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Translation Center Seeks Content Creators for Outreach Initiative

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The Translation Center is seeking content creators for “The Foundations of Translation, Interpreting, and Language Access,” an outreach initiative for high school students and other introductory audiences.

The learning experience, currently in a pilot phase with students and a teacher at Revere Public Schools, offers an exploration of the world of translation in its many dimensions, sheds light on language access, provides insights into career pathways within the language industry and the broader benefits of such knowledge for diverse career trajectories, acknowledges contributions by professionals and educators and encourages linguistic diversity and commitments to language learning.

UMass Amherst faculty are invited to submit a proposal by May 6. Proposals will be reviewed, and selected candidates will be notified by May 20. Selected contributors will receive $1,000 as additional compensation or research funds.

The center aims to have material – created by an industry expert, practicing professional or professor – available to high schools and other organizations interested in providing introductory educational programming related to the topic. 

Topics already covered include:

  • AI Literacy in Translation and Interpreting
  • Translator and Interpreter Basics
  • Language Brokering
  • Interpreting in Public Service and Community Settings
  • Schools and Language Access
  • Language Legalities and Language Access Advocacy
  • Translation and the Arts and Recreation
  • Video Game Localization
  • Healthcare and Language Services and Supports
  • Film, Media and Accessibility
  • Business and Localization
  • Translation Literacy and Shaping a View of the World
  • A Professional’s Toolbox
  • Language Justice
  • Translation and Interpreting Workshops

To apply, complete the Google Form found at https://forms.gle/CGwcFRVgwJnYgtxo8.

For more information or questions, contact initiative founders and developers Regina Galasso at rgalasso@umass.edu or Isabella Craft at icraft@umass.edu.