Shhh…Don’t Say That! Ethical Dilemmas for Interpreters in Health Care Presenter: Elena Langdon Fortier Date: August 31, 2011 Time: 12 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Handout: Medical interpreter training often focuses on terminology and medical background knowledge, but often there is a lot more going on than words in […]

Duden publishes special ‘new German’ dictionary – The Local.   The first Duden dictionary was published in 1880, by Konrad Duden. Since then, the company has in some ways become the curator of the recognised German language.

Ichihashi trial bares translation woes | The Japan Times Online. The law stipulates that when a defendant or witness does not speak Japanese, the court is required to hire an interpreter proficient in the language used by the parties involved. “The court should always appoint two interpreters, and both should be highly skilled,”  said Makiko […]

Improving the product al español: The Art of Editing English>Spanish Translations Language:  Spanish Date:  Saturday, July 23 Times: – Check-in: 9:30 – Workshop: 10-1 p.m. Location:  Miami-Dade College InterAmerican Campus ATA CEUs: 3 Florida Courts CIEs: Application has been approved by the Court Interpreter Certification and Regulation Program for Continuing Interpreter Education credit. CEAA award […]

Studios Try to Lessen What’s Lost in Translation – ABC News. “Good translators are really writers who love working with language,” says Barciae, who has a master’s degree in comparative literature from Brown University.

Translator’s triumph | Deccan Chronicle. Translators are akin to cultural conduits that connect cultures separated by the languages they use.

Feds, states in dispute over court interpreters – Boston.com.   “If you can’t communicate in the courtroom, you don’t have access to justice.” Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, head of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. t

Desperately seeking a final translation | Psychology Today.   There is a long standing myth that bilinguals are born translators. In fact, apart from everyday language, bilinguals are not particularly good translators.

THE ORAL EXAM IS AVAILABLE AGAIN! Interpreters for the Spanish language who have already passed the written portion of the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters’ test will be able to register and schedule themselves to take the oral portion of the test beginning Monday, July 18, 2011. If you have passed the written […]