Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Introduction: Why is it so important for translators to develop their research abilities?

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    • Hi! I’m your instructor, Linda Selmani

    • Client as a primary source of information

    • When to ask the client...and when not to ask the client

    • Conventional tools

    • Dictionaries

    • Termbases

    • Free online corpora for lexical research

    • Google Scholar

    • Quiz: Google Scholar

    • Google Image search

    • Resource links: dictionaries, termbases, corpora and more

    • Context search strategies

    • Confirming the term

    • Google advanced search

    • Quiz

    • Community as a last resort

    • Unconventional tools

    • Excel spreadsheet sample

    • Posting in forums: Privacy and compliance concerns

    • How difficult it can get...

    • Quiz

    • Conclusion

Your Enrollment Includes

  • Certificate of Completion

    Students who successfully complete the course and all quizzes will receive a certificate, which can be shared on LinkedIn or other social media.

  • Private Facebook Community

    Access to our private Facebook community of language professionals.