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Stephen Franke
Stephen Franke
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Upgrade the status of the profession of translation to attract Emirati graduates of those programs Aug 31, 2012

Greetings.

Thanks for posting this interesting article.

One would hope that the business communities and political leaders of UAE take public steps and issue statements of support to upgrade the status of the profession of translation so that it attracts Emirati graduates of those programs.

One would hope that more details of the actual contents of those undergraduate degree programs will be publicized to insure that the instruction and developed skills [1] wil... See more
Greetings.

Thanks for posting this interesting article.

One would hope that the business communities and political leaders of UAE take public steps and issue statements of support to upgrade the status of the profession of translation so that it attracts Emirati graduates of those programs.

One would hope that more details of the actual contents of those undergraduate degree programs will be publicized to insure that the instruction and developed skills [1] will fit the changing demands and complexities of the translating profession in and around the UAE and [2] the jobs for those graduates will be open there.

For the moment, non-Emirati bilingual expat translators -- mostly from Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Algeria, and Morocco -- continue to dominate the language services industry in UAE and adjacent GCC states.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
(Formerly of Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Oman and Jordan)

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