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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Jul 4

Presented 2 papers this week at #EST2025Leeds on MT use in healthcare by migrants (w/ @anaguerberof.bsky.social) & in UK local councils (w/ @dorrego.bsky.social). Thanks Larroyed & Caldwell for the great panel on translation & human rights. Read more about the first project: doi.org/10.1075/ts.2...

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Qualitative Health Communication (QHC) @qhcjournal.bsky.social · Mar 23

New Research 🏥 💬
@susanavaldez.bsky.social explores the use of the #vignette technique for data collection in linguistically and culturally diverse healthcare settings involving #migrants. Read more here: tidsskrift.dk/qhc/article/... #commsky #qual #AcademicSky #methods #lingsky #medsky #healthsky

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Feb 3

I'm happy to share that my paper, “Using the vignette technique to research health communication in linguistically and culturally discordant settings,” is now available online in Qualitative Health Communication!

It's open access. Feel free to reach out w/ thoughts.

tidsskrift.dk/qhc/article/...

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Jan 27

She used Google Translate, of course, writing short sentences in English. She did not use the voice app or translate from Portuguese. She messaged me to ask what will happen when they need to speak with the caseworker.

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Jan 27

A family member (by chance, a translator) is at the social security services this morning in Portugal. An elderly Chinese couple entered the offices. They do not speak Portuguese or English, and asked for her help.

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Jan 27

This is yet another story of how migrants try daily to navigate linguistically and culturally discordant settings, and how technology—most importantly, the members of the host community—can make a difference.

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marynurm.bsky.social @marynurm.bsky.social · Jan 15

The 2nd article in our special issue of Translation Spaces on the question 'Is MT Translation?' has been published. Brian Mossop: Do machines and humans translate in the same sense? Check it out!
benjamins.com/catalog/ts.2...
@transpaces.bsky.social With Dorothy Kenny and @felixdocarmo.bsky.social

Do machines and humans translate in the same sense?

Human and machine translation share several features, one of which is actions that are not motivated by meaning. In addition, the human process often consists initially in the semi-conscious productio...

benjamins.com

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Anthony Pym @anthonypym.bsky.social · Jan 14

Call for abstracts & papers: Human-Centered, Augmented Machine Translation - LANS-TTS issue 25, publication year 2026

Guest Editors:
Vicent Briva-Iglesias (Dublin City University)
Sharon O’Brien (Dublin City University)
lans-tts.uantwerpen.be/index.php/LA...

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jan 14

Call for Papers for special issue of Stridon - Journal of Studies in Translation and Interpreting. 'Responding to the 21st-century Migration Challenge: Community Interpreting in the European Periphery' journals.uni-lj.si/stridon/anno...

Call for Papers | STRIDON: Journal of Studies in Translation and Interpreting

journals.uni-lj.si

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Rachel Herring @reherring.bsky.social · Jan 7

Aaaaand here we go! A tech skills self-assessment tool for translation students, published under a creative commons license, with many thanks to the kind and amazing @bowkerl.bsky.social for the impetus and input.

drive.google.com/file/d/1nCFk...

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Anthony Pym @anthonypym.bsky.social · Jan 8

Joss Moorkens in Singapore will speak on AI, sustainability, and translation ethics, online on 10 Jan 2025, 4–6 pm! Zoom: nus-sg.zoom.us/j/8912872590... (Passcode: 551819)

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Dec 23

Rachel, I know some colleagues from EMT universities use the EMT framework precisely for this. For instance, at Leiden, we ask students in different courses to reflect on their acquisition of these competences.

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Dec 12

🎙️Estou super entusiasmada por ver este episódio do Palavrões da Ciência já cá fora. A Hanna Pięta e eu estivemos à conversa com o Marco Neves e a Cristina Soares sobre tradução automática em contextos de saúde. Obrigada pelo convite!

A tradução automática nas Urgências

Neste novo episódio do Palavrões da Ciência, Marco Neves e Cristina Soares recebem duas convidadas especiais: Hanna Pięta Cândido, professora na Universidade Nova de Lisboa e investigadora em tradução...

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Dec 6

Thrilled to have been the opponent for Dr Bennett’s PhD defense! Her study on agents in the translation process of the Portuguese Journal of Cardiology offers insights into translators’ roles in academical medical contexts. Honored to engage in such inspiring discussions. Congratulations! 🎓✨

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Dec 4

The European institutions are seeking translators for Danish (DA), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Maltese (MT), and Dutch (NL).
See more here: eu-careers.europa.eu/en/translato... #EMTnetwork

Translators into DA, EL, EN, ES, FR, IT, MT and NL | EU Careers

Do you have a passion for languages? Are you ready to start an international career in a multicultural and diverse team? If so, read on.

eu-careers.europa.eu

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Timothy Grose @timothyagrose.bsky.social · Nov 28

Uyghur is a complex language with a rich literary history. By eliminating it from schools, the party state will effectively make it a kitchen language (and that’s the best case scenario). youtu.be/CBdUK96f_EQ?...

Uyghur no longer taught or spoken in Kashgar Schools

YouTube video by Heaven is High and The Emperor is Far Away 天高皇帝远

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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · Dec 2

What do you think of #subtitles?
We want to hear your opinion!

The UK #Subtitling #Audience 🎬 Survey is collecting information on #viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitled media. It should take about 10 minutes.
We would love to hear from you 😊
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/uk-su...

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Nov 29

After a rough few weeks, it is lovely to be in Antwerp: loving the Antwerp accent, all the kriek options, and conversations about translation and interpreting. But seriously, what’s with all the Nijntje merch? Can we get more of that in Leiden, please?

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Nov 27

Just popped in to see if #EST or #Leeds was trending 👀—and guess what? Thrilled to share that I'll be presenting at the 11th EST Congress on the Global Visions, Local Voices panel! Excited to discuss two projects that mean the world to me. 🌍💬 #TranslationStudies #EST2025

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Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · Nov 26

CALL FOR BOOK CONTENT! Understanding Research Culture Through the Hidden Curriculum 🥳

HC Book 3, focuses on new ideas for how the Hidden Curriculum is linked to different aspects and conceptualisations of ‘research culture’! Full call: drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2024/11/07/c...

Call for contributions to the blog: understanding research culture through the Hidden Curriculum

The Hidden Curriculum team are now preparing to collaborate on Book 3! Our third collective work focuses on thinking about how the Hidden Curriculum is linked to different aspects and conceptualisa…

drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Nov 26

Calling all translators! We're building a Bluesky starter pack for emerging and established translators—so that we can follow each other and be in community together on the World Wide Web. If you want to be included, add yourself to this thread, and share this post far and wide with your networks :)

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Nov 20

A good but shocking read for this morning.

Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Nov 19

the fallout from the Francesca Gino research misconduct scandal isn't over. @engber.bsky.social writes about how an effort by some of her colleagues to self-audit their work with her ended up raising even more questions — for them personally and their whole field www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger

The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nicola Noble @nicolanoble.bsky.social · Nov 20

#WritingTips

White travel mug with black lid, handle, and bottom sitting on a table. The black text on the cup reads Remeber to close all parentheses. We're not paying to air conditon the rest of the paragraph.

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Ana Guerberof @anaguerberof.bsky.social · Nov 18

Now that a lot of you are migrating here, I take the opportunity to say that the #INCREC project has a monthly podcast about #xl8n #creativity #technology. You will 💜 it! open.spotify.com/show/2Xk77k6...

The Visible Art of Translation

open.spotify.com

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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · Nov 15

Please add me!

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