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Very excited with the release of the European Parliament election campaign video in the 31 sign languages of the European Union. Thank you European Union of the Deaf, European Parliament and Markenfilm for the nice cooperation and the wonderful result!
Read MoreAre you a sign language interpreter? Do you work sometimes or regularly with international sign? Please assist in this research and fill out the survey. The aim of this survey is to get a better understanding of the profile of interpreters such as you. Please feel free to share this survey with any interpreter colleagues you know are working with international sign.
The survey is open from 1 – 30 April 2019.
Read MoreIn February 2018 I started my doctoral dissertation (PhD project 2018-2023) on interpreting international sign at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The research is part of a larger project “Deaf communication without a shared language” conducted with Deaf and hearing researchers at the Radboud University.
Read MoreIs English not one of your native languages? Do you want to learn strategies and improve your skills when working with English and your national sign language?
Sign up for the popular training “Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language". Part I of the training will take place on 23 & 24 April in Utrecht, the Netherlands. If you have completed Part I you can also enrol in Part II, taking place on 25 & 26 April also in Utrecht.
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Read MoreAfter a successful two day training “Interpreting from and to English - part I” for sign language interpreters from Germany, Netherlands, and Iceland, we are making plans for more trainings in 2019!
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Read MoreThe Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) held their conference in Salt Lake City from 31 October till 3 November 2018. It was a wonderful opportunity to give my plenary presentation on “A European panorama: Educating sign language interpreters for multilingual conferences“ and to meet educators, researchers and interpreters from across the USA and abroad.
Read MoreThe 1st training on Interpreting for high level meetings and conferences was held in conjunction with the EUD seminar in Austria. Sign language interpreters from across Europe and from the USA participated sharing experiences and learning more from the field of spoken language interpreters. Thank you to all who participated!
Read MoreReady to join this popular training? In this Part I of the training you will learn new skills and strategies to interpret from your national sign language to and from English.
The training will be held in Nuremberg, Germany, on 18 & 19 January 2019. Find here more info and registration.
Read MoreHenk Betten, a Deaf librarian, sums up a lifetime of reading and writing in this comprehensive volume of stories on Deafness. Drawing from world literature, including the Bible and the classics, as well as from his very personal experiences of being Deaf in a hearing world, Henk Betten has published a book on Deafness that ends up looking far into the future. See Henk's video here
Read MoreThe organizers of the ICSLA 2018 in Istanbul made the conference fully accessible by appointing an interpreting consultant and coordinator and offering 5 official conference languages: English, Turkish, Turkish Sign Language (TID), International Sign (IS), and American Sign Language (ASL). In addition, participants also brought a team of British Sign Language (BSL) and Norwegian Sign Language interpreters. I provided the consultancy, logistical and technical advice and coordinated the 15 interpreters. Thank you @ICSLA2018
Read MoreMultilingual conferences and high-level meetings require different skills than sign language interpreters are often educated in. Come to the training in Vienna on 6 & 7 October 2018 and take the opportunity to practice strategies and discuss theories.
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You can combine your trip to Vienna and attend the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) annual seminar on Friday 5 October. The training and the EUD seminar will take place at the same venue.
Read MoreThank you to all 16 sign language interpreters from Denmark, Belgium (Flanders), and the Netherlands for their enthusiastic participation in the training 'Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd Language - Part 1' in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was a wonderful opportunity for shared learning and exchanging expertise and experiences.
Read MoreAs one of the new videos AIIC has now published a video on sign language interpreters working at conferences: "Sign language interpreting in international conferences: who does it and how it is done. A conversation with AIIC members Maya de Wit and Oliver Pouliot."
Read MoreJoin colleagues from around the world at this popular course: Training for Sign Language Interpreters:
Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd Language - Part 1*
Learn new techniques to work from English and your national sign language. The training is a mixture of theory and practice, and will increase your confidence level in working with English. Tools and tips will be provided to improve your skills.
The training will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands on 25 & 26 April 2018. The early bird registration deadline is 1 March.
Read MoreThe 9th edition of the International Journal of Interpreter Education (IJIE) was just published in December 2017. The IJIE is an open access journal and is available to anyone interested. You can read and download for free a wide range of articles. For example, about the training of interpreters in Spain's asylum and refugee office and on evidence-based practice conducted in Norway with second-year interpreting students as they prepare to interpret for deafblind clients for the first time.
For this edition Ester de Boe, PhD student at the University of Leuven, held an interview with me. Would you like to know my advice to interpreter educators and interpreting students? Read the interview here.
Read MoreThe International Association of Sign Language Interpreters (AIIC) held their Assembly from 11-14 January in Valencia. One day prior the AIIC Sign Language Network met and invited all those interested to attend and participate in a special panel. Four sign language interpreters from France, Spain, Netherlands and Italy participated in the panel sharing and exchanging their experiences and expertise on working at conferences as sign language interpreters, often together with spoken language interpreters.
Read MoreOriginal holiday gift...?! No idea...? Henk has an idea.
Read Morehe European Union of the Deaf has published their latest volume 'UNCRPD Implementation in Europe - A Deaf Perspective. Article: 24'.
I have contributed an article to this new publication, looking at the use of a sign language interpreter in (inclusive) education in countries around Europe.
In the volume education is explored from various angles, including the importance of and legal foundations for bilingual education for deaf learners in Europe, interpreter use in inclusive education, the need for early sign language access, and the accessibility of teacher training.
Read MoreAs coordinator of the AIIC Sign Language Network (SLN), I was invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the 3rd Latin America conference for sign language interpeters in Panama this summer. I presented on my research study on the status of sign language interpreting in Europe which I have been conducting over the past sixteen years. A second presentation on AIIC and SLN I held with Hilda Tejada, SLN member for Mexico. We provided insights into what AIIC stands for and the SLN achievements since 2012, the year sign language interpreters could join AIIC. You can read the full report of the presentations on www.aiicsignlanguage.net.
Read MoreOn January 8 & 9 2018 Part II of the Training Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language will take place in Valencia.
If you have successfully participated and completed part I you can now register for this follow up course. The training consists of in depth practice sessions to enhance your acquired skills to work between English and national sign language. Topics will include vocabulary building, use of synonyms, idioms and expressions, pronunciation, and correct phrasing. An increased emphasis will be on team and linguistic strategies to fine-tune the interpretation.
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