Jody Byrne (academic)
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Dr Jody Byrne is an Irish translation scholar and translator who specialises in scientific and technical translation from German and Spanish into English. He is the author of Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documents (Springer, 2006). He has taught German translation at Dublin City University
and is now a Lecturer in Translation Studies
& Localisation at the University of Sheffield
. While at Dublin City University he became interested in scientific and technical translation and he subsequently went on to conduct doctoral research involving human cognition and the usability of translated software user guides.
He has published on a range of topics including technical translation, professional translation, technical communication and translation pedagogy.
He gained a BA in German and Spanish translation from Dublin City University in 1997 and has worked as a professional translator ever since and has combined this with work as a technical writer, researcher and lecturer. In his current role at the University of Sheffield, he teaches subjects such as specialised translation, localisation, translation technology, translation theory, subtitling and research methodology.
Externally he is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Specialised Translation.
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
and is now a Lecturer in Translation Studies
Translation studies
Translation studies is an interdiscipline containing elements of social science and the humanities, dealing with the systematic study of the theory, the description and the application of translation, interpreting or both these activities....
& Localisation at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
. While at Dublin City University he became interested in scientific and technical translation and he subsequently went on to conduct doctoral research involving human cognition and the usability of translated software user guides.
He has published on a range of topics including technical translation, professional translation, technical communication and translation pedagogy.
He gained a BA in German and Spanish translation from Dublin City University in 1997 and has worked as a professional translator ever since and has combined this with work as a technical writer, researcher and lecturer. In his current role at the University of Sheffield, he teaches subjects such as specialised translation, localisation, translation technology, translation theory, subtitling and research methodology.
Externally he is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Specialised Translation.
Publications (incomplete)
- 2008 Learning Technology in the Translation Classroom. Proceedings of the XVIII FIT World Congress 2008
- 2007 Caveat Translator: Understanding the Legal Consequences of Errors in Professional Translation. Journal of Specialised Translation, 2007 (7) pp. 2–24
- 2006 Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documentation. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer
- 2005 Evaluating The Effect of Iconic Linkage on the Usability of Software User Guides. The Journal of Technical Writing & Communication. 35:2, pp. 155–178
- 2004 Does Usability Have to be so Complicated? The Communicator. The Institute of Scientific & Technical Communicators. Winter 2004, pp. 20–21
- 2003 Freelance Translation: Teaching Students to Create Their Own Jobs. Daniel Gouadec & Daniel Toudic (eds) Traduction, Terminologie, Rédaction. Paris: La Maison du Dictionnaire, pp. 161–174
- 2001 The Book of Zope: How to Build and Deliver Web Applications. Translated from German original ZOPE (Beehive, 2001) and published by No Starch Inc., San Francisco.
- 1999 International English: Making A Case for Efficient and Clear Communication. ATA Chronicle, Vol. XXVIII, No. 10: American Translators' Association, pp. 37–42
Memberships
- Professional Member of the Irish Translators' & Interpreters Association
- Fellow of the Institute of Scientific and Technical CommunicatorsInstitute of Scientific and Technical CommunicatorsThe Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators is the UK's professional association for those involved in technical communication...