Viaggiare attraverso le parole, Traveling through words

By Pallavi Kurakula Pallavi is completing her final semester at Wayne State University and will be graduating with degrees in Global Studies and Public Health. She has appreciated her time translating for the Abruzzo Film Commission and hopes to one day visit all the places she has written about. After university, she is excited to…

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What it means to be a translator

By Danielle Maus Danielle is completing her final semester at Wayne State University and will be graduating with degrees in Global Studies, Italian, and Film. Besides working as an intern translator for the Abruzzo Film Commission, she holds a full time job as producer for a media and entertainment production company. To be a translator…

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Tirocinio: viaggio virtuale all’Abruzzese

di Paula Qefaliaj Paula is completing her last semester at Wayne State University majoring in Psychology with minors in Italian and Statistics. She teaches Italian classes for adults and kids through Michigan State University’s Community Language School online program, while being president of the Italian club at Wayne State. Non dichiarerò mai di essere un’esperta…

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Translation work: the pros and cons

by Matthew Prisco Matthew is a senior at Wayne State University majoring in both German and Italian. He has been to many European countries and has a passion for language learning For the past three months now, I have had the opportunity to do translation work for a regional Italian film commission. Me and a…

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Translation Lab @Wayne, v. 1.0

So, let’s imagine that a global pandemic shuts down your university’s study abroad program in Italy, but you still want your students to be able to connect with your home-away-from-home. You want them to experience the magic of putting their Italian to use, to see firsthand the nuances of culture enmeshed in the words of…

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