This year was a very special year for the annual SCIC Universities Conference, as we were celebrating its 20th edition! The title of the conference was
Claude DURAND, a life dedicated to interpreting
If I remember well in which mood I was in June 1974 after I passed my final exam at ESIT in Paris, I felt a sigh of relief at the thought that I had finally reached the end of a very demanding training path, but in the back of my head I feared that this decisive step would only mark the beginning of a new challenge; in a word, I was wondering whether embarking on a conference interpreter’s career would enable me to grow and make my dreams come true.
SCICtrain 2
The 19th Annual SCIC-Universities Conference took place in Brussels on 26th and 27th March 2015 on the theme “(Re-)Making connections”. The world of Interpreting is evolving and all of us, universities and institutional employers alike, must adapt to new circumstances and user requirements by blending the use of new technologies with more traditional ways of teaching. [Read more…]
SCICtrain
SCICtrain – a new virtual video library on conference interpreter training
On 28th March, the second day of the annual SCIC-Universities conference, and as a follow-up to the SCiCLOUD initiative announced exactly a year before by Mr Brian Fox, DG SCIC launched “SCICtrain“, a new virtual video library on conference interpreter training offered by DG SCIC interpreter/trainers.
C. Durand, L. De Rioja, M. Benedetti
For some years, DG SCIC had been playing with the idea of conveying important information on conference interpreter training using online video material, [Read more…]
Poder aprender
La buena selección es una de las claves del éxito en la formación en interpretación. No resulta un ejercicio fácil: muchos alumnos presentan un potencial lingüístico sólido, un bagaje cultural extenso o la madurez aparentemente necesaria para cursar estos estudios sin problemas pero, aún así, resulta difícil saber si esos alumnos podrán aguantar la presión de una formación intensa y exigente. [Read more…]
Le candidat idéal
Claude Durand, chef de l´Unité Multilinguisme et Assistance à la Formation d’interprètes, DG SCIC, CE, nous parle des qualités requises pour qu’un candidat réussisse un test d’interprétation; il nous décrit le profil du candidat et la structure des épreuves. [Read more…]