Working as a Professional Translator

Written by an academic with extensive experience in translator education, its strong pedagogical emphasis makes it the essential entry-level textbook for courses introducing students to professional translating within translation studies and translator training.

JC Penet is a Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University (UK), where he is currently the Director of the MA in Professional Translation. Since joining the School of Modern Languages in 2010, he has taught on a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Translation Studies, including on translation theory; the language service industry; CAT tools and project management; institutional translation; and interpersonal relations, emotions and wellbeing in the translation profession. Through his ’Translation Networks’ project (2014-18), he has established lasting networks with local language service providers and freelancers in North East England.