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Translation is the silent waiter of linguistic performance: It often gets noticed only when it knocks over the serving cart. Sometimes these are relatively minor errors — a ham-handed rendering of an author’s prose, the sort of thing a book… go to full article

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In recent years, computer-assisted interpreting (CAI) programs have been used by professional interpreters to prepare for assignments, to organize terminological data, and to share event-related information with colleagues. One of the key features of such tools is the ability to… go to full article

AI AI Merkel speech Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence: will it ever outsmart us Barcelona Supercomputing Centre BSC Claudio Fantinuoli IA Inteligencia artificial Marc Berthiaume Merkel AI Demo Ulises Cortés

Decantarse por una profesión sin caminos trazados es a menudo un quebradero de cabeza. Ser intérprete de conferencias, o al menos aspirar a ello, significa ser capaz de gestionar no sólo la incertidumbre evidente que surge dentro de la cabina… go to full article

Carmen Prieto Cristóbal López Mazo EMCI MIC LA LAGUNA Esther Jesús Ortiz Estudiar interpretación Jessica Ayala Maitane Uriarte Atxikallende Mar Rodrigo Salse Natalia Platas Ricardo Suin Moreno

The Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Rules of Procedure establish a strict set of rules governing the use of languages, based on the concept of ‘the language of the case’. As a rule,… go to full article

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The figure of the interpreter in conflict zones has existed since ancient times, making oral communication possible between speakers of different languages and facilitating understanding among differing cultures. It appears with no doubt that the need for interpreters and their… go to full article

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Latin is known as a dead language, but is that actually true? A group of distinguished scholars, including the renowned German Latinist Wilfried Stroh, argue that Latin is far from dead –rather they claim it is immortal. The grammatical evolution… go to full article

Latin Miran SAJOVIC POLIS Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis Roberto SPATARO Salim GHOSTINE The Jerusalem Institute of Languages and Humanities Vatican

Joking aside, if you want to improve your tablet interpreting skills, there’s an online course this June that fits the bill. Alexander is one of the trainers, along with Joshua Goldsmith, a freelance interpreter with extensive tablet interpreting experience. go to full article

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The world cannot function without translators and interpreters: We help the public stay informed by interpreting for journalists; we keep everyone safe by translating terrorism chatter pulled from the airwaves; we assist with delivering humanitarian aid to those in need;… go to full article

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John Mayer is apparently a trend-setter among celebrities. The singer/guitarist reportedly dumped Katy Perry by email and Jennifer Aniston with a text message (recommendation: if you are dating John Mayer, hide his iPhone). And Taylor Swift is said to have been the recipient… go to full article

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We made a unique decision when we were setting up the Master of Conference Interpreting on the Glendon Campus of York University, in Toronto, Canada. We decided to offer the first year of the program entirely online. Doing so gave… go to full article

Andrew CLIFFORD Canada Master of Conference Interpreting on the Glendon Campus of York University Toronto