Although I speak (somewhat) three languages, I have never bothered to get certified for translation purposes. But a friend of my mom is a spanish-english simultaneous translator for the state courthouse in this county. What I understand from her, certification generally requires a certain number of college credits plus several concentration-specific exams depending on the field you will be translating in. I.e. for legal work, one must pass a proficiency test in translating legal terms into the foreign language. I am not sure where you can take these specialty exams, but I can try to find out. What area do you want to translate in? Etienne __________________ I almost fell in love with a psychic, But she left me before we met.
Hello Etienne, Thanks a lot for your response. I would like to get certified as a french-english (english-french) translator
In case i did not understand your question ( I suspect i did not) that will in the legal ( court) system... Thanks once again
Parlez-vous francais? In the U.S., it is not necessary to be certified in order to work as a translator or interpreter, unless you are working in court system. I know that the Univ. of Arizona (my alma mater) offers a widely acclaimed summer program in Court Interpreting for Spanish-English-Spanish. But I am not aware of any French-English programs in the U.S. I have been working as a translator (German-English for chem/med/pharm) for many years in full-time, part-time, in-house and freelance capacities, and am not (nor ever was) certified. Customers have never required or asked about certification. But if being certified is important to your specialization, the ATA (American Translators Association) at http://www.atanet.org/ offers a certification testing scheme.
Certificate in Translation ( English - French) Yes, you CAN get a certificate in translation from English to French at the following university : http://www.teluq.uquebec.ca/webteluq/etudier It s called : Programme court d initiation a la traduction. Good luck!
