(BP19 28) Timothy Barton: Translation in developing countries -- Threat or opportunity? from french to english translation jobs Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 13 min 68 sec
✓ Published: 20-Jun-2019

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In developing countries, literacy in English, French and other European languages is increasing fast, so translators in developed countries fear they will lose out on jobs to colleagues in countries with lower wages. Some report that they already do. Nevertheless, as developing economies grow and become more open, many of them still face a huge translation skills shortage. Although European languages are official in many developing countries, relatively few people reach native-speaker proficienc