February 4, 2015

Upcoming February SWET Talk Shop: Translation Quandaries

Date: February 18 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; right outside the A2 exit of Jinbocho subway (Toei); http://www.booksonjapan.org/location/
RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to come by emailing us at Tokyo SWET Events.

6:00-7:00 Social hour (Feel free to bring a bento, snack, or beverage to fortify yourself.)
7:00-8:00 Presentation
8:00-9:00 Workshop

The February 18th Talk Shop will feature your Translation Quandaries!

Bring (or submit ahead of time to secure an attention slot) any kind of translation predicament, such as: cultural-divide issues, complicated syntax, looong sentences, ambiguity, ethnic or gender bias challenges, or register or dialect hurdles... Even "What does this mean?!" is a valid question, so don't be shy. Feel free to bring examples of problems you've already solved if you feel the group could benefit from wrangling with them. We'll discuss strategies for unraveling and finessing as many problems as we can get through in two hours.

Of course, you can bring any other questions you have as well; SWET Talk Shop is for wordsmiths who want to talk shop.

The SWET Talk Shops are monthly opportunities for SWET members and visitors to meet face-to-face, network, consult each other, work on SWET-related projects (such as Wordcraft and website articles), and discuss ideas for enhancing the SWET community and contributing to its aims.