Linfield community: Training translators
Japanese language education at Linfield stresses the connections between language learning in the classroom and real life applications of Japanese language skills.
An experience at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is translating into solid skills for Linfield College language students.
Six students and a Linfield faculty member are translating the descriptions of planes and helicopters from English into Japanese for Evergreen. The translations will be compiled into a book and available for guests to borrow as they tour the museum.
"This is a rare opportunity for students," Chris Keaveney, Linfield professor of Japanese, said. "I wanted the students to see that translation requires tremendous skills and concentration."
Linfield is the only college involved in the project, which also includes translations to Spanish, German, Italian and Korean, according to Christine Ellingson, development coordinator at Evergreen.