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The NAJIT Observer (TNO) was created in 2011 in response to NAJIT’s members need for a tool

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27 Dec

Posted at 01:00h in Court Interpreting, Ethics, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Uncategorized by
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The Couch is a place to exchange ideas and brainstorm, not only for its contributors but also for our readers who engage in the ensuing discussions. Interpreter ethics exist to keep the language professional from getting enmeshed into what can become very convoluted situations. But what...

25 Nov

Posted at 01:00h in Certification, Continuing Education, Court Interpreting, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Immigration, Interpreters, Leadership, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Talking to my mother the other day, I asked her if anything similar to Thanksgiving Day existed in Mexico, but it seemed that the closest thing we have there is New Year’s. She was right! It’s hard to remember all those holiday details after living...

19 Nov

Posted at 12:49h in Continuing Education, Interpreters, Interpreting, Language Associations, Leadership, Mentoring, Odds & Ends, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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Editor’s note: This week’s post will have a special focus. NAJIT is sponsoring the upcoming 4th International Virtual conference organized by Linguist Education Online. If you can sign up, please do so! This year, NAJIT is partnering with Linguist Education Online (LEO) to support LEO’s 4th...

12 Nov

Posted at 12:13h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Community, Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Odds & Ends, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by
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The Couch is a place to exchange ideas and brainstorm, not only for its contributors but also for our readers who engage in the ensuing discussions. Although interpreter ethics exist in part to prevent interpreters from getting into sensitive situations as much as possible, sometimes...

29 Oct

Posted at 11:03h in Business Practices, Certification, Interpreters, Interpreting, Language, Professional Development, Recent Posts by
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Definition of pivotal[1] 1: of, relating to, or constituting a pivot   Autumn is pivotal because it has a “central role, function, or effect” on the rest of the calendar year. Summer has just ended, the winter months are coming, and squirrels everywhere are going crazy making preparations....