2024-10-21
- We will hold a webinar to briefly introduce our MA program on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2-3 pm CST.
During the event, faculty of the Program in Translation and Interpreting Studies at UIUC will provide an overview of our MA curriculum, and explain:
how our multilingual approach works in practice;
differences and similarities between completing the program on campus or fully...
2024-09-30 - The theme of the International Translation Day this year is to protect translation as an art. As we celebrate this important day with the international community, we also would like to invite you to take a moment to reflect...
2024-09-06 - Our new faculty member, Dr. Ozum Arzik Erzurumlu will deliver a talk for AIIC USA on Saturday, October 05, 2024. The talk is entitled Interpreting as Emotional Labor: Exploring the Social Carpet of Conference and Broadcast Interpreting. Drawing on research and personal experience interpreting speeches by US Presidents, such as Joe Biden and Donald Trump...- 2024-08-15 - Today is Dr. Tolliver’s last day as our program director. We are deeply indebted to have her as our anchor in the past 8 years. As a wonderful “academic diplomat” (a term coined by one of our colleagues for Joyce only), she has helped TIS grow tremendously and become one of the top master programs in T&I. She has been an amazing leader, colleague, and friend, and we are so sorry to see her...
2024-04-03 - Join us this Thursday, Apr. 4 for the World Poetry Reading in Translation cohosted by the Literatures and Languages Library and our program in Main Library Room 106 or via Zoom. For registration, please click HERE or scan the QR code in the flyer.
2024-04-03 - Our second alumni event of this year is coming soon! Please mark your calendars for Monday, Apr. 15, 2-4 pm CST. Please click HERE to register first. Three of our alumni will present this time: Fahd Alhathloul (MA, 2019, Arabic<>...
2024-03-26 - The SLCL’s alumni e-newsletter has featured TIS Alumna Hebba Abulsaad (MA, 2023) as one of the new graduates who came to our program with an interesting backstory and overcame obstacles to walk across that stage.
2024-02-19 - Two of our alumni who have been active in the field of translation and interpreting will share their experience and knowledge with our TIS community on Friday, Feb. 23, 4-5:30 pm CST One of the presentations will be delivered by Koeun Lee (MA 2023, Literary translation), and her title is "AI translation in the real world: How a global organization uses AI in...- 2024-01-23 - Interested in learning how to prepare your best admissions application? Register for our webinar on Friday, Feb. 2, 4-5 PM CST! In this webinar, members of the TIS admissions team will share what we look for when we evaluate applications for admission. Whether you are already in...
2023-12-01 - Our alumnus Abdulmajeed Alajaji (MA 2018) did a wonderful interview with TIS faculty, Dr. Patricia Phillips-Batoma, and published it in the November issue of Translation Review: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07374836.2023.2248208 Dr. Phillips is a well-known French translator...
2023-11-26 - Our current student Amy Gamble (expected to graduate in May 2024) has translated a French story "The Missionary" by Dominique Lann and got her translation published on On the Seawall, a community gallery which accommodates "diverse commentary, eclectic writing across genres, translations, and art", and "presents and discusses poetry, lyrical and speculative fiction,...
2023-11-08 - Join State Farm’s team of translators at our upcoming info session on Monday, Nov. 13, 1-2 pm CST in 4080A LCLB or via Zoom. Three representatives from State Farm will give an overview of their translation team's operations and objectives: Carlos W Diaz, Laura Cummings, and Tony Carpio. You will have a chance to: meet language...
2023-10-09 - It's the week to celebrate graduate students at Illinois! Thank you for joining the Graduate College and being part of our TIS community!- 2023-10-03 - On behalf of TIS, Dr. Tolliver and Dr. Phillipe will host a panel discussion at the FIT North America Next Gen Conference on Oct. 7, in Monterey. Title: The Discipline of Translation and Interpreting: Reframing the Field and the Practice in the Next Generation. Our alumna, Koeun Lee (MA of 2023), will present at the conference as well! The title of her...
2023-09-29 - The theme of International Translation Day 2023 is "Translation unveils the many faces of humanity"! The poster presented by FIT pays tribute to "the many human faces and stories made visible through translation". Read more...