Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword to the Fifth Edition

Preface to the Fifth Edition

1 How to become a translator

2 Bilingualism – the myths and the truth

3 The client’s viewpoint

4 Running a translation business

5 Your working environment and the tools of the trade

6 Machine translation and computer-aided translation

7 Sources of reference, data retrieval and file management

8 Quality control and accountability

9 Presentation and delivery of translations

10 What to do if things go wrong

11 Professional organisations for translators

12 Planning your exit strategy

13 Glossary of terms

14 Appendix

15 Index