Course Guide---Translation Business Management

Course Name

Translation Business Management [Course Syllabus]

Professor

Miyoko Yuasa

Born in 1947. Enrolled in the second year of the Master's Course in Philosophy, Graduate School of Letters, Chuo University. In 1974, Yuasa planned and edited 'Translator Training Course' for the correspondence school. 1976, she was a chief editor and launched a monthly magazine 'The World of Translation'. 1977 March, she established the Japan Translator Training Center Ltd., and she became President of the company. At the 10th anniversary in 1987 May, it became Babel Ltd.. Same year, she established the translation section called Babel International. In 1996, Babel Corporation was established in America. In 1997, Yuasa set up Babel Staff and she became Director and currently still is. She is a Chancellor of the Babel University Professional School of Translation, President of Japan Translation Association, Director(former-President) of Japan Association For the Development of Independent Study and General Secretary of Japan Association of Distance Education.

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Instructor

Yoshiaki Otsubo (Lecture 1) Toshikazu Mori (Lecture 2, Lecture 4) Seichi Komuro (Lecture 3)

Course Progression

There are 4 lectures in total.

'Introduction' is the lecture by Miyoko Yuasa (professor).
Please listen to the audio lecture first.

Lectures are based on the 'Course Text' so please read through before you start the audio lectures.

After Lecture 1 and 4, you will need to submit the assignments.

Course Text

'Course Text' can been seen in each lecture room. Also, you can download them.

Course Outline

Please refer to this page.

This is an entrance to the Course Outline and Lecture Rooms. You can download lecture audio files.

About assignments

（Assignment１）

Your need to write about your business 'ambitions' in summary or issues that could arise during the process, when you start your own business. Between 2,400 to 4,000 words.

（Assignment 2）

Imagine you run your own translation company, and construct the company presentation.
Submission style could be one of the following : Planned draft in MS-Word, Website by HTML, making a brochure with MS-Word or using PowerPoint to make a file for a presentation.

Assignment 1 has to be submitted within two weeks of starting 'Introduction.
Assignment 2 is due within four weeks after you start Lecture 4.

Submit homework assignments

Assignment should be sent from 「Submission form」.

If you need to attach files, please compress them with WinZip and keep it in one file.
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Q&A

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