr 12, 2006

my one and only degree is the one from the Warsaw Institute of Applied Linguistics (translator, interpreter and teacher of DE and EN).

The rest is experience.

Howgh
 
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