Issue No. 1

December 31,2009

An Interview with Dr. Ali K. Abbas

Q1\ Who is Dr. Ali in few words?
A\Ali K. Abbas, Scholar and considerate.
Q2\What is your opinion in higher education life?
A\It is most enjoyable and sensitive time in one’s life span.
Q3\What is your motivation that let you be a Prof?
A\Knowledge is with no limits. Higher academic rank means more insights one can afford to the students.
Q4\What is your advice for TD students?
A\Don’t lose the chances available to you now, such chances affect your future career.
Q5\Do you have suggestions concerning higher education study?
A\The main concern is to bring Translation practice in, particularly simultaneous and consecutive translation.
Q6\ How can you invest your leisure time?
A\ I invest my leisure time by browsing the up-to-date information of different kinds on the internet.
Q7\What is your wish for TD students?
A\To be successful, prosperous with a job after graduation.
Q8\What is your opinion over uniform?
A\It is good for all students – They are at work not party.
Q9\Could you tell us where you got your (MA). And (PHD) degrees?
A\I got MA Degree from Baghdad University and PHD degree from Leicester, Britain. Moreover, professorship is a commitment to be more modest, a case which scores people’s respect.
Q10\What does TD mean to you?
A\Sociable, I can practice my different interests.

Interviewed by : Ibrahim H. Ibrahim
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Issue No. 1

December 31,2009
EDITORIAL
TRANSMAG: The Translation Students’ Magazine, as simple as it is, is actually a very important project, whether to the staff that works on it (who are, naturally, some of our best students) or to the Translation Department as a whole. A project that started exactly one year ago when I was approached, by Dr. Sadiq, with the idea of having a wallpaper to display the activities of students. An Idea that was originally suggested by a brilliant student of ours, namely Hala. I was thrilled by the idea and swiftly agreed to supervise the wallpaper that came to be known as TRANSMAG. The reason for my excitement was that I always wanted to do such a thing since I was an undergraduate student at the Translation Department (or TD as the TRANSMAG staff likes to call it) but never had the chance. Another reason was that this would give me a further opportunity to uncover the potentials of our students and, eventually, nurture them. Little did I know that the first wallpaper issue of TRANSMAG, that hung proudly on the tailor-made glass board, will attract such talented students - mostly unknown to me then - who came to me and asked to, not join.. but, reinvent the newborn wallpaper. Since then the staff has grown, and with it TRANSMAG also did.
Here we are now. This is the first issue of the hand-held printed version of TRANSMAG; A magazine that hopes to represent not only the students but the whole Department. I might be the “general supervisor”, but the editors of TRANSMAG are the real deal, and it is a real pleasure to work along with them. They put so much heart and spirit in their work, which makes supervising them a real treat.

Peace and love to all..
(1) Dia Sulaibi

Issue No. 1

December 31,2001
CONTENTS
v Editorial …………………………..……1
v An interview with Dr. Ali K. Abbas ..….2
v Top Students …………..………….…....3
v Eid al-Adha ………………..…..……….9
v Achievements ………………...……….10
v Whom did you miss the most? ….....….12
v FAQ About Swine Flu …...……………..14
v Scientific Figure……………...………….16
v Your Day& Color ………………......…..18
v Horoscope ………..…………………….20
v Proverbs ……………….………………..22
v Poem ………………………...………….23
v The Uniform: Acceptance and Refusal..24
v Sport …………………………… ………25
v The Girl Next Door ……………………..27

TRANSMAG RULES OF PARTICIPATION AND COMMENTARY

December 20,2009
The Editing committee of TRANSMAG send their warm regards and wishes to all Translation Department students , and seize this chance to declare the goals of its publishing online and the pre-requiste conditions or rules for participation and commentary on its varied issues and topics.
The goals of this magazine blog:
1- Building and enhancing technology use by students.
2- Creating a place where everyone can reach it easily; a place where our students find themselves free to express their ideas and thoughts.
3- The easiness and simplicity of reaching this magazine from your hourse, just an internet link or connection is needed. This by time will move students from using computer for fun purposes to learning and teaching ones.
4- The Editors will welcome all students ' participations on every issue theme; posts for earlier themes will not be considered.Therefore, we ask our friends in Translation Department to google this blog frequently.

The rules of participation are :
1- Using good language.
2- Displaying participant's real name , class, and email.
3- Respecting others' ideas and beliefs.
4- The Editors have the ight to hide those comments or posts unsuitable for the topics for one reason or another.

We welcome all your participations.
Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.

Yours,
TRANSMAG