Conversations: Interpreting and Translating's Podcast

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded with the assistance of Auslan Interpreter, Sarah Howell and it is her voice that is heard on this podcast. There may be moments of silence due to  "decalage". These gaps were not edited out in respect of my Deaf guest, Stef Linder.

Since April 2020, ABC NEWS channel’s Sunday 6.00pm AEST national news bulletin is being picture-in-picture Auslan interpreted in partnership with Expression Australia. The bulletin also includes a two-minute segment with specific information for the Australian Deaf community in Auslan. This week Fatih chats with Stef Linder, one of the bulletin’s Deaf news readers.

Stef Linder is a second-generation native signer of Auslan and lifelong member of the Deaf community. She holds many roles in the Deaf Community as a Deaf Interpreter, translator, presenter and trainer. Stef has also worked on a number of assignments and projects in Australia, Cambodia, London, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Her interests include applied linguistics, innovative language pedagogy and social change in deaf. 

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New South Wales is one of the most culturally diverse states in the world with residents who come from more than 307 ancestries, speak 215 languages and dialects, and follow 148 different religious beliefs. Multicultural NSW (MNSW) is the lead agency for implementing the policy and legislative framework to support multicultural principles in NSW and provides many services to the community including interpreting and translation services.

In this week’s episode, Fatih chats with George Bisas, Director, Language Services, MNSW about MNSW policies, awards, scholarships and how MNSW Language Services support their interpreters and translators.

George Bisas has more than three decades of extensive management experience in Australia and abroad within government, private and the non-government sectors.

George has assumed multiple key management positions across a variety of sectors and disciplines including change management, public relations, adult education and training, media and marketing. He was previously CEO of VITS, the Victorian Interpreting and Translating Service where he managed a major change process resulting in significant commercial success for the company.
 
 Prior to joining VITS, he was with the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, where he managed the Commission’s education, community relations and commercial operations.  He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Headway Victoria, a state-wide disability advocacy service providing support for people living with acquired brain injuries and their families.
 
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The Royal Commission into Family Violence published six recommendations relating to interpreting services. The final report concluded that interpreting services were inadequate and highlighted the need for training in relation to understanding the nature and dynamics of family violence.

In this episode, Part 2 of a series of 2 episodes, Fatih chats with Olga Garcia-Caro who has conducted research on Domestic Violence Interpreting. Olga and Fatih talk particularly about specialised training of interpreters in Domestic Violence settings as well as some strategies practitioners can apply when interpreting within this setting.

Olga Garcia-Caro lectures in the Master of Translating and Interpreting program at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. Olga conducted research in the field of Interpreting in Domestic Violence service settings which aimed at exploring experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse women victims of domestic violence, service providers and interpreters. Olga is interested in the development of specialised training for interpreters practising in this area of work.

Websites mentioned:
https://www.thelookout.org.au/
https://www.dvrcv.org.au/
https://intouch.org.au/

Webinar:
You can also find a 2 part webinar on Domestic Violence Interpreting, presented by Olga Garcia Caro, on the "Conversations" Training and PD website:
https://allgraduates.arlo.co/w/events...
https://allgraduates.arlo.co/w/events...

Your interest and support is greatly appreciated and we hope you will join us for our events throughout 2020 and onwards.

Don’t forget to visit our new training website for more information and PD opportunities
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The Royal Commission into Family Violence published six recommendations relating to interpreting services. The final report concluded that interpreting services were inadequate and highlighted the need for training in relation to understanding the nature and dynamics of family violence.

In this episode, Part 1 of a series of 2 episodes, Fatih chats with Olga Garcia-Caro who conducted research on Domestic Violence Interpreting. Olga and Fatih talk particularly about specialised training of interpreters in Domestic Violence settings as well as some strategies practitioners can apply when interpreting within this setting.

Olga Garcia-Caro lectures in the Master of Translating and Interpreting program at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. Olga conducted research in the field of Interpreting in Domestic Violence service settings which aimed at exploring experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse women victims of domestic violence, service providers and interpreters. Olga is interested in the development of specialised training for interpreters practising in this area of work.

Webinar:

You can also find a 2 part webinar on Domestic Violence Interpreting, presented by Olga Garcia Caro, on the "Conversations" Training and PD website:
https://allgraduates.arlo.co/w/events...
https://allgraduates.arlo.co/w/events...


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Don’t forget to visit our new training website for more information and PD opportunities
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The rapid shift to Video Remote Interpreting in Community Settings due to COVID-19 resulted in practitioners, language service providers, clients and technology platforms adapting to this mode of delivery almost overnight leading to VRI now being used as the preferred remote interpreting alternative in almost all Community Interpreting settings as it provides visual cues in addition to the audio feed.

In this episode, I speak with Spanish Interpreter Jemma Ives about her experiences with VRI and the challenges she has faced adapting to this mode of remote interpreting in Community Interpreting settings.

Jemma Ives is a Spanish interpreter and translator, and an interpreter trainer at Monash University.  Originally from Tasmania, Jemma spent much of her 20’s living and working in Latin America, and later graduated from a Masters of T&I at RMIT.  She has interpreted for politicians, international athletes, farmers, Aboriginal elders, tour guides, and world experts, in fields ranging from corruption to public health to engineering.  She is a member of AUSIT and has recently joined the editorial committee for InTouch magazine. Jemma is also involved in mentoring recently graduated interpreters and translators.

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“Girl, Interpreted” is a bilingual comedy web series made in Melbourne by writer/director Grace Feng Fang Juan.

Lillian, A nervous Mandarin interpreter stumbles and stutters through a bilingual web series of hectic cultural misunderstanding.

In this episode of “Conversations” podcast, Grace, writer/director of “Girl, Interpreted”, talks to us about how her own experience as a professional interpreter in Melbourne inspired her to make the series. "The series shines a light on the crucial - but oft awkward - role of facilitating communication during the day-to-day of migrant communities in Australia." (https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/girl-interpreted/)

Click on the link to watch all 5 episodes as well as some behind the scenes moments.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdH0urdKCU30pdXh8hNBZ4A

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In January 2018, NAATI launched the first stage of a new online services portal called MyNAATI. 

I speak with Aurelie Sheehan, Manager - Certification Policy & Development at NAATI about what this portal is and how practitioners can make use of its features.

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In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. 

In this episode, our conversation is with In Touch’s new Managing Editor, Hayley Armstrong.

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

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Part 2: Interpreting at the International Criminal Court

This episode, Part 2 of a series of 4 episodes, sees the return of Professor Ludmila Stern and her ARC Linkage project, Communication between judicial officers and court interpreters: Implications for access to justice 

In Australia and internationally, a growing demand for courtroom interpreting presents significant challenges. In today’s episode Prof Ludmila Stern talks to us about her observations of International Courts which is the second stage of this ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage project.

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COVID-19 has affected all our lives and how our society operates. How has the current situation affected NAATI testing nationally and in Victoria where there are now Stage 4 restrictions? NAATI National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich will explain the latest updates and developments regarding certification and CCL testing.

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