ConneXions

What is ConneXions? My attempt at connecting worlds separated by language (French, English) and field (language, science). As a translator coming from a life sciences background, I am constantly shifting between these different perspectives in my work and daily musings.

The original series of 3 posts was written from the perspective of a biologist and native French speaker forced to learn the intricacies of scientific English by studying in the US, then writing and reviewing articles in a non-native language. I have made many “learner errors” along the way (and I confess, I still make some today). If you write academic papers and English is not your native language, I hope that you will benefit from my errors and learn along with me! This is part of a series written in collaboration with Karen Tkaczyk, a colleague translator who also happens to be a trained scientist, and originally published on LinkedIn.