On Thursday, June 12, we were fortunate enough to welcome a special guest from the European Commission. Ian Andersen is the External Communications Adviser to the Commission’s Directorate General for Interpretation. The DG Interpretation is often known as SCIC (an acronym of its old name, “le Service commun d’interprétation de conférence), and it is the […]
It’s a busy time of year at the MCI! Year-end exams are in full swing. The Year One Transition Exam is being marked as I write, and our Year Two students will take their Exit Exam in just a few days. So this week’s blog post will be short and sweet. But we did want […]
Here at the MCI, we’re in exam mode. Most of my Year One students just took the Transition Exam, and my Year Two students will shortly take their Exit Exam. This means that — depending on the results of the exams — my students will soon find themselves on the professional market. Consequently, I’ve been […]
This week, we hear once more from Tatiana Raineri, who teaches INTE 5720 Court Interpreting I and INTE 5725 Court Interpreting II to our Portuguese team. In her blog post, Tatiana explains some of the demands of court interpreting and how they may differ from those of interpreting in other settings. Desde o início do […]
Here at Glendon, it’s the final hurrah. In a few short weeks, our students will be taking their year-end exams. The Year One students will take their Transition Exam, which determines if they will continue in Year Two. And our Year Two students will take their Exit Exam, which determines if they receive the Master […]
This week, we hear from guest blogger Natalia Tobón (Spanish A, English B, French C), who is currently finishing up her studies in Year Two of the MCI. As her classmates will tell you, Natalia is always thinking of others. It turns out that the Year One students have been on Natalia’s mind a lot […]
I don’t like consecutive. There, I said it. To be clear, the object of my scorn is not the short, turn-taking, consecutive you find in dialogues in the court or healthcare settings. That kind of interpreting work has always seemed perfectly enjoyable to me. When I was a community interpreter, I did it for many […]
When I was an interpreting student, I was taught by a gifted teacher. She was a double A — English and French —equally at home in both languages. I was very familiar with the way she spoke in each, having heard her use both languages at length to explain things in the classroom. Or so […]
