Work experience

My name is Annabel Garner and I’m currently studying Modern Languages and Translation at the University of Nottingham. I studied French and German for A-levels at Ponteland High School and I am really keen to enter into the translation industry in the future.

I asked Änne from 4Translations whether I could complete some work experience during July 2021 to find out what it’s like in the industry. She very kindly said yes, and I spent a week in the summer working with her. During the week, she gave me different translations that the company had been asked to complete in the past and I was able to practise my own translation skills with real-life texts.

I found this experience really valuable as I was not only exposed to different genres of texts, but I could also compare my own translations with the official translations and see the difficulties that translators face when working. I also found it really interesting talking to Änne about her own experiences working as a translator and interpreter. This was a great opportunity that Änne offered me and I really valued the chance to look at real-life translations.

After finishing her exams in 2022, Annabel worked for 5 months in the Wuppertal office of KERN Global Language Services managing and helping with translation projects for private and company clients as well as proofreading and checking translations. She has now moved to Paris and works as intern for RAPTRAD IMAGINE which offers multilingual creative solutions.

Annabel Garner