Translators’ Best Web Sites

Volume 15, No. 2
April 2011

Gabe Bokor

This section of the Translation Journal features the best Web sites by translators in the Editor's humble opinion. The sites are rated on a scale from 1 to 10 by the following criteria:

1. Informational content
2. Ease of navigation
3. Aesthetics
4. Web technique
5. Google Page Rank

Submissions for this section, including self-submissions, are welcome. Only sites of individual translators will be considered. Sites are listed and rated at the editor's discretion and by his admittedly subjective criteria.

Front Page

	Index 1997-2011
	TJ Interactive: Translation Journal Blog
	Translator Profiles
	One Translator's Journey by Heidi Holzer
	The Profession
	The Bottom Line by Fire Ant & Worker Bee
	How do you Deal with Requests for Discounts? by Danilo Nogueira and Kelli Semolini
	Technical Translation
	Specialization in Translation—myths and realities by Charles Martin
	Translators and the Computer
	An Analysis of Google Translate Accuracy by Milam Aiken and Shilpa Balan
	The New Five-Year-Rule by Jost Zetzsche
	Translation Theory
	How to Avoid Communication Breakdowns in Translation or Interpretation? by Sahar Farrahi Avval
	A Taxonomy of Human Translation Styles by Michael Carl, Barbara Dragsted, and Arnt Lykke Jakobsen
	Language & Communication
	Words of Greek Origin by Aikaterini Spanakaki-Kapetanopoulos
	Translation and Neologisms by Forough Sayadi
	Literary Translation
	'Speaking in the Feminine': Considerations for Gender-Sensitive Translation by Kate James
	Caught in the Web
	Web Surfing for Fun and Profit by Cathy Flick, Ph.D.
	Translators’ On-Line Resources by Gabe Bokor
	Translators’ Best Websites by Gabe Bokor
	Translators' Tools
	Translators’ Emporium
	Call for Papers and Editorial Policies

Translators’ Best Web Sites

About Google's Page Ranking (PR) Index: Google ranks all web pages on a scale from 0 to 10 according to the number of links that lead to that page and the importance of the referring pages. A low PR number does not reflect the quality of the page, but may tell the owner that it needs more marketing effort to make the page more "popular." You can check the PR of your, or any other, web page at http://www.prchecker.info/check_page_rank.php, for example. For an explanation of Google's PageRank technology, see http://www.google.com/technology/.

Linda Marianiello's Site
http://www.alla-breve.us/index.html
A website shared by Linda's two careers: translation and music. A simple website in good taste (what would you expect from an artist?) and basic information about Linda and her professional qualifications. The bio that appears when you click on the word "Experience" refers to both Linda and her husband Franz. The words Legal / Business / Literary / Music and the Arts on the home page are not linked to other pages containing more information about Linda's specialties.

Informational content	8
Ease of navigation	10
Aesthetics	9
Web technique	8
Google Page Ranking	3

Inge Noeninger's Web Site
http://www.germanlegaltranslations.com/index.htm
Another husband-wife site by Inge and Peter Noeninger, specializing in English, German, and French legal translations. The site is attractive, easy to navigate, and provides basic information on the partners' capabilities, although you would expect a bilingual or trilingual site from a couple that started their practice in Germany and is residing in Canada.

Informational content	8
Ease of navigation	10
Aesthetics	9
Web technique	7
Google Page Ranking	0

Antonio Palomo's Site
http://www.agiftoftongues.com/Home.html
Like the previous two sites, this one is a simple, attractive site containing basic information.

Informational content	7
Ease of navigation	10
Aesthetics	9
Web technique	8
Google Page Ranking	2