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Introductory Guides Using the Internet
This excellent site is designed to provide you with information on all aspects of the internet, including how to download files, use email, publish your own web pages with special information on video conferencing, news groups, chatting, images on the web and how to use them in your web pages, the art of netiquette and taking care of yourself and your work on the internet, how to use the internet for research and much more.NoodleTools: Smart Research Tools
This indispensable site is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research needs: from selecting an appropriate search engine and finding some relevant sources to citing those sources in MLA or APA style.Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluating sources is an important skill we need all the time. It's been called an art as well as work--much of which is detective work. You have to decide where to look, what clues to search for, and what to accept. Sections include: evaluating a bibliographic citation, evaluating content, and Evaluationg Internet sources.Evaluating Web Sites - Lesley University Library
Useful criteria that should be applied when selecting web sites for academic work.The Web as a Research Tool: Evaluation Techniques
Another very useful guide as to assessing the accuracy and authority of on-line resources.Writing on and with the Internet
Use the resources in this section to help you learn more about searching the Internet for information. The section also includes writing-related resources collected by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.Research and Documentation Online
By Diana Hacker, author of the widely-used A Writer's Reference. Site features sections on finding and citing sources in the Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and Science. It also includes an excellent Glossary of Library and Internet Terms.The Internet Public Library
Inavaluable resource. A public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.The Translator and the Current Services of the Internet
An oudated but still interesting seminar paper by Anukaisa Alanen, Tampere University (Finland): "This paper offers a little peek into the working habits of some Internet-literate translators, as well as an introduction to some Net resources currently available. As can be seen, the Internet not only offers vast information resources, but job offers, work file transferring facilities, entertainment, pleasurable encounters, and sometimes grey hair as a result of technical or human problems."
Sites of General Interest
Internet Resources for Translators and Interpreters
Hosted by the Institute of Translation and Interpretation at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. An excellent site that features links to resources of great interest.Internet Resources for Translators
Created and maintained by English-into-Dutch translator Michelle de Raaij. A very useful point of departure.Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Excellent for research purposes!Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopaedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual, open content, collaboratively developed encyclopedia (with supporting almanac-like and gazetteer-like information) that is managed and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. As of September 2003, it covers a wide range of subjects and has over 175,000 articles in English (by its own count). It also has over 150,000 articles in other languages. It covers many different topics. The project started in English on January 15, 2001, and later projects were started to build Wikipedia in other languages.BUBL LINK / 5:15
An excellent catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas.The Translator's Home Companion
Another must-visit! Features links to many invaluable online resources.Translation Journal
Perhaps the best online journal in the field. (There aren't many, anyway!) Edited and maintained by Gabe Bokor. Includes excellent articles on various aspects of translation practice and pedagogy.Worldwide list of newspapers, magazines, etc. online
The aim of this site is to help English-speaking users browse news and periodicals worldwide! All sites listed provide English-language content.Culture-Man's Egyptiana news
Another comprehensive list of newspapers, bulletins and magazines about and from Egypt and the Arab world.Foreign Languages for Travelers
Translation page - Alta Vista
Reference Tools for Translators
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Choose from the Cambridge Dictionary of American English, Cambridge International Dictionary of English, Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs or Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms.Longman Web Dictionary
All the power of the world-renowned Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the new Longman Advanced American Dictionary - made online and absolutely free here.The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
From Bartelby.com. Includes the 2000 Fourth edition of the dictionary. It consists of over 90,000 entries featuring 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.Merriam-Webster OnLine
WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus. Also includes other language-related features.Encarta Dictionary & Thesaurus
From MSN.comThesaurus.com & Dictionary.com
Two powerful sister sites from Lexico LLC. The former is an online version of Roget's Thesaurus, while the latter has been described by by Web Guide magazine as "the best general English-language dictionary online." The two sites are supplemented with a section on Antonyms and a Systran-powered online translation tool.YourDictionary.com
A MUST-VISIT! YourDictionary.com is a most comprehensive and authoritative portal for language and language-related products and services on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries covering more than 250 languages.www.1000Dictionaries.com
This site provides extensive listings of places carrying dictionaries, encyclopedias, glossaries, thesauri, and many other means of reference. There are over 3,200 LINKS to such material.Foreignword.com: The Language Site
Dictionaries and free translation tools. Over 130 online dictionaries, machine translation systems and over 1000 links to online glossaries.OneLook Dictionary
Searches terms and words from over 200 lexicons and cross-references medical, scientific, religious, literary and general sources to find all possible definitions. Users may also browse spelling lists and pronunciation keys.TransHub: The Encyclopedia of Terminology
A site with a large number of links to all types of web dictionaries, translators, and word-related web sites. Link guides include science terminology, law terminology, business terminology, slang, translation, and more.Phrase Finder
This website provides meanings and origins of English phrases. Excellent when you're looking for the right phrase or idiom.Acronym Finder
A database of more than 51,000 acronyms and their meanings. Contains acronyms about general topics, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and the military including Department of Defense, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard acronyms.PC Webopaedia homepage
Online dictionary and search engine devoted to computer and Internet technology.ArtLex - dictionary of visual art
definitions of more than 2,800 terms, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web.List and glossary of medical terms
Glossary of Medical Terms in seven languages (Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) with English definitions.
Arabic Translators Note: An Arabic-enabled browser is needed to view most of these sites
Arabic Search Engines I
A comprehensive list of Arabic and Arabic-supported search engines.Arabic Search Engines II
Another comprehensive list of Arabic and Arabic-supported search engines from Middle East Online.Arabic Dictionaries
A useful site that comprises a multi-disciplinary dictionary (covering terms and acronyms in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic), Arabic and non-Arabic online dictionaries and specialized lexicons, as well as links to the most popular Arabic translation engines.Ajeeb Translation Tool
From Sakhr.قاموس الموسوعة العربية للكمبيوتر والإنترنت
English-Arabic Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms.Arabic Lexicons -- Ajeeb
A collection of online Classical Arabic lexicons and langauge references.
English Grammar and Style
World Wide Words (Michael Quinion's language pages)
International English from an unabashedly British viewpoint. The site is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. It is organized into sections, each with its own index to help visitors find their way about.Keith Ivey's English Usage Page
Elements of Style
The on-line edition of William Strunk, Jr.'s 1918 classic.Copyediting-l Style FAQ Index
Put together by some of the subscribers to the Copyediting-l Style mailing list, this project is neither a "style guide" (in the sense of a set of proscriptive recommendations) nor a Copyediting-l mailing list "FAQ" (frequently asked questions list, with answers uncritically culled from the list archives). Rather, it is "a distillation of informed opinion on a number of editing questions." It is informed by "the desire ... to capture and distill the diverse opinions of the list participants, and somehow measure the breadth of support for each point of view." A group of the list subscribers thus volunteered to coordinate the project by posting the questions, collecting and consolidating the discussion, and finally putting each question to a general vote. PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR TRANSLATION EDITORS AND MEDIA TRANSLATORS.Non-Sexist Language
Some Notes on Gender-Neutral Language by Carolyn Jacobson, graduate assistant at University of Pennsylvania's English Department.Common Errors in English
Huge A to Z listing of common errors as well as a collection of links to related resources.A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Don't let the technical terms put you off! Basically designed for writers but also extremely useful for translators of general or literary texts as well as manuscript editors.
Language Levels and Varieties Dictionary of American Regional English
Although American English is remarkably homogeneous considering the tremendous size of the country, there are still many thousands of differences that characterize the various dialect regions of the United States. It is these differences that The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) records.American Slanguages
Particularly handy for those interested in subtitling.
British to American translator
Legal Translators
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Sites recommended by Dr. Mustafa Riad Kathrine R. Everett Law Library Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet |
Drafting Legal Documents
Informative guide to legal writing by the US National Archives and Records Administration.
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Anthony Pym's International List of Translation Schools
A list of translator-training institutions by country, prepared under the auspices of the Training and Qualification Committee of the Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs (FIT).CTE Teaching Tips
Indispensable to teachers in any discipline: An invaluable collection of articles on teaching methodology by the University of Kansas' Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Site highlights include: Planning your course, the first day, 101 things you can do the first three weeks of class, learning students' names, teaching aids, to mention only a few of these tips.
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ProZ.com
This excellent site is designed to serve freelancers vending their services and offering help as well as to translation agencies / companies looking for work It also helps agencies /companies /individuals searching for freelancers. ProZ.com users have the option of establishing a profile within the ProZ.com community. Profiles include any combination of: CV; work history; photograph; resident country; specialization; translation productivity software (CAT tools); language pairs; accrediting authorities; professional memberships; any accumulated KudoZ(tm) points (by category); keywords; and a link to a personal Website.
Translators London UKTranslation company based in London, England serving businesses throughout the world. London Translations offer the expertise of in-country translators and interpreters combined with the simplicity and security of dealing with a company based in the UK.
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