Overview of CAT Tools event presented on Zoom by Silvia Terribile, on 17 April 2021.
This event, which was attended by a sufficient number of members to generate a very lively discussion, was hosted by Silvia, who is a postgraduate researcher at Manchester University. She firstly explained the key features and advantages of the various CAT tools, some of which we were given an
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A morning of exploration – Creative Writing Workshop on 27 March 2021
Write what you know – says the old adage. I would be amiss if I didn’t remind everyone, perhaps somewhat coquettishly, that we ourselves – the freelance linguist bunch – make for a pretty graceful subject matter. We all hail from different parts of the globe and represent rich and varied cultures. It is truly captivating to observe what happens if a group of linguists sit down together for a
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Student Q&A: in conversation with the University of Manchester
On 3 March 2021, a team of NWTN members hosted a panel to students of the MA Translation and Interpreting Studies programme at the University of Manchester. Each member discussed their own career paths and translation areas, how they came to join the NWTN, and provided some tips and tricks for students wanting to get started in the translation industry. My name is Maddy O’Hara, and I was one of
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NWTN Boost Day 2020 – MT-PE: Magic Wand or Menace?
In this guest blog post, ITI West Midlands Group member Robin Humphrey writes about our Boost Day event on machine translation post-editing that was held on 26 September 2020.
It nearly didn’t happen, but the Northwest Translators’ Network (NWTN) made it and it was so well run by Mike Hanson at the controls. I’d been looking forward to this since March when it was postponed at the last
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Recap of our Wednesday Working Lunch chat sessions
In this blog post, Deborah Borderiau recaps the NWTN's weekly Working Lunch chats. If you want to find out what to expect, keep an eye on the NWTN's social media channels for the theme each week and join us here.
What could be nicer during these gloomy times of the Covid pandemic than a weekly chat session with our NWTN colleagues? It’s great to see smiling faces and have an informal
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Take Note! event report
What’s the greatest invention since sliced bread? For many linguists, stuck at home during the current pandemic and far from the opportunities on offer in London, the answer would be high-quality, interactive and easily available CPD sessions that can be enjoyed from the comfort of our own homes. This quickly sold-out event, the first of its kind to be organised by the NWTN, was delivered by Dr
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