Take an in-depth look into translation history and how the translator’s roles evolved from being advisors to historical rulers to working in a translation company.

In today’s day and age, translators usually take the back seat among the rest of what’s seen as ‘honourable’, ‘heroic’, and even ‘prestigious’ professions such as doctors and lawyers for example. I have to admit that as a language-learner, I fell prey to such thinking and never crossed to my mind the thought of becoming a translator or interpreter, or any language specialist for that matter. Read More...

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