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Thread poster: Wolfgang Feichtlbauer
Wolfgang Feichtlbauer
Wolfgang Feichtlbauer  Identity Verified
Austria
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English to German
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Apr 23, 2002

I am a freelance translator(English into German)who is looking for a professional training in the field of translation somewhere in the UK.

Any recommendations? Thanks for your help!
 
Magda Dziadosz
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IOL Apr 23, 2002

You may like to check the Institute of Linguists http://www.iol.org.uk/



You will find information on available training schemes and certification exams.



Good luck!

Magda (Dip.Trans.IOL)
 
Karin Walker (X)
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Germany
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German to English
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Heriot-Watt Apr 24, 2002

Wolfgang,



I trained at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh which runs a 9-month/1-year postgraduate course in bilingual translation. They are at www.hw.ac.uk. That said, many English universities offer one-year postgrad courses too, such as Bath, Leeds, Surrey, Westminster, Bradford...



HTH

Karin
 
Wolfgang Feichtlbauer
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Austria
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English to German
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Thanks Magda, I'll check on that! Apr 24, 2002

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On 2002-04-23 18:04, Magda-KMM wrote:

You may like to check the Institute of Linguists http://www.iol.org.uk/



You will find information on available training schemes and certification exams.



Good luck!

Magda (Dip.Trans.IOL)
 


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