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“But what did she really say?” –Speech Therapy, Accuracy, and the Problem of Interpreter Invisibility
11/06/2020 - Theoreticians of translation and interpreting studies have consistently emphasized the deficiency of simplistic notions of "fidelity," "accuracy," and "equivalence" when dealing with the...
Two Book Translations from Hadi Umayra (MA, 2018) Published!
11/05/2020 - Hadi Umayra, a graduate of the MA program in Translation Studies in 2018, who is doing his PhD in Translation Studies with a focus on literature concentration at the University of Texas at Dallas,...
Tim Gregory's Interview with Intralingo
10/23/2020 - Our alumnus Tim Gregory, who is a professional interpreter and translator, was recently interviewed by Intralingo on his translation of a novel from Arabic. Watch his interview with Intralingo Inc....
Webinar I: General Information
10/19/2020 - Our faculty will provide an overview of our MA curriculum and explain: how our multilingual approach works in practice; the differences and similarities between completing the program on campus...
The Global Education Symposium 2020
10/08/2020 - The Global Education Symposium 2020 will take place virtually October 14-17, 2020. For more information and to register, please visit https://go.illinois.edu...
EN/SP Translation at State Farm
09/18/2020 - Carlos Díaz, Manager, In-Language and Fernando Gutiérrez, Product Owner from In-Language will talk about what it’s like to work as translators for State Farm, within the wider context of the role of...
Dr. Honaida Ahyad, Lecturer in Translation Studies and Linguistics, wins inaugural Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Summer Faculty Research Fellowship
04/11/2020 - We are delighted to announce that the IPRH has recognized Dr. Ahyad’s expertise and the value of translation studies by awarding her a fellowship to conduct research during summer 2020. Dr. Ahyad...
Professor emerita and former professor awarded prominent translation fellowships
02/03/2020 - A University of Illinois professor emerita and a former professor have been awarded Literature Translation Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Armine Kotin Mortimer is a...
Podcast with CTS and Argo Translation!
12/12/2019 - The Center for Translation Studies was privileged to participate in a recent podcast with our friends at Argo Translation, focusing the conversation on the value of an MA degree in Translation & ...
NY Times publishes review of novel translated by CTS student
03/27/2019 - A great review of Edgar Garbelotto's translation of a novel called 'Lord,' by the celebrated Brazilian writer João Gilberto Noll, has just appeared in the New York Times. Edgar, one of our currently...