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From IMIA to MIA: And Now Izabel Arocha is Back!
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 She changed her name. She is pursuing her PhD. And she's alive and well! Last week I asked, in effect, "Whatever happened to Izabel Arocha?" The driving force behind the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) disappeared in December without a trace: a quite bizarre event. I was hoping that someone would tell me what happened. No one did. Then yesterday, Izabel wrote to me. Izabel Arocha has taken her maiden name and has a new email. She also has an open letter to share with medical interpreters anywhere. Now you too can read Izabel's story. |
An Interpreting Icon Rebrands Itself
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 The most prestigious institution for interpreter education in the United States has changed its name.
"MIIS" will continue: but the name "Monterey Institute of International Studies" is no more. The new name is "Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey."
Founded in 1955, MIIS is celebrated for its master's program in conference interpreting. MIIS also has taught court and medical interpreting, translation and more. Middlebury, on the other hand, has long held prestige for its language programs taught in 16 countries and 36 cities around the world. Middlebury acquired MIIS in 2010.
A language marriage to be reckoned with. To read more, check out the MIIS website. |
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 Credentialing Opportunities for US Spoken Language InterpretersMilena Waldron
Disseminated by ATA Interpreters Division, 2015
This is not a book: it is a resource, but such a valuable one that many will want a copy. And it's free.
Here is the most comprehensive compilation I have seen of interpreter credentialing programs. This document represents work that Milena Waldron did on her own in part to contribute to the recently revised ASTM standard on interpreting. She hopes that by disseminating it readers will respond with credentials to be added and a revised compilation can be issued in about six months.
Many thanks to Milena and to ATA Interpreters Division for disseminating it. You can find the link to the document under the "The Profession" tab of the website of ATA: American Translators Association. Or just click here.
P.S. And yes, BOTH medical interpreter certifications are included.
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 Healing Voices Returns in May! The premier program in the world for trauma-informed interpreting comes back to Maryland this spring: May 4-8, 2015 in Columbia, MD, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except Friday, may 8, when runs 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). Healing Voices: Interpreting for Survivors of Torture, War Trauma and Sexual Violence focuses deeply on interpreting for refugees, asylum seekers and other survivors of major trauma, including unaccompanied minors. The program is hosted by The Voice of Love, the only nonprofit organization in the world devoted to developing and delivering training on this topic. Both a flier and a registration form are now available.
Attend a Free Interpreter Conference in Delaware! The Delaware chapter of International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) is hosting its first regional conference on February 21 (snow date: February 28) from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p .m. at DuPont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. A free event, the conference is called Moving Toward Certification.
And Just for Fun...
It's probably too late to attend: but at least check out this intriguing conference called The Voice of the Translator, an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of California, Santa Barbara. January 23-24. It addresses "current debates surrounding untranslatability and the implications of this claim within the postcolonial context of globalization." (Drink lots of coffee!)
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Which Country in the World Has the Most Languages?
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Quick, quick, this is a test. Where is the greatest language diversity: in South Africa? Mexico? Papua New Guinea? Or the United States?
Here's a hint. There are about 7,000 languages in the world--and only about 200 members in the United Nations. The winning country has more than 800 languages.
Facts. The United States has about 380 languages--mostly through immigration. Mexico at last count had close to 500 mostly indigenous languages. South Africa has 11 official languages and more than 100 others (indigenous and immigrant languages combined).
Papua New Guinea, with a population of only 8,563, has 820 languages. That's about one language per thousand residents: the highest level of language diversity in the world. |
 Just to Clarify...
There has been some confusion about the ISO standards, so Marjory Bancroft would like to make this clear:
- She was deeply involved in the development of the first international community interpreting standard (ISO 13611:2014) but not the leader. The world Project Leader for that standard was Claudia Angelleli (U.S.). The world Conveners were Nelida Chan (Canada) and Verónica Guarnieri (Argentina).
- She is the Project Leader for the first ISO standard on general interpreting (ISO 18841, in development).
Hope that helps!
Adding a Summer Session of "TCI"
The Community Interpreter®, our premier 40-hour certificate program in medical, educational and social services interpreting, is adding a summer session.
The usual April session runs two Fridays and three Saturdays (April 17, 18, 24, 15 and May 2) in Columbia, Maryland.
The July session runs July 6-10, Monday through Friday, also in Columbia.
For details, see the Training Calendar.
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Sincerely,
Marjory A. Bancroft
Marjory A. Bancroft, Director
Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC
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Columbia, MD 21046
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