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The popular two day training ‘Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language’ is coming to Vienna (Part I) in April and Athens (Part II) in May. If you want to participate, sign up for the early bird by 15 February. More details, check out this page.
Read MoreThank you for all your insights, sharing, achievements, laughs, invitations and support in 2019! > Happy viewing!
Looking forward to more inspirations in 2020 at the trainings, events, and my PhD research. Have a look where we can meet in 2020!
Read MoreTake a look at what happened at tha 1st European seminar on ‘Sign language interpreting on TV & media’! Where 92 participants, presenters and interpreters from 18 different countries came together. The participants submitted a small clip of their work as interpreters on TV and media. Here is the compilation of 33 interpreters interpreting on screen!
Read MoreToday 75 participants, 6 presenters, 8 sign language interpreters and 3 organizers are coming together in London! The seminar sign language interpreting on TV and media will discuss best practices of sign language interpreting on TV and media. Come and follow the discussion on Twitter! #TV1ntSL2019
Read MoreGreat news! The popular training Interpreting from and to English Part 1 is coming to Madrid! Come and join your colleagues from around Europe on 18 & 19 January 2020.
Early bird registration deadline is 18 November. See here more info >
Read MoreToday, 3rd of October 2019, I am presenting my preliminary results of 2nd study of my PhD research: Preparation strategies of international sign (IS) interpreters at conferences compared to those of national sign language interpreters (NGT). Come and see the poster and video in IS with English subtitles here.
Read MoreThrilled to have now 70 participants from 18 countries registered for the first European Seminar ‘Sign language interpreting on TV & Media’. Next to invited presenters, participants have the opportunity to share their work and expertise in multiple ways during the program: interactive presentations, discussions, clips of their work, research findings, a BarCamp and much more. Looking forward to all the sharing on 16 & 17 November in London!
Read MoreThe first European seminar on Sign Language Interpreting on TV & Media will take place on 16 & 17 November in London, UK. The aim of the seminar is to present, share and discuss best practices of sign language interpreters working on TV and media.
Come and join colleagues and experts from around Europe!
Read MoreVery excited with the release of the European Parliament election campaign video in the 31 sign languages of the European Union. Thank you European Union of the Deaf, European Parliament and Markenfilm for the nice cooperation and the wonderful result!
Read MoreAre you a sign language interpreter? Do you work sometimes or regularly with international sign? Please assist in this research and fill out the survey. The aim of this survey is to get a better understanding of the profile of interpreters such as you. Please feel free to share this survey with any interpreter colleagues you know are working with international sign.
The survey is open from 1 – 30 April 2019.
Read MoreIn February 2018 I started my doctoral dissertation (PhD project 2018-2023) on interpreting international sign at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The research is part of a larger project “Deaf communication without a shared language” conducted with Deaf and hearing researchers at the Radboud University.
Read MoreIs English not one of your native languages? Do you want to learn strategies and improve your skills when working with English and your national sign language?
Sign up for the popular training “Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language". Part I of the training will take place on 23 & 24 April in Utrecht, the Netherlands. If you have completed Part I you can also enrol in Part II, taking place on 25 & 26 April also in Utrecht.
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Read MoreAfter a successful two day training “Interpreting from and to English - part I” for sign language interpreters from Germany, Netherlands, and Iceland, we are making plans for more trainings in 2019!
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Read MoreThe Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) held their conference in Salt Lake City from 31 October till 3 November 2018. It was a wonderful opportunity to give my plenary presentation on “A European panorama: Educating sign language interpreters for multilingual conferences“ and to meet educators, researchers and interpreters from across the USA and abroad.
Read MoreThe 1st training on Interpreting for high level meetings and conferences was held in conjunction with the EUD seminar in Austria. Sign language interpreters from across Europe and from the USA participated sharing experiences and learning more from the field of spoken language interpreters. Thank you to all who participated!
Read MoreReady to join this popular training? In this Part I of the training you will learn new skills and strategies to interpret from your national sign language to and from English.
The training will be held in Nuremberg, Germany, on 18 & 19 January 2019. Find here more info and registration.
Read MoreHenk Betten, a Deaf librarian, sums up a lifetime of reading and writing in this comprehensive volume of stories on Deafness. Drawing from world literature, including the Bible and the classics, as well as from his very personal experiences of being Deaf in a hearing world, Henk Betten has published a book on Deafness that ends up looking far into the future. See Henk's video here
Read MoreThe organizers of the ICSLA 2018 in Istanbul made the conference fully accessible by appointing an interpreting consultant and coordinator and offering 5 official conference languages: English, Turkish, Turkish Sign Language (TID), International Sign (IS), and American Sign Language (ASL). In addition, participants also brought a team of British Sign Language (BSL) and Norwegian Sign Language interpreters. I provided the consultancy, logistical and technical advice and coordinated the 15 interpreters. Thank you @ICSLA2018
Read MoreMultilingual 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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