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NCTA GENERAL MEETING (in-person) | Oakland, CA
September 10, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Free
AGENDA:
– Welcome and NCTA business
– Featured Speaker – Ana Lis Salotti “The Devil is in the Details: Why You Need to Start Using Corpus to Localize and Translate Better”
– Q&A
– Networking
– Closing
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS: WHY YOU NEED TO START USING CORPUS TO LOCALIZE AND TRANSLATE BETTER
Do you know what a CORPUS is? Have you ever used one? Have you ever felt stuck with a simple phrase in your source language where you can’t find an equivalent that runs as smoothly as your original? If your answer is no to the first two questions, but yes to the third, this presentation may be right up your alley.
Ana will describe what a corpus is, and how it can become one of the most valuable—and free—tools for translators when dictionaries, glossaries, Google and other terminological resources can’t help in finding a seamless, elegant translation. She will introduce a few monolingual and multilingual corpora in various languages that are available online, and show how to conduct a corpus search. She will show with examples how a simple, quick search can help translators’ productivity dramatically. English and Spanish examples will be given, but the talk will also be beneficial to linguists working with other languages.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Ana Lis Salotti is an English>Spanish translator and educator based in San Mateo, California. Originally from Argentina, she has over 16 years of experience in the industry, and holds a master’s degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. She has always combined deep practical experience with theoretical grounding and a research-driven approach to translation. Her translation specializations include the environmental and conservation sciences, audiovisual translation, and the US Hispanic community issues. She has also designed and taught various translation courses at New York University, and the City College of New York’s Hunter College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She also offers some training through her own website. She is a proud mom of a three-year-old little girl and loves to do yoga and cook healthy, delicious meals.
