2024-2026 Experiential Learning and Research Impact Report Released
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2024-2026 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
Translation and Localization Management
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From New York City to Lima, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Summer
| by Brittany West
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this summer. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
From Monterey to the World: Students Use Practica to Make Real-World Contributions to their Professional Sectors
From Monterey to the global stage, Middlebury Institute students are putting their skills to work this spring. Through applied research and practicum courses, our students are collaborating with organizations making a tangible difference worldwide while finishing their degrees.
From Nepal to New York City, Students Complete Practicum Projects This Fall
| by Julia Tucker
Almost 50 Middlebury Institute students are practicum this semester spending their time and gaining invaluable skills in locations all over the globe from Alaska to Kenya.
Field Work: Alum Launches Web Platform to Expand Accessibility in Localization
| by Angela Izi Nkusi
For their practicum, Emilia Primavera developed LinguaInclusa, a web platform with resources for localization teams to make content and products more accessible to people with disabilities.
Field Work: Student Publishes Rising Leaders Handbook with Advice from Localization Leaders
| by Angela Izi Nkusi
For her final graduate research project, Yiqing Lu went beyond consulting the research literature; she interviewed today’s localization leaders, compiling results into a handbook of leadership insights for young professionals.
How I Got Hired: Freelance Portuguese-Spanish-English Court and Diplomatic Interpreter
| by Nathalia Rio Preto TI/TLM ‘21
Nathalia Rio Preto made a big leap when she left her native Brazil to pursue her master’s degree at the Middlebury Institute, and yet another one when she transitioned from localization back to interpretation after the pandemic. She has no regrets.
Perspective: What I Learned about AI Integration into Translation Processes as an Intern at the Red Cross
| by Ismenia Miranda MATLM ’25
Alum Ismenia Miranda found that terminology work pushes the edges of what AI can do right now—and highlights the essential skills of linguists in evolving translation and localization processes.
Many Localization Jobs—And Now Our Master’s—Just Need English (and Intercultural Competence)
| by Sierra Abukins
You don’t need a background in linguistics, nor to be fluent in a second language, to complete your master’s in localization and build a successful career in the language services industry. People with tech, management, and business skills are in demand in this dynamic, intercultural field.
Field Work: Students Bring Complex Community Needs Data to Life in Bilingual Videos
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Students have put their skills to work on a years-long data analysis and marketing project through a partnership between the Institute’s META Lab and the United Way of Monterey County.