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14 Nov 2022

Casual Academic Talent Pool – ADA -Humanities & Languages The School of Humanities and Languages in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for teaching opportunities in 2023. We encourage experienced tutors, lecturers, recent graduates and HDR candidates to register their interest in working with the School....

07 Nov 2022

Work from Home – Auslan Video Interpreters Position Summary As a Convo Australia At Home Virtual Auslan Video Interpreter, you will maintain Convo Australia’s standard for excellence in interpretation by handling VRI assignments in an ethical manner to the utmost essence of interpreting professionalism. Responsibilities  Provide a high quality Auslan-English interpreting experience for all parties Demonstrate...

07 Nov 2022

Practitioner Spotlight

Always follow your heart! I was born and raised in Macedonia, a small but very beautiful country in Europe. My parents were lawyers, but growing up I was never really interested in becoming a lawyer myself. In fact, ever since I was a young girl, I was infatuated with foreign languages and cultures, and all...

02 Nov 2022

RMIT University is seeking volunteers to help develop inclusive LGBTIQA+ terminology resources. Interested translators, interpreters and LGBTIQA+ community members are invited to participate in a language specific terminology masterclass. About the workshop The workshops will be held in Melbourne on the following dates:• Arabic (30 November)• Cantonese (30 November)• Korean (21 November)• Mandarin (22 November)•...

28 Oct 2022

Online Search Tips for Language Specialists and Analysts Engaged with Multilingual Sources About the course The course equips translators, interpreters, editors, researchers, and analysts with multilingual online search techniques to help them better prepare for their assignments. It introduces them to special Google search commands and teaches them how these search commands can be applied...

13 Oct 2022

Course description Although interpreters are required to effectively translate and interpret across a wide range of subject matters, interpreting for adults and children who have experienced sexual assault remains one of their most challenging domains. Sexual assault can have a significant impact on victims, particularly on those from migrant or refugee backgrounds. This is largely...