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| Title | In Search of African Language Specialists |
| Body | Dear ALTA-List and LCTL-T readers. I received the following message from terminology@glyphservices.com. I am forwarding it to you. Address any questions to terminology@glyphservices.com. Louis Janus LCTL project, U of MN -------------------------------- Greetings! I am Jenny Jones. I work for Glyph Language Services, a Seattle-based translation and localization firm. We are currently searching for bilingual linguistic and/or academic professionals who are fluent in English and knowledgeable in the fields of human or political geography, geopolitics, political science, and/or cultural or linguistic anthropology to act as subject matter experts in a terminology research project we are working on for one of our clients. The project involves compiling and/or updating a list of sensitive terminology for a reviewing tool that will help our client produce more highly localized content in their corporate documentation and products. The terms are chosen because of their potentially offensive or obsolete meaning with regard to geopolitics and issues of cultural, racial, and religious diversity. Compiling/updating the list would involve removing, modifying, and adding terms, providing or refining the English equivalent of each term, assigning or modifying a severity level to each term, and writing an explanation (in English) as to why and in what contexts it would be inappropriate to use each of the terms. The project will begin in March 2006 and will entail between 20 to 60 hours of work. QUALIFICATIONS - An academic (i.e., professor, PhD candidate, graduate student) in human or political geography, geopolitics, political science, cultural anthropology or a related field who has some knowledge of translation or linguistics (i.e., terminology compilation, glossary building). OR - A linguistic professional (i.e., translator, localizer) who is well versed in geopolitical and cultural issues (graduate-level studies in a related field preferred) of the respective language. AND - A native-level speaker of any of the following: Kiswahili, Sotho, Yoruba, Zulu, Sesotho sa Leboa, Hausa, Xhosa, Setswana, Igbo, Afrikaans - Near-native English writing skills. If you are interested in participating in the project please send your CV to terminology@glyphservices.com. Please reference your target language in the email subject line. Feel free to pass this information along to other qualified individuals as well. Thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you! Jenny Jones Glyph Language Services LCTL Project Coordinator. [LCTL-T] Search for African-Language linguists. Less Commonly Taught Language Teachers' listserv. LCTL-T@tc.umn.edu (1 Mar. 2006). |
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| Inputdate | 2006-03-09 14:29:00 |
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