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Mediterranean Editors and Translators

Mediterranean Editors and Translators is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mediterranean Editors and Translators rather than just read about it. In short: Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET) is a non-profit, interdisciplinary association for language professionals who work mainly with or into English within the Mediterranean area. The association's members include translators, authors' editors, copy editors, writing and presentation coaches, teachers of academic writing, applied linguists, interpreters, professional writers and more.

Key takeaways

Mediterranean Editors and Translators belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of Mediterranean Editors and Translators from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET) is a non-profit, interdisciplinary association for language professionals who work mainly with or into English within the Mediterranean area. The association's members include translators, authors' editors, copy editors, writing and presentation coaches, teachers of academic writing, applied linguists, interpreters, professional writers and more. MET offers training workshops, an annual conference, networking and other opportunities of continuing professional development for its members. The activities of the association are guided by six objectives, as set out in its charter and summarized as follows:

Maintain a stable network and means to hold events for English language consultants Communicate knowledge that can contribute to improving the quality of language support services available in the Mediterranean Be a conduit for exchanging information between language consultants in our geographic area and those in other parts of Europe and the world Stimulate research in Mediterranean communities on the needs of academics, scientists and others and on promising practices that meet their needs well Identify local expertise in language support and help our experts share their knowledge with a wider audience Help users of language support services locate appropriate solutions to their needs and promote mutual understanding between suppliers and users of these services

History and organization MET was founded in Barcelona, Spain, in the spring of 2006 after an initial, exploratory meeting the preceding autumn. It is registered in the Generalitat de Catalunya and has a legally binding charter (written in Catalan but translated into English). Its activities are directed by a Governing Council. The council, elected every two years, is composed of council chair and vice-chair, secretary, treasurer, officers for membership, continuing professional development and promotion, and a webmaster. MET is a member of the Spanish Network of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialog Between Cultures. To facilitate collaboration on continuing professional development activities, MET signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI). MET also maintains relationships with: Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti (AITI), Associació Professional de Traductors i Intèrprets de Catalunya (APTIC), Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores e Intérpretes (APTRAD), Asociación Española de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes (ASETRAD), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME), Nordic Editors and Translators (NEaT), SENSE (based in the Netherlands), and Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP). The founding of NEaT was inspired by, and based on information from, MET. MET and all these "sister associations" support each other to improve and promote the work of language professionals.

Members and membership MET's members are mostly based in the Mediterranean region and elsewhere in Europe, but some members from further away join because of their shared interests. MET has both individual and institutional members. MET's approximately 450 individual members hail from over 35 countries, mostly in Europe but also in North America, South America, Asia and Africa (data of February 2025). They are employed in freelance, entrepreneurial and institutional settings and work in a wide range of subject areas including science, technology, engineering, medicine, business, commerce, finance, law, politics, art and other cultural areas. Because of the association's focus on communication in the English language, many members originate from countries where English is the vernacular. MET's institutional membership is a way for institutions and companies to access continuing professional development activities for their staff and to support the association's mission. Currently there are about 10 institutional members.

Conferences MET holds a conference every year, usually in early autumn. This is also the occasion for the general assembly of the members. Conferences tend to last 1.5 days and are preceded by two half-days of training workshops. Each “MET meeting” is named with the acronym of METM followed by the last two digits of the year. For example, METM20 was the name given to the 2020 meeting, which was scheduled for October 2020 but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METM25 will be held in Barcelona. Previous METMs and their themes are:

METM24, Carcassonne: Crossroads: coming together, crafting the future METM23, Mantua: The underlying story METM22, San Sebastián: The personal touch METM21, online: The style issue METM19, Split: Make it count: communicating with clarity and concision METM18, Girona: Giving credit where credit's due: recognition for authors, translators and editors METM17, Brescia: Understanding our clients: the writing process from concept to completion METM16, Tarragona: Raising standards through knowledge sharing and peer training METM15, Coimbra: Versatility and readiness for new challenges (held in conjunction with PRISEAL 3: Publishing and Presenting Research Internationally) METM14, San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Innovation and tradition: mining the human resource METM13, Poblet Monastery (Vimbodí i Poblet, Spain): Language, culture and identity METM12, Venice: Craft and critical vision—diving beneath the surface of discourse METM11, Barcelona: Quality in English translation and editing—from research to practice and back METM10, Tarragona: Facilitating knowledge transfer—editing, translating, coaching METM09, Barcelona: Translation, editing, writing—broadening the scope and setting limits METM08, Split: Communication support across the disciplines METM07, Madrid: Building bridges, constructing networks METM06, Barcelona: International communication—promising practices METM05, Barcelona: Interdisciplinary collaboration—international communication

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mediterranean Editors and Translators

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mediterranean Editors and Translators claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mediterranean Editors and Translators before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mediterranean Editors and Translators ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mediterranean Editors and Translators

In research: Mediterranean Editors and Translators appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mediterranean Editors and Translators in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mediterranean Editors and Translators is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Applied linguistics, Communications and media organizations, International professional associations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mediterranean Editors and Translators outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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