The Chinese Year of the Tiger has just begun. This simple statement can veil many things, depending on our own culture and view of the world. This is why I would like to share some ideas with you.
A Madrid-born, Montreal-raised interpreter and translator, Loreto was Head of Language Services at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons from 1997 to 2006 after heading the Spanish
Although Laura Bertone warns us in the preface that her book “... is not a technical treatise on interpretation subjects…” and “… has not been specifically designed for teaching interpretation...” the author draws on many years experience as a professional interpreter; her material, analysis and commentary are a wink of complicity to readers from an interpreting background, although the book is certainly of potential interest to a wider readership.
In the fall of 2008 we asked AIIC members to take part in a web-based survey on the two inter-related aspects of quality and the interpreter’s role in the communication process.
A recent panel discussion in Rome drew attention to the plight of interpreters in conflict areas and called for fairer treatment by employers, often governments and their armed forces. Promotion of codes of practice and opportunities for training were cited as urgent needs, as was special status to safeguard physical integrity.
and their application to interpreters serving in conflict situations INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW ISTITUTO INTERNAZIONALE DI DIRITTO UMANITARIO Seminar on Interpreters in Conflict Zones Rome, 8 January 2009 Giulio Bartolini Assistant Professor of International Law (University of Roma Tre) Lecturer in International Humanitarian Law (University of Siena) Member of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law (Sanremo)
From the street the art lover or simple passer-by can look through huge windows and see three enormous screens. On each of them an interpreter is situated in a "normal" environment (dark clothes, plain decor, a bottle of water to hand) uttering sentences the passer-by cannot hear.