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...- 2023-10-30 - We will hold a webinar to briefly introduce our MA program on Friday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 am 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 online;...
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...
2023-09-01 - State Farm, an insurance company at the university's research park, will visit TIS on Sep. 11. We have had a long collaborative relationship with this company. Some of our alumni have worked as interns or their full-time employees. They will deliver a presentation entitled "Spanish Translation Internship Info Session" to provide more information about their In-Language Quality Team and the...
2023-04-12 - The World Poetry Reading in Translation will be held on Apr. 13, Thursday, 4:30-6:00 PM. Join the event in person or by Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87128220451?pwd=eFFTVzl3Y1U4V0ZaMWlXQkEyZFJIZz09- 2023-02-07 - We will hold an informational webinar: Resources and Career Prospects for TIS Graduate Students on Friday, Feb. 10, 4-5:30 pm CST. TIS faculty team, alumni, and current students will share the resources available to both online and on-campus students. You will learn from the representatives of our current students about what a TIS graduate student life would be...