International Translation Day - 30 September

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 30 September as International Translation Day to celebrate the role of professional translation in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding, and development. 

Why September 30? 
September 30 is also the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators, as well as of scholars, archaeologists, and librarians. 

You can participate by contributing to the the most translated video in history , by recording an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in your own language. 

Interested in a career in modern languages? 
The United Nations is one of the world's largest employers of language professionals, who work in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, or at the United Nations regional commissions in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, and Santiago. 

Languages education 
If you intend to travel or work overseas, you could start with a short course offered by the Academy of Modern Languages at JCU.  Elementary and intermediate courses run for 12 weeks in Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Thai.  
JCU also offers a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in modern languages (French, Italian, German or Japanese). 

Resources in other languages 
The library doesn't offer a translation service but we do provide access to resources in many different languages. Use Advanced search and choose a language from the drop-down list to see works published by international authors, in international journals or in other languages. 

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