Translation of early grade digital storybooks about kids tales from English to Arabic
Volunteer to translate digital storybooks from English to Arabic
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Overview
Volunteer to translate digital storybooks from English to Arabic
You have:
- Candidates should be native in Arabic and fluent in English.
- Familiarity with technical terms related to kids tales or previous experience in translation will be considered an advantage.
- Translate 135 digital storybooks of around 150-300 characters each.
- Availability of 20+ hours per week for 8 weeks.
Contract
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UNESCO Ramallah Office is looking for two online volunteers to help us translate digital storybooks about early grade tales from English to Arabic. The translated stories will be uploaded by the organization to “Ta3mal” platform and will help us advance in the effort to provide distance learning education and to increase the national learning outcomes especially for facilitating early age reading. The two volunteers will have to translate 135 digital storybooks of around 150-300 characters each.
- Translation
Translation and interpretation
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for openly available early grade reading resources in languages children mostly use at home. In response to this need, a collaboration between UNESCO, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), ADEA, UNHCR, The Global Book Alliance as well as other partners, has established the initiative ‘Translate a Story’, to help organize the translation of openly licensed high-quality early grade reading books into different national languages. This initiative is intended to accompany countries’ efforts in improving the ability of early age reading, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic where most of the children are confined at home and therefore need to get reading materials available in local languages and universally accessible through various media.
Volunteers: 2 needed
20+ hours per week / 8 weeks
Candidates should be native in Arabic and fluent in English. Familiarity with technical terms related to kids tales or previous experience in this type of translations will be considered an advantage. A one-paragraph translation will be requested as part of the selection process.
Palestine, State of
- English, Arabic
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a situation where you successfully translated a complex text? | This question assesses your translation experience and problem-solving abilities. | Provide a specific example that highlights your skills and the outcome. |
| How do you manage your time when working on translation projects? | This question evaluates your time management skills and ability to meet deadlines. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What challenges have you faced while translating children’s literature? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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