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Welcome to the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Our main mission is to conduct research and teach the languages, literatures and cultural expressions of the countries where French, Italian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Catalan, and Spanish are spoken.

Accurate, context-sensitive translation is a highly developed professional skill. Fees charged for this and related languages services are commensurate to the training it requires. The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures does not have a translation program or service, but some of its faculty and graduate students will occasionally do translations, interpreting and proficiency testing. Each translator sets his or her own rate, which varies according to a number of factors, including: training of translator, complexity or level of specialization of the text, urgency, legibility and other considerations. Some charge by the page, others by the word, others by the hour. Expect to pay between $30-140 per page or hour. Payment is made to the individual who renders the services, and not to the department. Other UF units requesting translation will have to work out acceptable payment parameters when such payment will be considered "Additional University Employment".

Translation

The complexity of the topic, the urgency, the direction of the target language and other factors impact on the cost of the translation.

Proficiency Testing

Certification of proficiency or fluency according to ACTFL guidelines requires testers who have been certified by ACTFL. Each tester sets the rate for services. Travel time is charged separately.

Interpreting

The translation of verbal communication for various situations, e.g. court or legal, business, professional conferences, etc. requires special skills.Each interpreter sets the rate for services. Travel time is charged separately.

Languages

We will soon be posting a list of the individuals offering translation services and the languages in which they work.

French

Sylvie Blum-Reid, Associate Professor (sylblum@grove.ufl.edu)
Legal documents, school transcripts, literary and journalistic articles, interviews, film scripts etc.

 

Spanish

Antonio Gil, Assistant in Spanish,
(agil@rll.ufl.edu)
Shifra Armon, Associate Professor,
(sarmon@rll.ufl.edu)

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