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Preparing Theoretically Grounded Professional Translators and Interpreters
Your degree from Illinois draws on the rich resources available across this world-class university to offer:
- Faculty with expertise in many languages and a wealth of professional experience
- A multilingual approach that integrates theory with practice
- Coursework that reflects the latest advances in the T & I profession
- A state-of-the art interpreting facility with ISO standard booths.
- We are excited to welcome Hadi Umayra (TIS Alumnus, Class of 2018) as the speaker for our upcoming TIS Career Talks session. Talk Title: Translating Across Worlds: Literary Practice, Professional Pathways... Read full story TIS Career Talks – Spring 2026
- The annual World Poetry in Translation, a celebration of poetry across languages and cultures, hosted by The Literatures and Languages Library, will take place on Thursday, Apr. 9, 3-5pm, in Main Library 106!Participants can read an original, published poem in any language, along with its... Read full story World Poetry in Translation
- We are excited to announce the release of Dr. Erzurumlu's forthcoming book: Reimagining Conference Interpreting in the Age of AI (Routledge, 2026)! It will be out on May 27, 2026 (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies).This volume "offers a comprehensive,... Read full story Dr. Erzurumlu's Forthcoming Book!
Student testimonial: Jordan Eason
MA 2023, Portuguese<>English:“Having the ability to do the program completely remote was definitely a motivating factor. Once I got into the program, I really enjoyed my instructors. I really think the level of professionalism they had was amazing. Also, the course variety was really good. I wish I could go back and take some of the courses I couldn’t squeeze into my schedule. I really enjoyed the literary focus I had and (getting) to work with people like Dr. Roman Ivashkiv and Dr. (Reynaldo) Pagura. We had really great in-depth lectures.”