German Financial Reporting for Translators

The terminology and translation of German GAAP and IFRS financial reports examined and explained for practising German-to-English translators, interpreters and terminologists.This masterclass-style seminar is a unique opportunity for practitioners to familiarise themselves with a wide range of translation and terminology issues relating to German financial reports prepared in accordance with German GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). As well as providing comprehensive guidance on the monolingual and bilingual resources currently available to translators, it will describe the often complex legal basis for single-entity and consolidated financial reporting in Germany and use examples of published financial report translations to highlight a number of the key issues facing translators. An examination of potential translation strategies will be flanked by a discussion of style and register issues affecting financial report translations.The workshop is designed both as a stand-alone introduction to the topic and as a technical update for more experienced translators. This course is designed for practising German- English translators, interpreters and terminologists. Students should be English native speakers or have a near-native command of English. Course Information Start DateStart TimeDurationCostCourse CodeApply Friday 11 December 2015 09:30 - 17:30 2 Days - 11 & 12 Dec 2015 £350 CS5016 Apply Now Tutor Info Robin Bonthrone MITI has been a full-time German-to-English financial/legal translator for over 25 years, specializing in particular in financial accounting and reporting; audit, assurance, and advisory; corporate taxation; and financial sector regulation and supervision. He translates the German Accounting Standards (GASs) for the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG) and was joint coordinator of the...