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19 Aug What Not to Wear–and Why
Posted at 10:54h
in Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Odds & Ends
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This article by Kathleen Shelly was first published on April 13, 2012. It remains relevant today. Please enjoy and send your comments to tno_editor@najit.org or post it to our Facebook page. No matter how high-minded we are, or pretend to be, I think all of us...
12 Aug What Would You Have Done?
Do you have an experience to share? Please write to the Editor. Our work is confidential and all identifiable details are removed from the stories shared with us to maintain compliance with our Code of Ethics. This space is for us to help each other...
05 Aug Got assumptions? Proceed with caution!
This post was originally published on August 2, 2013. It remains just as relevant. Enjoy. We humans are biologically programmed to walk into a situation and immediately start to assess it, right? In fact, what we see around us will often dictate how we conduct ourselves...
29 Jul Intervening with the Proper Terminology: How to navigate situations while interpreting
Posted at 00:01h
in Attorney Education, Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting
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- By Armando Ezquerra Hasbun © 2016 Professional interpreters are aware that the scope of their rendition starts and ends with the source message. Accuracy and completeness are the primary considerations. But what about the standards of practice for intervening? Our ongoing efforts to elevate our...
22 Jul The Robot Interpreter
Posted at 10:08h
in Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, TRAINING
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The balance between detachment and involvement is a very difficult one. So is the balance between lexical accuracy and pragmatic accuracy. By Janis Palma I recently heard a fellow interpreter on the witness stand for the first time. Of course, I was curious, and as I...
15 Jul La Vie en Rose
This post was originally published on May 31, 2013 by Ewandro Magalhães. Besides being an exemplary interpreter, Ewandro is also a gifted writer. He is currently in Switzerland, serving as Head of Conference Management Services at the International Telecommunication Union. I must have been five or...
08 Jul Interpreters Are Worthless
- By Ana Garza G'z © 2016 Ana Garza G'z has been working as a community interpreter and translator in Central California for the past fifteen years. She became court certified a couple of years ago, and like many other freelance language professionals, she divides her...
01 Jul What Would YOU Have Done?
Posted at 00:01h
in ASL, Community Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreting, Odds & Ends
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This is the third installment of our new feature What Would YOU Have Done? in which we bring real situations for our readers to comment on. The idea is for us to help each other overcome or prepare for unexpected situations. Drop us a line. And...
24 Jun A 21st Century Colony in America
I am often asked about Puerto Rico. Explaining our status has never been easy, but recent events have suddenly made everything crystal clear. Today’s blog is not about interpreting or translating per se, but it is about events taking place in Puerto Rico that could...