31 Aug Time for a Paradigm Shift V: Where Do We Go From Here?
First off, I apologize to Robert Pollard for getting his name wrong last time! In any case, this will be the last entry in my “Time for a Paradigm Shift” series. But in the immortal words of Winston Churchill, “this is not the end. It...10 Aug Time for a Paradigm Shift, Part IV: In Which We Get Serious
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by Bethany Korp Edwards
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Two weeks ago, we considered an ethical dilemma that had come up in my office. Today I would like to discuss the concepts of “demands” and “controls”. These terms were first used by Robert Karasek in his work on occupational stress in the late 1970s,...
27 Jul Time for a Paradigm Shift: Ethics Interlude
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by Bethany Korp Edwards
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I’d like to share with you an ethical dilemma that has been an ongoing subject of debate among interpreters I know for the last several years. First I’ll set up the situation for you; then I’ll offer you the two extreme opposing points of view....
20 Jul Crossing the Cultural Divide
– by Gio Lester (c) 2012 We are Communicators. As translators, interpreters and multicultural individuals we delight in acquiring knowledge as much as in sharing it. And what we do with our knowledge is exactly what this article is about. Our knowledge base consists of...13 Jul Certification, Regulation, Standardization: Working toward the Establishment of the Interpreting Profession on a National Level, Part 1
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by KShelly
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The following is the first of a two-part series on the importance of certification standards with a view toward achieving recognition of the interpreting field as a profession on a par with those already regulated and standardized in the United States. Part 1: Why Certification...
25 May Why We Should Crowdsource the Interpreting Profession
By Katharine Allen, Co-President, InterpretAmerica “Crowdsourcing is the process by which the power of the many can be leveraged to accomplish feats that were once the province of a specialized few.” So said Jeff Howe, a magazine writer credited with coining the term crowdsourcing in...20 Apr Who’s in Control? A look at Remote Interpreting
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by GLester
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-by Giovanna Lester © 2012 Remote Interpreting (RI) is defined as any form of simultaneous interpreting in which the interpreter works away from the meeting room either by telephone or by utilizing video-conferencing tools such as cable arrangements, closed-circuit TV and other similar technologies. Despite...