The Language Worker

After working at the research institute, I was intited to be a Language Consultant for an OnLine Consultancy Service - Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa ( https://ciberduvidas.iscte-iul.pt/ )

Founder & CEO @ The Action Sports Translator ( www.theactionsportstranslator.com ) This is the first and only full-scale sports translation agency for the action sports and outdoor industry. Martina has over 13 years of experience in the translation and localization industry. Long-time skier/snowboarder, rock climber, beginner kitesurfer, and generally mountain, nature and outdoor enthusiast.

Alfonso has been in the translation/localization industry for 20 years and he has seen our industry from multiple angles. He started working as a translator, but over these two decades he has held various roles: leading teams in an LSP, leading a Localization team on the client side, and creating his company – TranslaStars. More recently, Alfonso has also created the Localization Management Academ...

For this episode about Literary Translation, I invited three people who don’t know each other and don’t really know much about each other’s work. I thought it would be an interesting idea for us to all get to know each other at the same time. Mónia - Until 2019, Mónia worked mainly in the technical field (translating and proofreading technical texts, from mechanical engineering to medical devices,...

Ana's superpower is the ability to help clients identify a podcast idea that accelerates their business or professional goals, establishes trust with their ideal customer, and avoids content creator overwhelm. As a skilled podcast producer and strategist, Ana saw the opportunity to help entrepreneurs get their message across, but also to create a more meaningful impact in the world. In January 202...

While doing my BA in Linguistics I always made it clear to everyone that my main focus was on Lexicology, specially on Terminology. When I started working I had the chance to be a part of a Linguistics Institute and be a part of a couple of projects, one of them in the area o Terminology. I participated in scientific meetings and symposiums and presented a few papers internationally.

Carlos La Orden Tovar has a very public localization life. He delivers workshops, labs, and presentations as a speaker at global and local industry events for translation and localization professionals and students. He is also the coordinator of workshops and seminars, E-Learning presentations, and a course designer. In this conversation, we also talk about the importance of music in Carlo’s life...

Esta semana, o episódio do The Language Worker é inacreditável. A Cláudia e a Nânci são professoras de Sânscrito. Conheceram-se no curso de Canto de Mantras e perceberam que podiam juntar os gostos, conhecimentos e paixões em comum para oferecer aulas e cursos de Sânscrito. Fiquem a conhecer a história deste encontro de mentes e os cursos de Sânscrito incríveis que elas organizam.

Maria Virgínia is passionate about subtitling and dedicates herself to this activity (she also works in translation and interpreting projects). She works with multiple international companies and believes that her background and activities as a poet help her find the perfect word when working in subtitling projects. Sofia Marchetti is an Italian translator who creates a bridge not just language ga...

I participated in a project to evaluate the quality of sound in automatic answering "machines" for phones. The participants had to call a certain phone number and read a script that had all sorts of different types of information... Names of places, numbers, phone numbers, names of people, names os institutions, and others. Our job was to check and rate the quality of the sound and the output in g...

Women in Localization (W.L.) is the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry with thousands of members globally. Its mission is to foster a global community that inspires professional equality in the localization industry and supports women through all phases of their careers. Started in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008, W.L. has expanded its membership to include...

Lexicographer This is the last job that I had while I was still in college. The Science Academy of Lison was only able to release a full Dictionary by the year 2001. There had been attempts since the 18th Century but there was always something that prevented the work to progress. This gave me the chance to be a part of this project! I was responsible for the examples for each entry word - real lif...

A Ana Margarida Fonseca é professora de inglês há vários anos. No entanto, a sua mente inquieta e a vontade galopante de aprender e estar na crista da onda das inovações tecnológicas levaram-na ao mundo da edtech . Segundo a própria: “A utilização da tecnologia para conceber experiências de aprendizagem cativantes que respondam às necessidades dos alunos contemporâneos tem-me dado muita satisfação...

MY LANGUAGE JOBS - Department assistant Department of Portuguese Language and Culture This was the department where foreign students would go to in order to learn Portuguese. It was great to be around people from so many nationalities and to get some work experience.

Fabrizio Valgoi is a Localization Manager at sports apparel giant PUMA. We talked about the importance of the Localition team in an international company and the challenges faced by the people who do their best to improve brand communtcation. Fabrizio is a highly motivated professional who loves fashion and exploring new countries and cultures.

My first job was to be an English Tutor and I still love teaching English. I am now working as a Language Mentor for Portuguese speakers learning English. I am also a Mentor for English speakers learning Portuguese.

Episódio em PortuguêsA minha convidada é a Dra. Mónica Rocha, terapeuta de fala e investigadora. A Mónica é especializada em Perturbações da Fluência, Mestre em Neurociências e Neuropsicologia e tem um Doutoramento em Ciências da Cognição e da Linguagem. A Clínica em que trabalha, a Sanintegrativa, fica no Algarve, mas os seus pacientes estão um pouco por todo o mundo. Vale a pena ouvir a paixão c...

Alice offers objective-based courses (focused on grammar, vocabulary, listening, or other language skills), and conversation classes, which can help students practice and improve their spoken French. She also provides training for students preparing for the DELF (Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) exams, which are internationally recognized Fren...

A convidada deste episódio é especialista em tradução médica e apresenta-se como a parceira ideal para empresas, organizações e agências que procurem comunicar de forma eficaz com os doentes portugueses. Conheci a Ana Sofia Correia há mais de um ano num evento presencial, onde fiquei a conhecer a Ana Sofia e tive a oportunidade de fazer parte de um workshop que ela facultou sobre a sua área de esp...

Marta is a Localization consultant to buyers who want to build or grow their localization teams and solve their talent acquisition and supply chain management challenges. She has been working in the language industry for 20+ years, and my favorite segment is talent management. Get to know Marta on this episode of The Language Worker.

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Heidi Karino is part of my LinkedIn network and I have been noticing her work because her posts are interesting and smart. So, I thought it was going to be great to have her on the podcast to meet her and because looking at her LinkedIn profile I couldn't find any clues about where her interest in the Japanese language and culture came from. I really wanted to hear it from her before investigating...

Gabriela is a translator who has had three lives so far (according to her). She was born in Romania, started her professional career in France and now she lives in Algeria, where she created the first ever Localization Agency of the country. Listen to this fascinating conversation about Gabriela’s roots, life in translation, and plans for the near future.

Masterclass in MT Implementation for LSPsThe course will start on October 12th and run for 6 weeks. You can preview the content which will be covered here: https://lnkd.in/d4RfveGzClass The sessions will cover how to gather your requirements, understand the various options which are available to you, and how to select the right one for your team or clients. To get to know Laura and Roberts better,...

For this episode I invited Carmen Cisneros who is a vendor manager. Being a Vendor Manager myself, for about 8 years, this is a subject that is really close to my heart, so I thought it was important to bring someone passionate about their job and very active in the community to show the importance of vendor management as a crucial role for language service providers. Carmen published a book about...