Last month I attended the first MIIS FORUM at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey and met all kinds of interesting people, including Dr. Yun-hyang Lee, Chief of the Interpreting Division and Trump's Korean interpreter. But more on that later. The purpose of the FORUM was to bring consumers of T&I services into the same room as the educators of our … [Read more...]
Written Translation in Healthcare Interpreting Appointments
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Written Translation in Healthcare Interpreting Appointments By Helen Eby, Tina Peña, Rita Weil Read the full article in the Interpreters Division website Finally, a well thought out paper that is sure to start a conversation changing the narrative around whether interpreters should also pay attention to developing (or honing) written translation skills. In my 25 + … [Read more...]
My Accidental Transition from Interpreting to Translating
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By Molly Yurick I consider myself to be quite lucky when it comes to my studies. I was born and raised in Minnesota and went to Spanish Immersion Elementary School in my hometown of Robbinsdale. My middle school classes were half in Spanish and half in English and my high school had an advanced placement Spanish class. Strangely enough, in all my studies as a language … [Read more...]
The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting: A Multifaceted Resource
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By Helen Eby One of my resources is The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting, edited by Holly Mikkelson and Renée Jourdenais. Its twenty-seven chapters cover a remarkably broad spectrum of topics relating to interpreting, with the following sections: historical perspectives, modes of interpreting, interpreting settings, and issues and debates. Each chapter is written by an … [Read more...]
Consecutive Interpreting Training in New Mexico
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Consecutive Interpreting Training with Virginia Valencia Hosted by the New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association (NMTIA) Date and Time: Saturday, April 15, 2017, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST Location: Special Collections Library, 423 Central Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Cost: $90 – … [Read more...]
Credentialed Training Program for Interpreters of Indigenous Languages
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By Linda L. Ford Natividad Medical Foundation’s Indigenous Interpreting+SM Sponsors Credentialed Training Program for Interpreters of Indigenous Languages Natividad Medical Foundation’s Indigenous Interpreting+SM is thrilled to announce that 27 interpreters from three countries participated in the inaugural session of The Indigenous InterpreterTM that concluded on … [Read more...]
Armando Ezquerra Hasbun: From the Andes to the Republican Convention
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An Interview by Cristina McDowell CM: Armando, you have come a long way since you were a kid living in a small village in the Andes. You are a Federally and NAJIT certified court interpreter. You teach at La Salle University, you have interpreted for many dignitaries, and you have been an expert witness on several occasions. But let’s start with your arrival to the … [Read more...]
Interpreting Certifications in the United States: A Comparison – Updated Nov. 18, 2016
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Check out the updated version of the chart we posted last month, created by Helen Eby, of existing interpreter certifications. You will note that two California interpreter certifications have been added: the Administrative Hearing and Medical. These are the oldest certification exams in the nation, given between the late ‘70’s and 2008, (just before the great economic … [Read more...]