July 2-26, 2012

Western Michigan University is offering a four-week summer program for aspiring translators of Japanese.  Review of applications to enroll in the Summer Translation Program will begin Tuesday, April 3, and continue until enrollment is full. International students are strongly encouraged to apply by April 2.

Organized by the Department of Foreign Languages, the program will run July 2-26 on the main WMU campus in Kalamazoo. Tuition ranges from $2,200 to $2,800 and includes cultural activities as well as access to library, fitness, recreation and other WMU services.

The Summer Translation Program consists of two courses: Translation Practicum, a three-credit-hour class that meets four days a week, and Theory and Business of Translation, a two-credit-hour class that meets two days a week. The courses will run concurrently and be supplemented by presentations from distinguished guest speakers.

Enrollment is open to all college students; high school teachers, government officials and other professionals who rely on translation or foreign languages as part of their careers; and native speakers who want experience translating to English.

“Translation is a critically important skill for the current global economy but relatively few people, even in established language programs, stop to think about how to develop that skill,” says Dr. Jeffrey Angles, an associate professor of foreign languages who teaches the Japanese translation component of the Summer Translation Program.

For more information about the Summer Translation Program and an online registration form, visit wmich.edu/languages/summertranslation. Direct questions to the Department of Foreign Languages at foreign-languages-info@wmich.edu or (269) 387-6240.