Intermediate/Advanced Spanish>English Simultaneous Interpretation Seminar

Intermediate/Advanced Spanish>English Simultaneous Interpretation Seminar Buenos Aires, Argentina Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 18 – 21 January 2011

Subject to registration by 20 qualified applicants, a simultaneous interpretation seminar, sponsored by ADICA (Argentine Association of Conference Interpreters) and AIIC South America, will be held at the Colegio de Traductores P ú blicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires from Tuesday, 18 January through Friday, 21January, 2011. The working languages will be English (A or B) and Spanish (A, B or C). There will be two sections, one in the morning and one in the evening, each section comprising approximately 10 participants and each totaling 12 hours of practicum over 4 days. The proposed schedule is as follows:

Tuesday 18 January 8:30 AM: Registration, morning section 4:30 PM: Registration, evening section 9-12: Intermediate 5:00 – 8:00: Advanced Tuesday 18 January Spanish > English Session 1 Spanish > English Session 1 Wednesday 19 January Spanish > English Session 2 Spanish > English Session 2 Thursday 20 January Spanish > English Session 3 Spanish > English Session 3 Friday 21 January Spanish > English Session 4 Spanish > English Session 4

Program: Each 3-hour session will comprise a brief presentation and a workshop conducted “round-table” fashion, using audio and video recordings of UN and other speeches. Topics addressed will include: 1. Speaking; 2. Preparation / Anticipating The Speaker; 3. Complex Syntax / Compression; 4. Word Order / Clusters; 5. General Adverbial Clauses; 6. Untranslatability; 7. Figures Of Speech; 8. Argumentation; 9. Diction / Register; 10. Formal Style; 11. The Lengthy Policy Address; 12. Quotations / Allusions / Transposition; 13. Political Discourse; 14. Economic Discourse; 15. Humor; 16. Latinisms; 17. Numbers; 18. Note-Taking. The seminar will include reading assignments and exercises. Recommended reading: Interpretation Techniques and Exercises by James Nolan, available from internet booksellers listed below. Facilitator: James Nolan, a consulting linguist and legal writer, has served as Deputy Director of the Interpretation, Meetings and Publishing Division of the United Nations, Head of Linguistic and Conference Services of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Chief of the UN Verbatim Reporting Service, UN Senior Interpreter, and Linguist/Legal Writer with The Garden City Group. A graduate of the School of Translation and Interpretation of the University of Geneva and of New York Law School, Mr. Nolan is accredited by the interpretation services of the United Nations, the European Union, the U.S. State Department and the Canadian Government. Mr. Nolan has 30 years of experience as a translator, interpreter, language services manager, and trainer. He has given lectures, courses and seminars on interpretation at New York University, the University of Ottawa, Glendon College, Marymount Manhattan College, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Howard University, the Universidad de Belgrano, the University of Wisconsin and the University of the Witwatersrand. He is a consultant to the OSCE, the US National Center for State Courts, the Canadian Forces Language School and the Canadian Language Industries Association (AILIA). Author contact: [email protected] / [email protected]

Applications: Applicants must have substantial interpretation or translation experience in the relevant language combination. To apply, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected] with the following information: Name, address, telephone number and e-mail / Brief description of translation & interpretation experience / Native language, other languages, & degree of fluency. All applications will be reviewed by James Nolan who will select the participants and will inform the selected participants by e-mail.

Fee: The fee per person for the seminar is 700 US dollars for AIIC members and 750 US dollars for non-AIIC interpreters. The fee is payable in advance (by check or bank transfer) during the registration period, from 15 October to 30 November 2010. The fee will be refunded if the seminar is cancelled. Special rates at selected hotels will be arranged.

Note: Following this seminar, AIIC interpreters Olga Álvarez-Barr and Daniel Giglio, are planning to organize in Buenos Aires a reprise of the Spanish C Workshop held in 2010 for colleagues worldwide. See AIIC website for details.

INTERPRETATION Techniques and Exercises James Nolan

…he brings a high level of expertise to this subject. But this is not just another book on interpretation. Nolan’s work is unique because his concern is with pedagogy, specifically the training of interpreters. This book provides a practical guide for them. … This book is highly recommended not only for those who are driven by a professional career in consecutive or simultaneous interpreting at international events, but also for those who pride themselves on their bilingual abilities… --Dr. Robert N. St. Clair, Professor of Communication and Linguistics, University of Louisville

The most valuable chapters include Chapter 7 (50 pages on ‘Figures of speech’), Chapter 9 (‘Diction/register’), which emphasises precise shades of meaning and presents 45 pages of excellent examples and exercises, Chapter 12 (‘Political discourse’), with exercises on the nuances that distinguish related words, and Chapter 13 (‘Economic discourse’) with vocabulary-enhancing exercises. These chapters testify to the author’s vast experience and knowledge, as well as to his admirable eloquence and linguistic skills, and make interesting reading. --Dr. Ingrid Kurz, University of Vienna

On the whole, the book is a great, original, necessary and quite novel approach to interpretation studies from a linguistic and academic point of view. Its structure is perfect from a pedagogical perspective… The exercises presented are numerous and varied in methodology and objectives… The titles and authors included in the bibliography are varied, interesting and practical from several points of view.. --Dr. Ingrid Mosquera Gende, University of A Coruña, Spain

Mr. Nolan’s appreciation of the interpreter’s great love affair with language informs his book throughout and will make it a valuable source for interpreters and teachers of interpreting for many years to come. --Dr. Joanna Dezio, Visiting Specialist in Interpretation and Translation at Montclair State University and Associate Professor of Foreign Languages at New York University

The contents of Interpretation Techniques and Exercises, the fruit of decades of analysis and experience, provide a wealth of material for both students and teachers … Nolan's treatment of many topics, including suggestions for coping with humor, numerals, Latinisms and note-taking techniques, should all prove extremely valuable for both students and teachers of interpretation. --Dr. Lynn Visson, Editorial Board, Mosty Translation Journal, Moscow

This book is a well-organized practical handbook for interpreter trainees. It is a solid and innovative tool which can be used by teachers, students and practitioners of interpretation. The exercises are instructive and the excerpts from speeches and the potpourri of stock phrases and idioms are well chosen and interesting. I highly recommend it. --Jean Matthews, Chief, English Section, Interpretation Service, United Nations, New York

“Nolan…offers practical assignents to develop linguistic sensitivity and focuses on such linguistic problems as complex syntax, word order, adverbial clauses, figures of speech, register and formal style. […] Among the strongest assets of Nolan’s book are the exercises –not just descriptions of assignments…but ready-made tasks, such as cloze tests, reformulation of sentences with complex syntax, matching exercises to test the knowledge of collocations, interpretation of lists of noun+adjective clusters, figures of speech (with an excellent classification), identification of register, Latinisms and many more. […] Nolan offers useful suggestions, explains denotations and connotations of particular words, analyzes excellent rhetorical solutions and discusses the clarity of argumentation. […] An insightful analysis of political and economic discourse and a nice account of the problem of untranslatability further add to the value of Nolan’s work. In fact, the nature of the suggested exercises and the author’s preoccupation with linguistic nuances of political speeches make the volume useful not only to students of interpretation, but also to students of translation, or even composition.” --Dr. Agnieszka Chmiel, Department of Translation Studies, School of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

This is a wonderful book for beginning or student interpreters (especially those whose working languages are French and/or Spanish), with a concise introduction to the profession followed by 18 chapters of exercises focused on specific areas, such as word order and collations, dealing with numbers and quotes, and note-taking. Moreover, I think that experienced interpreters would also benefit from many of the exercises in this book, especially those aimed at honing diction and register skills. The chapter on figures of speech alone would make this book a worthwhile purchase. --D. D. Ayuso, Interpreter, Madrid As a former professional translator in New Zealand, I'd like to express my admiration for your contribution to the establishment of translation and interpreting theory by translators, of translators and for translators. –Dr. George Ho, Chair, Department of Translation and Interpreting, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages

Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises… is absolutely the most useful book I have run across on what really happens in the booth. –Marla Sanchez, AIIC, ATA

I read James Nolan's handbook as a conference interpreting student and found it very useful. This book gives a comprehensive overview of numerous techniques and explains how to use them in a very clear manner. I particularly liked the excerpts from speeches given as examples by the author - a long-time UN-insider. They make this handbook a stimulating reading by showing real-life aspects of this exciting profession. –Jean-Luc Rostan, Interpreter, Hamburg

This book provides a comprehensive description of various interpreting techniques accompanied by abundant exercises. The value of the book lies in these exercises. There are a variety of exercises that target the development of the relevant techniques, making learning an interesting and rewarding process…. The discussion of interpreting issues and techniques reflects the author’s valuable and practical hands-on experience of interpreting. --Leong Ko, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Queensland, Australia [Babel, Vol. 56:2, 2010]

FABUOLOUS! For any level. It is a thorough, challenging and exciting book for students, professionals and lecturers alike. A MUST! --London Drum City Guide

Description: Now in its second printing, this book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art. It can serve as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programs, particularly for students preparing for interpreting in international governmental and business settings. It has been acquired by over 100 universities worldwide, is used for training at European and American universities, by the European Parliament and the OSCE, and is cited as a study reference for the United Nations Interpreters’ Examination.

Contents: Introduction / Frequently Asked Questions 1. Speaking; 2. Preparation / Anticipating The Speaker; 3. Complex Syntax / Compression; 4. Word Order / Clusters; 5. General Adverbial Clauses; 6. Untranslatability; 7.Figures Of Speech; 8. Argumentation; 9. Diction / Register; 10. Formal Style; 11. A Policy Address; 12. Quotations / Allusions / Transposition; 13. Political Discourse; 14. Economic Discourse; 15. Humor; 16. Latinisms; 17. Numbers; 18. Note-Taking; Bibliography

Bibliographic information Series: Professional Interpreting in the Real World March 2005 format 210 x 148mm 320 pp Hbk ISBN 1-85359-791-0 c. £69.95 / US$124.95/ CAN$174.95 Pbk ISBN 1-85359-790-2 c. £26.95/ US$49.95/ CAN$69.95 Subject (BIC): Translation and Interpretation (CFP) Level: Research, Professional (R) Territory: World MM Subject interests: 700 MM Series: PIRW

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