/continuingstudies/taxonomy/term/555/all en /continuingstudies/channels/event/perspectives-de-carriere-pour-les-langagiers-de-demain-325020 <p><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-do9ky9GSTudUnXXGkSIgA"><img src="/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/0b7a8798-bd32-430f-a5c1-78b39ad7d8c2_0.jpeg" style="height:384px; width:734px" /></a></p> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:11:31 +0000 jessica.romera@mcgill.ca 9934 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/committed-interculturalist-awarded-mcgill-associates-prize-translation-253650 <p>Intercultural communication is certainly one way of describing translation in today’s globalized world. And that description is particularly fitting for Yvan Larrivée, who is the 2015 recipient of the <a href="/continuingstudies/current-students/graduating-students/awards" target="_blank">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Associates Prize in Translation</a> (English-French). Mr.</p> Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:58:08 +0000 stephanie.wereley@mcgill.ca 4855 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/family-tradition-culminates-mcgill-associates-prize-translation-253649 <p>Family histories have a real influence on career choices. This is particularly true of Berdj Garabedian, who is the 2015 recipient of the <a href="/continuingstudies/current-students/graduating-students/awards" target="_blank">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Associates Prize in Translation</a> (French-English). Mr. Garabedian received this distinction at the spring graduation ceremony when he was awarded his Certificate in Translation.</p> Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:53:28 +0000 stephanie.wereley@mcgill.ca 4854 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/graduate-diploma-translation-comprehensive-evaluation-cctr-551-241041 <p>Students completing the Graduate Diploma in Translation (GDIT) must sit a comprehensive examination at the conclusion of the GDIT Program.  The examination consists of an oral defense of a best-work portfolio.  This portfolio represents a record of progress made by the candidate throughout his/her studies.  Each candidate prepares a written introduction and comments on selected examples of coursework with a view to demonstrating his/her progress toward greater translation competence.</p> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:14:21 +0000 stephanie.wereley@mcgill.ca 4758 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/call-papers-international-colloquium-translation-studies-and-geopolitics-240135 <p>Translation and geopolitics have been inextricably linked since the era of the dragoman, but upheavals at the beginning of this century (the war against terrorism, the war in Iraq, the Arab Spring, the wars in Libya, Syria and the Ukraine, as well as other conflicts with international stakes, including the rise of extremism in Europe) have considerably affected and changed the work conditions of language professionals in general, and that of translators in particular. Languages have always been used to speak about ones enemies, but also with one’s enemies.</p> Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:37:59 +0000 stephanie.wereley@mcgill.ca 4660 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/multilingual-translator-awarded-mcgill-associates-prize-translation-238440 <p>Montreal, August 2014</p> <p>For many translators, they are driven by two passions: the love of languages and the need to improve intercultural communication. The 2014 recipient of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Associates Prize in Translation (English-French) is no exception to the rule.</p> <p>Ms Hilda Monzon Bosch received this distinction at the spring graduation ceremony when she was awarded her Certificate in Translation.</p> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:44:56 +0000 sheryl.ciszewski@mcgill.ca 4541 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/dynamic-polyglot-wins-2014-mcgill-associates-prize-translation-238438 <p>Montreal, August 2014 –</p> <p>According to constructivists, translator competence comes in many shapes and sizes but is not limited to language competence alone.  Much depends on life experiences and the ability to build progressively on these.  Such is the case for Smadar Brandes, the 2014 winner of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Associates Prize in Translation (French-English), which is awarded annually to the student with the best academic record in the Certificate in Translation.</p> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:20 +0000 sheryl.ciszewski@mcgill.ca 4540 at /continuingstudies /continuingstudies/channels/news/graduate-diploma-translation-comprehensive-evaluation-cctr-551-235060 <p>Students completing the Graduate Diploma in Translation (GDIT) must sit a comprehensive examination at the conclusion of the GDIT Program.  The examination consists of an oral defense of a best-work portfolio.  This portfolio represents a record of progress made by the candidate throughout his/her studies.  Each candidate prepares a written introduction and comments on selected examples of coursework with a view to demonstrating his/her progress toward greater translation competence.</p> Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:13:12 +0000 sheryl.ciszewski@mcgill.ca 4456 at /continuingstudies