Advanced English/Spanish translation 2025
Welcome back to our online course in advanced English – Spanish translation. Our next session will be in January to March 2025!
Our sessions are live teleconferences. Attendance is required. Each session consists of twenty or thirty minutes of theory followed by review of the homework assignment due for discussion that day.
Having completed the homework, reviewed the partner’s work, and submitted the reviewed work on time for the instructors to review the homework before the class makes participation more productive and course participation more successful.
Participants who consistently do their work on time, review each other’s work on time, and participate in teleconferences, have a better rate of success.
At the end of the course, students can:
- Understand the ATA grading scale and use it as a reference to measure the quality of their translations.
- Know how to identify and use their strengths and improve their weaknesses.
- Know how to work in a team with an editor.
- Be ready to meet the job requirements in the ILR Skill Level Descriptions for Translation Performance.
Our online classes are based on real-time interaction, like an in-person discussion group. Our students always leave satisfied, no matter what their goals. To keep that intimate atmosphere, we limit classes to ten students per instructor.
You can read more about our class environment, technology required, and recommended resources on our general information page.
How do I register?
To register for the class, simply send the registration form to [email protected] with the subject line “Advanced Translation Interest.” A few weeks before the first class, or when the class is full, I will send everyone signed up the admissions test. I should return your finished test within a week and tell you if you have been accepted or not.
How much does it cost?
| List price | With 15% off for members of professional associations | |
| Full course, one direction (English to Spanish or Spanish to English) | $780.00 | $663.00 |
| Additional fee for both directions startinng in session 8 | $210.00 | $178.500 |
What is the schedule for this class?
Joint introduction: Wednesdays. Jan 22 to Feb 12, 2025
Spanish track: Wednesdays from February 19 to April 2
English track: Mondays, from February 24 to March 31
Time: 5:00 to 6:30 PM Pacific, 8:00 to 9:30 PM Eastern
What is the syllabus?
| Session | Date | Theory topic | Homework to be discussed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22-Jan | Introduce syllabus, what is translation | Admissions test |
| 2 | 29-Jan | Analysis of the message | Translation into English |
| 3 | 5-Feb | Translation and review process | Translation into Spanish |
| 4 | 12-Feb | Elements of good writing in Spanish, review Helen’s book | Spanish writing |
| Spanish track | Wednesdays | ||
| 5 s | 19-Feb | Overview of Spanish style guides | Translation into English |
| 6 s | 26-Feb | Writing your own style guide | Translation into Spanish |
| 7 s | 12-Mar | Online translation resources | Translation into Spanish |
| 8 s | 19-Mar | Choosing terminology based on meaning | Translation into Spanish |
| 9 s | 26-Mar | Identifying calques | Translation into Spanish |
| 10 s | 2-Apr | Final questions | |
| English track | Mondays | ||
| 5 e | 24-Feb | Overview of the Chicago Manual of Style | Translation into English |
| 6 e | 3-Mar | Elements of good writing in English, review an article from Reader’s Digest | English writing |
| 6 e | 10-Mar | Choosing terminology based on meaning | Translation into English |
| 8 e | 17-Mar | Writing your own style guide | Translation into English |
| 9 e | 24-Mar | Identifying calques | Translation into English |
| 10 e | 31-Mar | Final questions |