Conversations: Interpreting and Translating's Podcast

Overview:

In 2018, NAATI introduced two new credentials, Certified Specialist Healthcare Interpreter and Certified Specialist Legal Interpreter. These are experienced and accomplished interpreters who are experts in interpreting in the health and legal domain and are competent in interpreting complex, highly specialised, expert-to-expert communication in their respective areas.

In this episode, Fatih welcomes Certified Specialist Interpreters Lynn Geng (Health and Legal), Silvia Martinez (Legal), and Aurélie Sheehan and Vicky Wong from NAATI. They discuss everything from test development to test preparation and what it means to be a Certified Specialist Interpreter.

Guests:

Aurelie Sheehan, Certification Policy & Development Manager, NAATI

Vicky Wong, Development & Training Team Leader

Silvia Martinez, Certified Specialist Legal Interpreter

Lynn Geng, Certified Specialist Health Interpreter, Certified Specialist Legal Interpreter

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This week, Fatih chats with New Zealand's first professor if interpreting and translation, Ineke Crezee about the latest edition of her book Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators which is widely seen as one of the most important publications in this field.

Guest Bio:

Professor Ineke Crezee is New Zealand’s first Professor of Translation and Interpreting and has been involved in teaching translation and interpreting since 1991. She has worked as both a health and legal interpreter and translator in both the Netherlands and New Zealand. Her book, “Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators” was released in 2013, and has been adapted into Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic. A Russian iteration was published in 2021 while the Turkish-language iteration was published in November 2022.

Ineke translated her first novel as a 21-year-old student of translation and has translated a wide range of texts since including novels, textbooks, course manuals, and medical and legal documents. She is co-editor of two international interpreting and translation-related journals: the International Journal of Interpreter Education (Conference of Interpreter Trainers, USA) and Translation and Interpreting (University of Western Sydney, Australia). Ineke has translated a number of nursing and social work textbooks, including several English to Dutch translations of the Nursing Outcomes Classification, and several books on refugee and resettlement.

Ineke has won multiple awards for her teaching and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to interpreter and translator education.

Links to the book, "Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators":

• English Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.181
• Turkish Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.241
• Russian Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.239
• Japanese Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.205
• Chinese Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.202
• Arabic Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.209
• Spanish Edition: https://benjamins.com/catalog/z.193

For the first episode of Season 4 of the Conversations: Podcast, Fatih welcomes AUSIT National President, lawyer & translator, J. Angelo Berbotto. 

Fatih and Angelo will chat about the importance of belonging to a professional institution and Angelo's future plans and aspirations as the AUSIT National President.

Guest Bio:
Angelo qualified as a lawyer and as a translator almost at the same time in the early 2000s. Spanish is his A language (English is B).  He worked in a government position in Sydney before moving to London to work in commercial litigation, a position he secured thanks to his skills in French, Italian and Spanish.  After completing a Master of Children’s Law in Rome, he left the corporate world to focus on child protection.  In England, he represented social services in court, in cases to safeguard children from situations where they were at risk of harm.  A child protection assignment in the remote island of St Helena changed the direction of his career when he became the principal lawyer for that British Overseas Territory.  In 2020, Angelo returned to Australia to work as an Assistant Parliamentary Counsel, drafting legislation. Since winter 2022 he has been a full-time translator and a part-time lawyer (Family and Immigration Law in Sydney).  Angelo re-joined AUSIT on his return to Australia and has been a member of AUSIT’s Ethics and Professional Practice Committee since 2021

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Please see below for some official Turkish organisations that are set up to take international donations.

Ahbap - Humanitarian Needs Association NGO: https://bit.ly/3DSbwHp

Türk Kızılay - Turkish Red Crescent: https://bit.ly/3Ia5xjG

T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı - AFAD - Turkiye Disaster and Management Authority: https://bit.ly/3lln0Nm

AKUT Search And Rescue Association - Search and Rescue Association NGO: https://bit.ly/3x6sQVr

UNICEF teams are also on the ground, both in Turkiye and Syria, providing urgent assistance to children and families impacted by the devastating earthquake. Link for donations: https://lnkd.in/ghgqiizN

In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Cristina gives Fatih a sneak preview of the upcoming Summer 2022 issue of the magazine.

Cristina Savin is a French-English and Romanian-English freelance translator and professional editor. She completed a Master of Translation degree at Monash University.

Cristina has been working freelance since 2017. Cristina has worked across a wide variety of translation projects in various settings, including law enforcement, authentication of artwork, health care, medical, education, literature; and most recently a subtitling project for the European Union.

If you have any questions regarding the magazine or would like to contribute, you can email them on [email protected]

Websites mentioned in the podcast:
https://ausit.org/
https://aalitra.org.au/

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Ask NAATI, December 2022, features NAATI National Certification Policy and Development Manager Aurelie Sheehan and NAATI National Operations Manager Michael Nemarich on the panel.

NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to  practitioners  directly  from  a  NAATI  representative.

Twice  a  year,  a  panel  of  NAATI managers will answer questions that Interpreters and Translators have sent through using an online form. Questions arepicked at random and directed at the panel by All Graduates Head of Training, FatihKarakas.

Visit our website for our professional development resources, courses, workshops and more.

https://conversa.com.au

Association for Culturally Appropriate Services (AfCAS) is a not for profit organisation based in Western Australia with a focus to enhance the quality and viability of CALD specific aged care service providers to better support CALD communities and seniors in the increasingly competitive market. AfCAS actively fosters and supports organisations to provide culturally appropriate services for the CALD population regardless of geographic location or diversity of needs.

In this episode, Fatih chats with Mary Gurgone, Vice Chair of AfCAS about the organisation and their future plans and events.

AfCAS website: https://www.afcas.net/

MARY GURGONE

Mary Gurgone was appointed to the NAATI Board of Directors on 1 November 2014 and is currently on the Board of the Perth Foundation for Women. She is the Director of the Centre for Capability and Culture with extensive executive experience in Government, private sector and community organisations. She was selected Chair and member of various board and Audit and Finance Committees. She is a founding member, Fellow and former National President of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. Mary has a Master of Business, Bachelor of Arts, as well as qualifications in governance, teaching, vocational education, and interpreting/translating. 

In 2016 she led her organisation to win the WA Government's Multicultural Award. She introduced a range of interpreting and translating programs in the vocational education and training sector and presented at International, National and State conferences on policy, evaluation, diversity and inclusion. Mary’s personal experience as a migrant has led to her commitment and deep skill development in the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural sectors.
Mary continues to be involved with international organisations such as Zonta International in leadership roles focusing on governance, inclusion, culture and domestic violence. She has significant experience in working with Aboriginal communities including in the Kimberley in Western Australia.

Overview:

TAFE SA, located in Adelaide, South Australia is launching Australia's first fully online Diploma of Interpreting program catering to several languages.

In this episode, Fatih chats with TAFE SA senior lecturer and Certified Spanish Interpreter/Translator Magdalena Rowan about the program and the pros and cons of online interpreter training.

Guest Bio:

Magdalena Rowan - Senior Lecturer, Interpreting and Translating, TAFE SA
Magdalena Rowan has been a practising interpreter/translator for over 40 years. During this time, she has also been involved in most facets of the industry. She has been involved in interpreting and translating education since the eighties and has delivered courses and developed close links with other educators in the VET and higher education sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Magdalena has worked extensively with NAATI in the development of the NAATI certification system and the NAATI Continuous Improvement Program. In 2017 TAFESA, together with the RMIT, collaborated in developing and delivering the first online “Interpreting and Translating Skills for NAATI Certification” short course and, as a natural progression, Magdalena has led the development of the TAFESA online Diploma of Interpreting. This is a new model of delivery trialled in a very successful pilot run at TAFESA in 2021/22. Magdalena is passionate about improving the quality of performance and training opportunities in the T&I industry and the standing of the interpreting and translating profession in general.

Applications for the TAFESA Diploma of Interpreting 2023 (online) are now open

Start date: 27 February 2023

Designed to fit around your busy schedule, this comprehensive course will be delivered:
• online, by virtual classroom across Australia
• part-time (two evenings a week)
• by lecturers who are certified interpreters in your language.


Nine language specialisations are being offered:

Cantonese
Mandarin
Dari
Persian 
Hazaragi
Spanish
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Italian


The final interpreting languages selected will depend on reaching student numbers required for each.

Why study the diploma?

The diploma enables you to take your skills to the next level. Course content is designed to help hone your interpreting skills and language proficiency to reach the necessary level to become a Certified Provisional Interpreter and a confident practitioner.

If you are already certified, you can use the Diploma of Interpreting as professional development to further improve your skills.

Interpreting profession
• The interpreting industry has seen exciting and encouraging development in the last decade.
• The recently improved certification system has helped to raise the skills levels of interpreters, and today there are many interesting professional development opportunities.

Arguably, there has never been a better time to enter the profession as an interpreter!

The Diploma of Interpreting is endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) and is the preferred and recommended pathway by NAATI to the Certified Provisional Interpreter test.

More information:

https://www.tafesa.edu.au/xml/course/aw/aw_TP01059.aspx?S=AWD&Y=2023


Email: [email protected]

Overview: 
Interpreters and translators work in demanding and specialised settings that require solid linguistic skills.  As part of their research project RMIT University has designed a course that will assist interpreters and translators enhance the pronunciation of difficult English sounds and foster a correct grammatical and idiomatic use of English. The course is supported by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing of the Victorian Government. 

In this episode, Fatih chats with Dr Erika Gonzalez about the project and the course. 

Guest Bio: 
Erika Gonzalez completed a BA in Translation and Interpreting and an MA in Specialised Translation at Universidad de Valladolid (Spain). She also holds a certificate in Medical Interpreting from the University of Massachusetts. She started her career as a conference interpreter in Europe, and then combined it with legal interpreting at community level. To deepen her knowledge and understanding of this field, she completed an MA by research on community interpreting at Universidad del País Vasco. In 2006, she was awarded an Endeavour Europe Award by the Department of Education, Science and Training, and came to Australia to do her PhD under Professor Sandra Hale's supervision. She graduated with a PhD in professionalism and community interpreting in 2013.

In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Hayley gives Fatih a sneak preview of the upcoming August 2022 issue of the magazine.
 
If you have any questions for Hayley regarding the magazine or would like to contribute, you can email her on [email protected]
 
Guest Bio:
 
Hayley is the current Managing Editor of AUSIT's In Touch Magazine. She is also a Spanish to English translator and interpreter specialising in the legal and business areas.
 
Hayley grew up in Brisbane/Sunshine Coast, and has been based in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the last 13 years and has interpreted for the US Consulate in Guadalajara, Monterrey Institute of Technology, and translated for the Guadalajara International Book Fair. She has recently arrived back in her hometown, Sunshine Coast.

NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated on an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Every quarter, a panel of NAATI managers will answer questions that Interpreters and Translators have sent through using an online form. Questions will be picked randomly and directed at the panel by All Graduates Head of Training, Fatih Karakas at the end of each quarter.

Ask NAATI - November 2021, features Certification Policy and Development Manager Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager Michael Nemarich on the panel.

Websites mentioned in this episode:
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