Luciano: Pioneer Interpreter
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE, Translating | No Comments »Luciano Ginori was one of the first teachers of interpreting and translating in Sydney, both at universities and TAFE colleges. He was also at the foundation of AUSIT, helping establish community interpreting and translating as a valued profession in the ...
Sculpture by the Sea 2010
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 Posted in esol, Interpreting | No Comments »[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sk5rwbm_g[/youtube] Last week a group of interpreting students went to see the exhibition Sculpture by the Sea. While we were there, some of our students did a bit of interpreting practice. We also spoke to one of the locals who gave ...
Donna Tieri: Subtitler
Sunday, October 17th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, Translating | No Comments »A few weeks ago I interviewed Peter Templeton, editor in chief of subtitles at SBS. Yesterday I had a chat with Donna Tieri, subtitler of Italian, also with SBS. Listen to our conversation to learn about what a subtitler does, and ...
Coffee Break: Housing
Sunday, September 19th, 2010 Posted in esol, Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »Three teachers talk about housing in NSW, Australia. Helen used to be a Housing Worker and Sue knows about tenancy issues. Listen to their conversation and use it as interpreting practice. Print this worksheet to work on vocabulary and comprehension. Remember you ...
Peter Templeton: Subtitles
Monday, September 6th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, Translating | 1 Comment »Peter Templeton is the chief editor of subtitling at SBS. Peter is a NAATI accredited translator from French to English and is fluent in German. He is also deepening his knowledge of Italian, which he calls his hobby language. To keep up-to-date ...
Insurance: Coffee break chat
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »Listen to three teachers talking about the types of insurance they normally take out. Print the worksheet to get fruther practice with vocabulary, comprehension, note taking and dialogue/role play. InsuranceSueLouisRosa
Karen Heycox: Social Work
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »Karen Heycox, a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, talks about what Social Work means, the areas it covers and the people it reaches. She also comments on the role of interpreters, specifically in ...
Rania: Law
Sunday, March 21st, 2010 Posted in esol, Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, Young Sydneysiders | No Comments »This week we have started to deal with legal topics. Listen to my interview with Rania Jones, a student of law in her final year. Check this worksheet to support your listening and extend your learning. As usual you can ...
Vince: Building
Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »Today I interview Vincent Sicari, heritage architect. He tells me the steps to be taken before building or renovating a house. You can use this worksheet, the Building Process, to make the most out of the interview. VinceFinal music by Hato de Foces
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