JLD

Japanese Language Division

JLD文殊の知恵 Summary of Tools for Interpreters

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At the February 2025 Monju no Chie event, Allyson Sigman spoke about “Tools to Improve the Productivity and Work of Interpreters.” She covered tools for prep, glossary creation, terminology management, document organization, sim-consec (interpreter takes notes for consecutive … [Read more...]

JLD 文殊の知恵 Write up for Tools for Interpreters

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Great session! Like a mini ATA conference. Full disclosure: I am a translator, and although I took interpreting classes when I was getting my MA, I have never pursued learning about the kind of equipment an interpreter needs. This session was full of great tips. Here are my big … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: Don Your Editor’s Hat for Better Japanese into English Translations

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  Speaker: Syra Morii Session Title: Don Your Editor's Hat for Better Japanese into English Translations Summary Author: Harumi Rudolph 「（誰か・何か）のために～する」を英訳するときには、"for the sake of"と"for the benefit of"をどう使い分けるべきでしょう。例えば、"The parents stayed together ＿＿＿＿＿＿their … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: 110 Kazumasa Aoyama–Working with Good Helpers in Scientific Translation: Online Research Tools and Resources

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Speaker: Kazumasa Aoyama Session Title: Working with Good Helpers in Scientific Translation: Online Research Tools and Resources Summary Author: Doug Durgee While the session title labels it for scientific translation, two reoccurring themes apply to us all: use more … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: 097 Junko Bradley–From Commodity to Valued Partner: Ten Strategies to Stand Out and Transform Your Language Service Business

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Speaker: Junko Bradley Session Title: From Commodity to Valued Partner: Ten Strategies to Stand Out and Transform Your Language Service Business Summary Author: Katherine Hall In this session from the last day of ATA65, Junko Bradley shared tips on how to improve one’s … [Read more...]

ATA64 Session Summary #7: Pre-Editing Japanese Documents for Better Machine Translation Presented by Audra Lincoln

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The advance of machine translation (MT) and its implications for the translation field were prominent themes discussed at the ATA conference this year, so Audra Lincoln’s presentation topic on effectively editing Japanese texts for use with these tools was well-timed! Audra (who … [Read more...]

ATA64 Session Summary #6: Bidirectionality: Simultaneously Interpreting Into and Out of Your A Language Presented by Robert Holloway, Céline Browning and Laura Burian

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In this session, three experienced interpreters working between English and Asian languages—Japanese, Korean and Mandarin—discussed their experiences with bidirectional interpretation and offered insightful tips for interpreters specializing in any language. Céline grew up in a … [Read more...]

ATA64 Session Summary #5: Capturing Elusive Creatures: Context-dependent Words and Phrases in English-to- Japanese Scientific Translation Presented by 青山一正

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ATAのベテラン講演者、青山さんによる今回のセッションは、文脈を理解することの重要性についてでした。今回もたくさんの例を使い、聴衆者に問いかけながら進めていく、分かりやすいセッションでした。   科学的な分野における英文を和訳する際に、以下の3種類の文脈に注意する必要があります。   分野・トピック 使われる分野やトピックによって、単語や語句の意味が異なることがあります。どの分野やトピックについての文章であるかを理解して訳し分けることが大切です。”Quenching”（焼き入れ、消火、消光、反応停止）、”i … [Read more...]