PROJECT SUMMARY Client: Portland Public SchoolsService: Translation, Editing, DTP and ProofreadingFormat: Math Workbooks and lesson materialsSubject Matter: EducationVolume: A workbook of 5 or 6 units each for grades K to 5, about 500 pages per grade
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Author: Antonela Accorinti
What are the differences between editing and proofreading?
Although they are often used as synonyms, bilingual editing (also called bilingual revision) is not the same as proofreading. They are two distinct and yet complementary steps, carried out at different stages within a translation process and by different professionals.
Literal translation and free translation: which is the best approach?
The writer and translator Jorge Luis Borges once said, “each language is a way of feeling and perceiving the universe”. And although the author of El Aleph did not prefer literal translations, he stated that “partial and precious evidence of the difficulties that (the text) undergoes remains in its translations,” he also warned that literal […]
The main challenges of translating scientific materials
Since the beginning, scientific information has been closely related to translation. Sharing, making something available to the public, is a fundamental goal shared by both science and translation. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “popularize” means “to cause to be liked or esteemed“, as well as “to present in generally understandable or interesting form“. Ethics and […]
