Interpreting in the news
New links in ‘Interpreters in the Media‘ with the latest national media coverage.
Careers in Interpreting and Translation
Our ‘Careers in Interpreting and Translation’ event took place on 15 February at the University of Leeds. About 150 students, including undergraduates from regional universities, filled a lecture theatre to listen to employers and postgraduate alumni speak inspiringly about translation and interpreting from their own personal experience. Panellists ranged from staff of EU institutions, the [...]
Event for teachers of UG interpreting!
Our Training teachers of interpreting workshop took place on 9 November 2011 at the University of Leeds. Offered in partnership with LLAS, the session involved MFL tutors teaching, or interested in teaching, interpreting at undergraduate level.
With the growing demand for English mother-tongue interpreters in international organisations, many MFL departments are adding interpreting modules to their [...]
NNI organises Careers Evening for languages finalists and postgrads
On 31 March, from 5-6:30pm, the National Network for Interpreting hosted a delegation of high profile representatives from the UN, OECD, ILO, African Union Commission and EU language services. The visitors spoke to language students about the varied work opportunities their organisations hold for linguists.
The was organised in collaboration with the Centre for Translation Studies [...]
For teachers: LLAS e-learning symposium
For those who couldn’t attend the conference in Southampton, some excellent speakers were present; the NNI contribution along with all sessions can now be seen on the LLAS website.
A new year with the NNI
With 2011 well under way, there is plenty to look forward to in the calender. Events include participation in the LLAS e-Learning Symposium (27, 28 Jan, University of Southampton), a chance to see interpreting in action with a new season of Interpreting Mock Conferences, plus Careers Days and postgraduate open evenings at partner institutions. See the events page or teachers’ events page [...]
NNI in print!
The NNI has recently been featured in two notable journals. An article appeared in the Autumn 2010 edition of the Scottish Language Review, reporting on our 18 June trainer and teacher event, ‘Engaging Tomorrow’s Interpreters’ (see Event Highlights section for more on this). Shortly after this the network was featured with a two-page article in the Chartered Institute of Linguists publication, [...]
