Free online course offered by OpenLearn:Translation as a career

About the course


This free course explores translation as a career. During the course you will meet professional translators discussing their work and reflect on what they say. You will assess your own language level and find out how translators maintain their language skills. You will also engage in a short translation activity.


What you will learn 

After studying this course, you should be able to:
  •  understand the skills required to become a professional translator and what is meant by translation competence
  •  have an awareness of what it means to be a professional translator
  •  undertake an independent research activity
  • evaluate personal language skills
  • undertake a translation activity.


About the OpenLearn platform


OpenLearn is a free learning platform, delivered by The Open University as part of its Royal Charter commitment to support the wellbeing of the community. We're proud to say that it reaches over 6m learners a year , You will find almost 1,000 free courses, topical and interactive content, videos and online games on OpenLearn.
The original project was funded partly by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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