NEW! Training for SLI: Interpreting at Multilingual High-Level Meetings & Conferences

NEW! Training for SLI: Interpreting at Multilingual High-Level Meetings & Conferences

Multilingual conferences and high-level meetings require different skills than sign language interpreters are often educated in. Come to the training in Vienna on 6 & 7 October 2018 and take the opportunity to practice strategies and discuss theories.

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You can combine your trip to Vienna and attend the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) annual seminar on Friday 5 October. The training and the EUD seminar will take place at the same venue.

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Part II Training in Valencia

Part II Training in Valencia

On January 8 & 9 2018 Part II of the Training Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language will take place in Valencia.

If you have successfully participated and completed part I you can now register for this follow up course. The training consists of in depth practice sessions to enhance your acquired skills to work between English and national sign language. Topics will include vocabulary building, use of synonyms, idioms and expressions, pronunciation, and correct phrasing. An increased emphasis will be on team and linguistic strategies to fine-tune the interpretation.

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Thank you to the Danish interpreters!

Thank you to the Danish interpreters!

Danish Sign Language interpreters were wonderful participants in my trainings in the last week of June. FTT, the Danish Association of Sign Language Interpreters, hosted my two day training 'Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language - Part I' and CFD, hosted Part II for their interpreters as a follow up from January.

All participants shared their expertise and enhanced their skills in working idioms, synonyms, sentence connectors, strategies and much more! Thank you for your enriching experiences. 

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Training in Malta for 20 sign language interpreters across Europe & beyond

Training in Malta for 20 sign language interpreters across Europe & beyond

Thank you to all the twenty sign language interpreters for your enthusiastic participation in the training 'Interpreting into and from English as a 3rd language'! 

The training took place before the EUD seminar from 16 - 18 May in Malta with 20 participants. Want to know more? Click on the link. For the next training, sign up to the mailing list.

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NEW! Published: Sign Language Interpreting in Europe, 2016 edition

NEW! Published: Sign Language Interpreting in Europe, 2016 edition

Sign Language Interpreting in Europe, 2016 edition, gives an overview of the organizations, educational programs, and employment situations of sign language interpreters across 45 European countries and regions. This is the fifth updated edition, following publications in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. The publication is available at all Amazon stores worldwide

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