This free online course provides the skills and tools required to find clients and succeed as a freelance translator. In a world of many languages and cultures faced with the need for constant and accurate global communication, there is a need for intermediate translators. This role is often performed by freelance translators. This course explains how translators can find clients, manage translation projects, maintain professional ethics and thrive in the ever-evolving world of language and communication. Sign up to turn your language skills into a career.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187687 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Distinguish between a translator and an interpreter • Identify the categories of translation and provide examples of frequently translated materials • Explain how to deliver a translation • Define ‘freelancing’ and compare its advantages and disadvantages • Identify the skills required to deliver high-quality translation services • List and explain the modes of interpretation • Discuss the ways in which freelance translators get new clients • Compare the features of active and passive marketing strategies • Explain the uses of computer-assisted translation (CAT) and machine-assisted translation • Identify the difficulties associated with working from home • Distinguish between the various methods of prioritising translation projects • State some time management recommendations for translators working alone |
| Course Code | 6130 |
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