Erasmus+ internships

Erasmus+ internship for language and translation students

At our Warsaw office, the website, client e-mails and guides exist in seven languages, and machine translation needs a careful human reader. Trainees review and correct texts in their languages and learn the vocabulary of insurance and leasing.

Field of study (ISCED-F 2013)
0231 Language acquisition (including translation and interpreting)
Suits
Students of translation, applied languages or philology; VET learners in office administration with strong languages
Language
English B1, or Turkish
Length
10 days to 12 months

What the trainee does

  • Review machine translations of our website and blog in your language, and correct them.
  • Build a glossary of insurance and leasing terms in Polish, English, Turkish and your language.
  • Translate client guides and e-mail templates, reviewed by the mentor.
  • Help in client meetings with language questions, alongside an advisor.
  • Check that names, prices and dates match in every language version.

A sample week

Monday
Team meeting; the week's pages to review
Tuesday
Post-editing website and blog texts
Wednesday
Glossary work
Thursday
Client guides and e-mail templates
Friday
Project time and a review with the mentor

Learning outcomes

Written the way Table A of the Learning Agreement asks for them.

Knowledge
The terms of insurance and leasing in several languages; how a multilingual website is published; how machine translation is post-edited.
Skills
Post-editing machine translation; terminology work; consistent writing across language versions.
Competences
Precision; meeting publishing dates; working with colleagues and clients from other cultures.

Sample project

A glossary of 150 insurance and leasing terms in four languages, with example sentences, which the team keeps using after the placement.

Questions

Plan a placement with us

Send us the dates, the number of participants and their fields. We reply in English or Turkish.

How we start

  1. 1You send the dates, the number of participants and their fields
  2. 2An online meeting; the signed letter of intent follows
  3. 3CVs, motivation letters and a short call with each candidate
  4. 4The Learning Agreement, signed by all three parties

Write at least 8 weeks before the start, or 12 weeks if your participants need a visa.

Languages and translation