Publications

Publication details [#12217]

Böhm, Barbara and Karl Scharf. 1997. Arbeitgeber Internationale Organisation: als Übersetzer bei den vereinten Nationen [Employer international organisation: being a translator for the United Nations]. In Kurz, Ingrid and Angela Moisl, eds. Berufsbilder für Übersetzer und Dolmetscher: Perspektiven nach dem Studium [Possible futures for translators and interpreters: perspectives after graduation]. Vienna: WUV Wiener Universitätsverlag. pp. 62–69.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

German

Keywords

institution=policy=institutional environment=organisation | job market=market | training=translator training

Source language

German

Target language

German

Abstract

Since 1975 the UN has its own German translation service. The authors discuss the position of German in the United Nations structure and the structure of the German translation service. They also discuss application conditions and requirements, aspects of working as a translator for the UN, and job description.

Source : A. Matthyssen