Ethics for Translators
The video below provides some guidelines and ethical considerations for the translation industry. This is an important topic as your personal name and brand within the industry is all you have, you need to protect by always acting ethically while keeping the long-term consequences of your actions always in mind. (Click to Download MP4)
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TranslatorTrainer
November 5, 2010 at 4:09 PMI hope everyone enjoys this video module.
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Mariana Ruberto
March 16, 2011 at 6:48 AMI think these kind of tips are crucial. Although they are obvious you not always bear them in mind!
Angela Esso
May 5, 2011 at 11:35 PMAs a translator you got to have these ethics sink in you, then you can be sure of delivering an outstanding piece of work and thereby multiplying your chances of more work/clients.
This is one of the video i will listen over and over again.
Angela.
Mary Avila
July 5, 2011 at 9:32 AMVery good tips.
Rosamaria Mughetto
July 15, 2011 at 2:48 AMEveryone who would like to be a translator would find these ponts absolutely enlightening especially those regarding ethics. I enjoyed them very much. Once again congratulation.
Roger Barbieri
October 29, 2011 at 6:38 PMBeing ethical is a must in our line of work. Like somebody once said, “A translator has to be as confidential as a catholic priest in confession.”
Nahida Razzaq
November 3, 2011 at 8:36 PMBeing a translator or an interpreter you need to stick to the ethics and the principles of the profession.
Irine Gvazava
January 9, 2012 at 1:45 AMVery practical and useful information.
Nahounou Angenor
March 29, 2012 at 1:21 PMTranslation is not just a job, it’s a behaviour.