Translation as a Profession

Which behaviour of a translation requester I didn't mention in my introduction?

• They always find translations outrageously overpriced.

• They would like the translation to be finished before the work has even started.

• They change their mind half way through the translation.

• They make last minute changes to the ST and refer to them as 'improvements'.

• All of them were mentioned in the introduction.

Good translation must be clear.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are times where the TT is "deliberately ambiguous or unclear, such as the software documentation which was designed to prompt the buyer to contact the support service. . . where he or she could then be persuaded to buy

more services or products!"

Judiciary translators cannot be interpreters.

• True

• False

From how many foreign languages translation graduates should be able to translate?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• More than 3

In most countries, a significant percentage of all translations are carried out by unregistered translators.

• True

• False

Which category of translation is widely connected with Web site, video games and software localisation (adapting content or products to a specific market or locale, taking into account specific cultural or linguistic features)?

• IT translation

• Technical translation

• Commercial translation

• Advertising and marketing translation

In most countries, literary translation is considered a form of authorship (meaning the translator is a secondary author)

• True

• False

A neglected segment of the translation markets is:

• Legal translation

• Scientific translation

• Biomedical or pharmaceutical translation

• Financial translation

Which of these materials do not belong to a category "specialised translation"?

• Invoices

• Treaties

• Recipe books

• Biographies

• Stock market information

In most countries, a significant percentage of all translations are carried out by unregistered translators.

• True

• False