Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS)
Vol 2, No 1 (2016): March 2016

Pursuing a Career in Translation for Indonesian Speakers

Michael Alfredo Pesurnay (Unknown)
Sisilia Endah Lestari (Unknown)
Wasisti Argo Tyas Reno (Unknown)
Barli Bram (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2017

Abstract

Since becoming a translator needs certain skills and qualifications, this article provides detailed information on the process from starting and developing a career in translation. Based on accessible references and a limited interview with a professional translator, some recommendations are in place. A perspective translator has to go through the following procedures; (1) acquisition and development of language competence, (2) translation competence development, (3) translation market, and (4) career development. Being a successful translator, one should have known how to start, including how to tell people their existence and knowing their skills and abilities in translation; how they manage their personal and financial management, how they deal with customers, and what to do if things go wrong.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJELS

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

The Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS, online and print versions, is a journal dedicated to contribute to the improvement of English Language Studies in Indonesia. It is intended to contribute to human progress and development by way of English Linguistics, Literature, Education ...