Translation in Frankrijk

Freelance translators and translation companies

Translation in France has long tradition due to the history of the country and of the French language and the crossroads position of France. With globalization and the generalisation of the English language, France has one strength: The Académie française, a language protection institution unique to France.

However, French translators face a lack of regulation of the industry. Nowadays in France, anyone can declare themselves *a professional translator*. The majority remains certified and trained translators (background translators or former specialists who went into translation) - a lot of French universities offer MA-degree courses, and there are 5 professional translations colleges.

The Toubon Act is a French specificity - it aims at protecting the French linguistic heirloom by requiring that legal documents, advertising, products presentations, user manuals, etc. be translated into French. This law guarantess a constant volume of translation work for local translators.

The main translators organization in France is the SFT (Société française des traducteurs). Its members enjoy legal help and consult, and guidance in the French administrative and fiscal jungle.

The ProZ.com French community is active and varied. A lot of powwows, training sessions and conferences take place every year in France. It is actually the record-holder country for ProZ.com conferences, with 3 events 3 years in a row, every year with the same success.

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Translation associations and schools in Frankrijk

School	Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis. Faculté des Lettres, Arts et Sciences humaines
School	Université de Paris 2 - Panthéon Assas. Institut de Droit Comparé
School	Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 - UFR 2 Langues et Cultures Étrangères et Régionales
Association	Union Nationale des Experts Traducteurs - Interprètes près les Cours d'Appel
School	Aix-Marseille University
School	Ecole Supérieure de Transactions Internationales et de Commerce Extérieur
Association	Société française des traducteurs
School	Université de Cergy-Pontoise, UFR de Langues Etrangères et Internationales
School	Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III
School	Université d'Orléans

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Upcoming and past ProZ.com events in Frankrijk

Powwow	Frankrijk - Strasbourg	Jan 25, 2023
Powwow	Frankrijk - Paris	May 27, 2022
Powwow	Frankrijk - Virtual powwow	Jan 10, 2022
Powwow	Frankrijk - France	Apr 23, 2020
Powwow	Frankrijk - La Rochelle	Jan 25, 2020
Powwow	Frankrijk - Bordeaux	Dec 16, 2019
Powwow	Frankrijk - Paris	Oct 15, 2019
Powwow	Frankrijk - Strasbourg	Sep 30, 2019
Powwow	Frankrijk - Bordeaux	Sep 27, 2019
Powwow	Frankrijk - Strasbourg	Apr 4, 2019

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