[Cross-posting this to Translators-l, WikiEN-l and Foundation-l, because there is a considerable amount of overlap, as you&#39;ll see. Volunteers from several Wikipedias may be needed, and the Foundation could eventually be involved if the project becomes an annual one. I apologize in advance to those subscribed all three lists.]<br>


<br>Hello everyone,<br><br>(Note: For those who don&#39;t know me, I am [[User:Arria Belli]]. Former admin and arbitrator over at fr:wp, and member of the LangCom. I met some of you at Wikimania 2008 Alexandria, where I did a presentation called &quot;Translation in Wikimedia Projects&quot; ex-aequo with [[User:Britty]].)<br>



<br>I&#39;ve just started a master&#39;s degree at the ESIT (Ecole supérieure d&#39;interprètes et de traducteurs) in Paris, in English/French/Spanish translation. It&#39;s quite a good school; a large percentage of the interpreters and translators working in international organizations are graduates of the ESIT.<br>


<br>My French-to-English translation professor has asked me to set up a project for all the students in her class, translating Wikipedia articles. We&#39;re a small group: there are only about 5 or 6 of us. What we&#39;d be doing is taking articles from fr: and translating them to en:. Students are free to choose the articles they&#39;ll translate.<br>



<br>Since I&#39;m mostly active over at fr:wp, I will need some help from people on en:. Most notably, I think it would be wise to set up a small group of en:wp volunteers who could guide the students on a one-on-one basis in case they have trouble understanding wiki markup, references, etc.  I would be coordinating the project, but I don&#39;t think I could field all the students&#39; questions at once! Any volunteers? <br>



<br>I want to make this as positive an experience as possible for everyone involved: the students, the professor and the institution. If the project is successful enough, it might happen again next year or even next semester, and become a regular thing. <br>



<br>As a very important aside: My professor told me that professors in other language combinations might also be interested in Wikipedia projects of their own. Therefore, there could be an English-to-Russian project, or a French-to-Spanish one, or French-to-Korean, etc. I&#39;ll let you know as soon as I&#39;m told whether this could happen. Even if no other language combinations are interested, they might be next year if this one is a success.<br>



<br>Thank you, and happy editing.<br><br>Maria Fanucchi<br>[[User:Arria Belli]]<br>