Announcing JAT's Fall 2014 J>E eJuku session

[Shuichi Yamakawa]

Dear Honyakkers,

I am a JAT member and I am coordinating a JAT event, called the
Fall 2014 J>E eJuku session. Following is a brief description of
the session. If you are interested to know more about the event,
read the Call for Participants due to be published on JAT-List
later this week. If you are not on JAT-List, write me off-line
for a copy of the Call.

Shuichi Yamakawa (call me: Shu)
<s...@gol.com>

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     Announcing the Fall 2014 J>E eJuku session

The 9th (or 7th J>E) e-Juku Session is in the works and due to start very
soon. Our e-Juku program, launched in 2009 (see below), has been a great
opportunity for novice translators to get hands-on training on the art
of translation under the guidance of seasoned translators. Called the
JAT Online Translation Workshop (JOTW), the Japanese-to-English side of
eJuku has been a venue for peer-to-peer discussion among participants,
using text-based interaction as well as videoconferencing, facilitated
by the mentor-translators.

We are planning the next J>E eJuku session as follows:
- Period: September & October 2014.
- Application window: one week upon the release of a Call for
  Participants (see below).
- Eligibility: current or potential JAT members, relatively new to
  J>E translation, with native or near-native English proficiency.
- Cost: None. eJuku sessions are conducted on a volunteer basis,
  free of charge, for the sake of JAT members.
- Screening: 5 to 8 participants will be selected on the basis of
  their needs and enthusiasm, with little regard to their current
  tanslation capability per se.  
- Call for Participants: an oficial notice will be posted to
  JAT-List(*) in a week's time, with all necessary information
  including a detailed session schedule, ground rules, exercise
  instructions, mentor/coordinator profiles and the source text.
  (* If you are not on JAT-List, you can ask the coordinator to
     send you a copy when it becomes available.)
- Mentors: Jeremy Angel and Richard Sadowsky (native English speakers)
- Checker and coordinator: Shuichi Yamakawa (native Japanese speaker)

Fact Sheet on eJuku history:

No.1  J>E 1   October 2009
No.2  E>J 1   January 2010
No.3  J>E 2   February 2010
No.4  J>E 3   November 2011
No.5  J>E 4   April 2012 (Spring 2012 JOTW)
No.6  J>E 5   October 2012 (Fall 2012 JOTW)
No.7  E>J 2　 August 2013
No.8  J>E 6   September 2013 (Fall 2013 JOTW)
No.9  J>E 7   September 2014 (Fall 2014 JOTW)

We thank you in advance for your interest in eJuku.

Shu (Shuichi Yamakawa)
Fall 2014 JOTW J>E eJuku checker & coordinator
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