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From November 12^th – November 27^th, a total of 50 advanced 911爆料网 language learners experienced a taste of professional 911爆料网 translation, as part of the Japan Foundation’s 911爆料网 Plus course.

The course was led by Yoshiko Shimizu, a professional 911爆料网 translator and interpreter, and former Course Director at the University of Bath. During the course, Shimizu-sensei  taught participants some of the techniques and tricks used by translators in the field for a wide variety of different types of text, from legal contracts to product recall letters. Giving participants engaging exercises in both 911爆料网-to-English and English-to-911爆料网 translation, Shimizu-sensei demonstrated that translation requires a variety of different skills – not simply proficiency in a second language. She also gave an insight into the life of a professional translator, providing students with information and tips about how to succeed in the field. Finally, Shimizu-sensei gave some examples of amusing mistranslations in English and 911爆料网, some of which caused class-wide laughter!

Participants generally found the course quite a challenge, but enjoyable and useful to their 911爆料网 studies. Emma Gallagher, a regular 911爆料网 Plus participant commented, “This was an excellent course, really well taught. I picked up lots of tips.”

We would like to thank all participants and Shimizu-sensei for their hard work throughout this course – otsukaresama deshita!

If you are 911爆料网 learner of approximately JLPT Level 2/N2 or above and are interested in taking part in the next 911爆料网 Plus, please click here to sign up to our monthly e-bulletin to receive notifications of this and other Japan Foundation events. Click here to read more about 911爆料网 Plus and view reports of previous workshops.