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Memory Retention & Note-Taking (Module 1) Register by 14/6/2013 :: 29/6/2013 - 29/6/2013 :: Australia   Memory retention is an essential skill for interpreters. This module covers the following topics: * Benefits of note-taking skills * Improving memory skills through encoding, storing, retrieving and decoding information from a source language into a target language * Applying knowledge of not...

Ethics & Professionalism (Modules 2 & 3) Register by 14/6/2013 :: 29/6/2013 :: Australia     What are Ethics? Why are they a requirement in the Australian context? What is the significance of the AUSIT Code of Ethics to the profession of Interpreting and Translation in Australia? What are its fundamental principles and how do they apply to practitioners of interpreting and tra...

Health and Medical Interpreting Register by 29/5/2013 :: 20/6/2013 - 11/7/2013 :: Australia     This course aims to provide participants with an overview of how the Australian health systems, Commonwealth and State, and their agencies, operate and interact. This contextual knowledge provides interpreters with the ability to analyse information in order to decode it and transfer i...

Legal and Court Interpreting Register by 29/5/2013 :: 18/6/2013 - 9/7/2013 :: Australia   This Course aims to provide participants with an overview of the Victorian legal system and its agencies. This contextual knowledge provides interpreters with the ability to analyse information in order to decode it and transfer it from one language to another. Emphasis will be given to those...

Community Interpreting and Translation Register by 29/05/2013 :: 15/6/2013 - 6/7/2013 :: Australia   This Course aims to provide participants with a general overview of the translation and interpreting industry in Australia and aims to inform and prepare them for testing or entry into the interpreting profession. Topics covered include community contexts, professional practice (the role of t...

Research Skills Australia     The research skills module provides interpreters with the knowledge to research necessary terminology and precedents, and provides interpreters with the ability to:    ·         Identify suitable resources and update specialist k...

Use of Communication Technology in Business Practice Australia   Computers and communication technologies are an essential tool for interpreters and translators. This module provides an introduction to the many tools that are employed by interpreters and translators today. This module covers topics such as: * Identifying and assessing which tools will best...

Transfer Skills for Interpreters & Translators Australia     The Transfer Skills module is designed to explore problems that arise when interpreters and translators encounter lack of equivalence and to develop strategies to deal with them.   The module covers the following: * Equivalence, meaning and transfer: How linguistic and cultural fe...

Linguistics for Interpreters & Translators Australia     This module is an introduction to linguistics which will include lectures and seminar style discussions and problem solving strategies. Participants will benefit from information and knowledge related to key areas of linguistic description and/or structure. The module will cover fundam...

Dialogue & Consecutive Interpreting Australia   This module covers the following topics:  ·         Practical texts depicting real-life scenarios ·         Role play in monolingual and bilingual formats ·     ...

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