How to be an Editor / Proofreader (for Translators)

How to be an Editor / Proofreader (for Translators), available at $34.99, has an average rating of 4.8, with 24 lectures, based on 52 reviews, and has 852 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn how to Focus on Editing and/or Proofreading as a Specialization Ensure you can work effectively as an Editor / Proofreader alongside Translators Provide Clients with the Editing Work they need (no matter what the quality of the initial translation is) This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is meant for people who would like to earn extra money, work from home, or work on their own terms. It is particularly useful for This course is meant for people who would like to earn extra money, work from home, or work on their own terms.

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Summary

Title: How to be an Editor / Proofreader (for Translators)

Price: $34.99

Average Rating: 4.8

Number of Lectures: 24

Number of Published Lectures: 23

Number of Curriculum Items: 24

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 23

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn how to Focus on Editing and/or Proofreading as a Specialization
Ensure you can work effectively as an Editor / Proofreader alongside Translators
Provide Clients with the Editing Work they need (no matter what the quality of the initial translation is)

Who Should Attend

This course is meant for people who would like to earn extra money, work from home, or work on their own terms.

Target Audiences

This course is meant for people who would like to earn extra money, work from home, or work on their own terms.

Please note, this course is for Translators, and it does not cover aspects of freelance translation that are not mentioned here below.

This Course is for Translators who wish to concentrate more on Editing, Revision and Proofreading.

Editing and Proofreading can be an interesting niche to have as a translator, and this course discusses topics and issues that are specific to this Niche.

This course will cover some of the main aspects of, and differences between, Editing, Revision and Proofreading. It will discuss how to deal with MTPE, as well as some starting strategies, and what to do with faulty text.

As a bonus, there will be some tips on how to find a good translation agency, as well as ways to bolster your resume, and how to set up job alerts.

This course is taught entirely in English, but it is not language specific. So this course will apply no matter which language you translate to or from and no matter what your specialization is.

Once you register for this course:

1. You will have lifetime access

2. You will receive a certificate upon completion

3. You can ask questions at any point and I will respond

4. The Course will be updated continuously, so you can always use this course as a reference.

See you in the course!

– Robert G

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Let me know!

Chapter 2: What does it mean?

Lecture 1: What does it mean?

Lecture 2: Revision

Lecture 3: Proofreading

Lecture 4: Editing

Lecture 5: Now Forget Everything

Chapter 3: What Does this mean for you?

Lecture 1: What Does this mean for you?

Lecture 2: MTPE

Lecture 3: What you need

Chapter 4: Starting Strategies

Lecture 1: Starting Strategies

Lecture 2: Working for free?

Chapter 5: How to Proceed

Lecture 1: How to Proceed

Lecture 2: How to Proceed – Ask Questions

Lecture 3: How to Proceed – Make sure the translation is decent

Lecture 4: How to Proceed – What to do if…

Lecture 5: How to Proceed, Once you're done

Chapter 6: Other issues

Lecture 1: Other issues – Terrible Machine Translations

Lecture 2: Other issues 2 – Terrible Translations

Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks

Lecture 1: Editing/Translation Tips

Lecture 2: Tip: How to Find a good Agency

Lecture 3: Some Resume Tips

Lecture 4: Job Alerts

Instructors

Robert G
Global Entrepreneur

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 1 votes
2 stars: 1 votes
3 stars: 4 votes
4 stars: 21 votes
5 stars: 25 votes

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