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MO39 · Last edited by MO39 on Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:39 pm; edited 1 time in total

I've been doing translation work for some time now, but, due to my liberal arts background, haven't been able to take on work requiring more technical language. Does anyone know some school in Mexico City that offers short courses in translation (Spanish to English) that don't cost an arm and a leg? I checked out the Berlitz website, and their courses are quite expensive.

sweeney66 · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 147 Location: "home"

Tec de Monterrey, Ibero and Colegio Mexico all have translation courses. Supposably, there is also a government translation school right in your neighborhood, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of it and I never found out exactly where it is. I didn't think my Spanish was quite up to par for any of them, (those pesky verb endings) as they emphasize English>Spanish. NYU has a respected on-line program, and it's not that expensive for the quality, around $700.

MO39 · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

The Colegio de Mexico and the Ibero are too far away from where I live to be convenient for me. Which Tec campus has translation courses? The school in my neighborhood is called ISIT. I have checked it out, but I think you have to enroll for the entire program, something I'm not really interested in at the moment. Of course, as you've pointed out, schools in Mexico will most likely emphasize translating into Spanish. While I have a good grasp of Spanish grammar (in my other life I started out as a Spanish teacher), I'm not good enough to translate into Spanish.

I know about the NYU program, but each course is about $700 US, not the entire program.

Thanks, sweeney, for your tips!

notamiss · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject:

I was going to suggest the ISIT, seeing as they couldn't be beat for location, but I see you have already checked them out. But if enrolling for the entire program isn't for you, what about their workshops and seminars? Also, the Diplomado is quite a bit shorter than a degree course (18 months or 2 years if I recall the last time I checked. It doesn't say at their website... one would have to ask.)

MO39 · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

You're right notamiss, the ISIT website doesn't have a lot of the information I need. I'll go over there on Monday and see what I can find out, in particular, if they offer courses going from Spanish to English as well as the other way around. I just found a program in "Traducci�n t�cnica Ingl�s-Espa�ol" at the Angloamericano in Churubusco that looks interesting, but from the title it looks like it goes the wrong way for me. I'll have to check it out on Monday also.

Thanks for your ideas!