CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: JANET FRASER EDUCATIONAL RECORD: 1973-1977 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh: BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (Interpreting and Translating), upper second class 1983 Final Diploma, Institute of Linguists (German) 1989 Diploma in Translation, Institute of Linguists (French) 1988-1990 Thames Valley University: MA in Language in the Multicultural Community (with distinction) 2004-2006 Birkbeck, University of London: MA in Modern German Studies (with distinction) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 1977-1978 Teacher of English to students of translation and interpreting, Karl-Marx- Universität, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic 1978-1980 Staff translator, Johnson Matthey & Co. 1980 (Feb-Jul) Staff translator, EEC Relations Division, British Gas Corporation 1980-1984 Senior Research Officer, IDS International Report, Incomes Data Services 1984-1988 Senior Research Officer, European Industrial Relations Review, Industrial Relations Services 1988- Senior Lecturer in Translation, School of (Social Sciences, Humanities and) Languages, University of Westminster PUBLICATIONS (SINCE 1996) 1. Book chapters 1996 I understand the French but I don't know how to put it into English : Developing undergraduates' awareness of and confidence in the translation process, Sewell and Higgins (eds.), Teaching Translation in Universities: Present and Future Perspectives (London: AFLS/CILT), pp. 121-134 1996 Professional versus student behaviour, Dollerup and Appel (eds.), Teaching Translation and Interpreting 3 (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins), pp. 243-250 1999 The translator and the word: the pros and cons of dictionaries in
translation, Anderman and Rogers (eds.), Word, Text, Translation: Liber Amoricum for Peter Newmark (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters), pp. 25-34 2000 The broader view: How freelance translators define translation competence, Schäffner and Adab (eds.), Developing Translation Competence (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Translation Library), pp. 51-62 2000 What do real translators do? Developing the use of TAPs from professional translators, Tirkkonen-Condit and Jääskeläinen (eds.), Tapping and Mapping the Processes of Translation and Interpreting: Outlooks on Empirical Research (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Translation Library), pp. 111-120 2004 Translation research and interpreting research pure, applied, action or pedagogic? Schäffner (ed.), Translation Research and Interpreting Research: Traditions, Gaps and Synergies (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.), pp. 57-61 2. Journal articles 1996 The translator investigated: Learning from translation process analysis, The Translator, vol. 2 no. 1, pp. 65-79 1996 Mapping the process of translation, Meta, vol. 41 no. 1, pp. 84-96 1999 The discourse of official texts and how it can impede public service translators, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 20 no. 3, pp. 194-208 2000 Voice linguists on the record: An introspective investigation of foreignlanguage transcribers at work, Meta vol. 45 no. 2, pp. 193-209 (with Denise Rudd) 2001 Portfolio workers: Autonomy and control amongst freelance translators, Work, Employment and Society vol. 15 no. 4, pp. 679-697 (with Michael Gold) 2002 Managing self-management: successful transitions to portfolio careers for Employment and Society vol. 16 no. 4, pp. 579-697 (with Michael Gold) 2006 Translators and TM: an investigation of translators perceptions of translation memory adoption, Machine Translation, vol. 20, pp. 67-79 (with Sarah Dillon) 3. Conference proceedings 1996 Strategies in translating public service information into minority
languages, Budin (ed.), Multilingualism in Specialist Communication (proceedings of 10th European Language for Special Purposes Symposium, held in Vienna 29 August to 1 September 1995), (Vienna: IITF/Infoterm), pp. 1265-1276 2001 Rolls Royce quality at Lada prices : A survey of the working conditions and status of freelance translators, Desblache (ed.), Aspects of Specialised Translation (Paris: La Maison du Dictionnaire), pp. 31-39 2001 Making puddings and translating Epictetus : The changing profile of freelance translators in the new millennium, Cunico (ed.), Training Translators and Interpreters in the New Millennium (proceedings of conference held March 2001) (Portsmouth: School of Languages and Area Studies), pp. 66-81 2008 Negotiating the transition from study to (self-)employment: automatic progression or conscious process?, in O Sullivan (ed.), Translation and Negotiation (proceedings of the seventh annual translation conference, held November 2007) (Portsmouth: School of Languages and Area Studies), pp. 22-34 4. Articles in practitioner journals and other publications 1997 Briefing? What briefing? Findings of a survey on the flow of information between clients, translation agencies or companies and freelance translators, ITI Bulletin (June issue), pp. 13-16 1999 Can t you just translate? : Findings of a survey of freelance translators living outside the United Kingdom, ITI Bulletin (June issue), pp. 12-15 1999 Part of the team: How to get the best out of translators, Communicator, no. 6:6 (summer issue), pp. 27-29 1999 Not just typing in another language, Export Today (August/September), pp. 39-41 1999 Contributor to panel discussion on Translators and the media at the American Translators Association conference: http://www.accurapid.com/journal (January 2000 issue) 2000 Guest editor of special issue (no. 6:9) of Communicator, journal of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators, on translation 2000 Translation issues in drug information leaflets, Communicator, no. 6:9 (spring issue), pp. 17-19 2000 Rainy Sundays and Sunny Tuesdays: Freelance translators views on their employment status, ITI Bulletin (April-May issue), pp. 2-8
2001 A hidden profession: How freelance translators perceive their careers, ITI Bulletin (October-November issue), pp. 4-7 2001 Translators and academics co-habiting: A reply to Anthony Pym, Language International vol. 13 no. 5, pp. 24-25 2002 How many professionals make a profession?, ITI Bulletin (May-June issue), p. 32 2004 Miracle machines or blind bats?, Communicator (spring issue), p. 49 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, TALKS AND LECTURES (SINCE 1996) 1996 Symposium presentation and panel member at Translation Process Symposium, AILA World Congress (Jyväskylä, August) 1996 Contributor to BBC World Service programme on careers in interpreting and translation ( Your brain changes shape, broadcast March) 1997 Conference presentation at 10th annual conference of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (Harrogate, May) 1997 Conference presentation at Developing Translation Competence conference (Aston University, Birmingham, September) 1997 Seminar for staff and research students, University of Birmingham (Birmingham, October) 1998 Seminar for staff and students, University of Surrey (Guildford, January) 1998 Seminar for staff and students, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, April) 1999 Contributor to series of programmes on The art of translating for BBC World Service (broadcast February/March) 1999 Inaugural Theory meets practice lecture to the European Commission s Translation Service (Luxembourg, April) 1999 Invited conference presentation at Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators annual conference (Leicester, September) 1999 Presentation at Institute of Translation and Interpreting Weekend Workshop (Bath, September) 1999 Conference paper at international colloquium on training specialised translators (Rennes, September) 1999 Talk to London Regional Society of Institute of Linguists (London, October)
1999 Invited panel member at American Translators Association annual conference (St Louis, Missouri, November) 1999 Conference paper at conference on aspects of specialised translation (University of North London, London, November) 2000 Conference presentation at 13th annual conference of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (London, April) 2000 Talk to Translating Division, Institute of Linguists (London, September) 2000 Invited member of Round Table on Translating as an Undergraduate Degree (Middlesex University, London, September); 2000 Talk to Scottish Regional Group, Institute of Translation and Interpreting (Edinburgh, September) 2001 Invited contribution to Study Day on Translation, University of Surrey Roehampton (Roehampton, February) 2001 Conference presentation at conference on training translators and interpreters in the new millennium (University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, March) 2001 Talk to Translating Division, Institute of Linguists (London, April) 2001 Talk to French Network, Institute of Translation and Interpreting (London, September) 2002 Staff and student seminar, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield (Sheffield, September) 2002 Presenter and panel member at BAAL conference (Cardiff, September) 2002 Conference presentation at conference on translation quality (University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, November) 2004 Two presentations at University of Westminster Teaching and Learning Symposium (London, June) 2004 Member of panel at ITI conference (Lille, October) 2004 (With Maryse Bray) Seminar for University of Westminster CRE (November 2006 Talk to Chartered Institute of Linguists Translating Division AGM (London, May)
2006 Talk to Cambridge Society, Chartered Institute of Linguists (Cambridge, November) 2007 Q&A session on Chartered Linguist status, Chartered Institute of Linguists Translating Division AGM (London, May) 2007 Paper at Translation as Negotiation conference (Portsmouth, November) 2008 Talk to ITI German Network/West Midlands Regional Group joint event (Birmingham, October) 2009 Workshop at The Translator as Writer conference (Portsmouth, November) COURSES ATTENDED: 1992 Learning and Personal Development at Birkbeck College (part-time, two terms) 1992 Course for lecturers at Institute of Education (full-time, one week) Various: Staff development sessions at University of Westminster on Teaching More Students, APL/APEL, Learning Outcomes, Assessment, Using Web Resources, Equal Opportunities, Microsoft Word, Excel and Access, Virtual Learning Environments, Counselling Skills in the Workplace, Freedom of Information and Managing Change in the Workplace; BSI seminars on Working Across Cultures and Negotiating Skills. ECDL completed in 2008. INVOLVEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL BODIES: Chartered Institute of Linguists (IoL) Fellow since 1986 (promoted from Member); member of Council 1987-1990, including membership of standing committees; member of Translating Division; member of Applications Committee 1990-1995; examiner for postgraduate Diploma in Translation 1996-2002 (German) and 2005 (French), setter of German Business option paper 1997-2002, and Chief Moderator (German) 2007- Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) Fellow since July 2000 (promoted from Member); member of French and German Networks (Treasurer of French Network 1995-2007); member of Admissions Committee 2001- ; Chair of Fellowship Committee 2007- Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) Guest editor of special issue of ISTC journal, Communicator, on the theme of translation in spring 2000 and subsequently Translation page editor spring 2003-summer 2007 Higher Education Academy (formerly ILT) Fellow (joined 2000)
British Standards Institution Member of technical committee on Translation Services, working towards the drafting of a European standard 2002-2004 OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: 2003-2007 External Examiner, MA Translation Studies (University of Portsmouth) 2004-2007 External Examiner, MSc programmes in translation (Heriot-Watt University) 2007- Chief Moderator (German-English) for Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation