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A fascinating talk by Harald Pasch and a very important topic in today's society. Thanks for joining us, Harald!

Happy Chinese New Year from all of us at the Centre for Translation and Interpreting!

On Monday, Harald Pasch from Vienna University will be joining us for a talk on 'In the triade of trust - Interpreting in violence protection centres in Austria'.

All welcome!

We're delighted to host Professor Sue-Ann Harding's book launch to a packed room this afternoon!

In conversation with Dr Piotr Blumczynski, we are getting a great insight into Sue-Ann's experiences in Qatar and of writing the book.

We are delighted to announce our first event of the semester! Join us on Monday 16 January at 2pm for the book launch of Professor Sue-Ann Harding's 'An Archival Journey through the Qatar Penninsula: Elusive and Precarious'.

All welcome!

The Centre for Translation and Interpreting wishes you all a restful and peaceful holiday season and happy new year!

A massive thank you to Professor Myriam Salama-Carr for joining us this afternoon for a fantastic talk on “Between zoosemiotics and compassion: A place for translation activism”

We are delighted to share with you details of 2 events next week given by our PhD student - renowned songwriter and performer - Peter Wilson

Wednesday 23 November at 1pm is a seminar Peter is giving based on his PhD research -
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/events/Seminar-PeterWilsonThesongwritersversion.html

Thursday 24 November at 1.10pm is a lunchtime concert based on some of Peter's case studies -
https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/events/Concert-PeterWilsonpresentsnewsongsbasedonthepaintingsofAmedeoModigliani.html

Events | 24.11.22 Duke Special | School of Arts, English and Languages | Queen's University Belfast

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Job profile The School of Arts, English and Languages (AEL) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Translation (with Arabic). 

Great to have Professor Dorothy Kenny back with us to present on "curiouser and curiouser: pondering neutral machine translation".

Please note the change in time and venue for Monday's research seminar with Prof. Dorothy Kenny

We had a very busy day yesterday at our research seminar with excellent presentations from five of our PhD students showcasing their research. A massive thanks to Hind Alzahrani, Hannah Smith, Peter Wilson, David Thorburn and Chuchu Yang!

Our Autumn Seminar Series kicks off with Kathleen Kaess presenting on "How can the afterlife of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' inform translator ethics?"

Great to have a packed room for this timely and important talk!

Our schedule for the Autumn Seminar Series is now out! We are very excited to welcome our fantastic speakers!

"China’s increasing familiarity with western food over the years has encouraged more globalised approaches to food translation."

How Jane Austen’s early Chinese translators were stumped by the oddities of 19th-century British cuisine How do you get a reader in 1930s China to understand what a mince pie is?

Looks like a fantastic lineup for the annual August research event, Including our very own Prof. David Johnston!
Details on how to register included below.

This week we have been meeting with delegates from Shih Chien University, Taiwan, for lecturer training on English as a medium of instruction. Thanks to Rex for capturing great photos and we hope you continue to enjoy Belfast!

Scan the QR code to hear an "Unacademic Interview" between our students! Jerry interviews in hopefully the first of many interviews like this to come. Produced and edited by our very talented students!

We're nearing the end of our employability skill training with Mark McIntyre. That's a super interactive day 5 done. Tons of interview practice, phew. Next week: follow up and wrapping up!

Day 3 of the employability course with Mark McIntyre from Vues Training !

A lively and fun session creating a video CV for that important first impression. Next week: job adverts and where to find them!

Day 2 of our employability skills training went by in a jiffy! Who knew CV writing can be so exciting ;) Next week: Video CVs! Thanks to Mark at Vues Training!

MA and PhD students enjoyed the first session of their employability training with Mark McIntyre from Vues Training yesterday! Bring on session two to find out more about how to write a good CV! Thanks to the AEL Education Fund for funding.
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We hope you all have a lovely break and Happy Easter from all of us at the Centre for Translation and Interpreting! 🐣 🐰

Some photos from our TSNI events last week - thank you to all our speakers, chairs and volunteers who all contributed to making the event a great success! Looking forward to attending the next TSNI conference in Cork!

We are hiring! Please see the link for more information and contact details and also share widely!

Temporary Lecturer (Education) in Translation at Queen's University Belfast The School of Arts, English and Languages (AEL) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Temporary Lecturer (Education) in Translation to cover a 15 week period of leave. The successful applicant will deliver effective teaching and lear...

It was fantastic to hear from Professor Morven Beaton-Thome yesterday. A brilliant and timely talk on 'The role of translation and interpreting in the reporting of global news' - thank you very much for joining us!

Typical Nothern Ireland - wet and windy! Great trip to Titanic Belfast to learn about audio description, bringing together CTI MA and PhD students. Thanks to the AEL Education Fund for supporting this.

Don't miss your chance to get tickets to this fantastic event on Friday! Translated by Chuchu, one of our PhD students, the script reading and Q&A will have some of our students who have been actors or worked behind the scenes on this audiobook!

Translating Friel: ‘The Widowhood System’ (1964) as a Chinese audiobook 'Look at him! Searching for her! Sure, it’s the most natural thing in the world. Just because he can’t get her.' - Harry Quinn

A reminder of this exciting upcoming event ran by ITI NI on Saturday between 9.15am-5pm.

The ITI is the only UK-based independent professional membership association for practising translators, interpreters and language service providers. The fantastic speakers are outlined below:

Valeria Aliperta, Language Consultant Interpreter and Creative Content Creator for the Luxury, Fashion and Design World: Recalibrating yourself as a translator or interpreter in a pandemic/post-pandemic world.

Vasiliki Prestidge MA MCIL CL MITI, Director at Greek to Me Translations & Uni Lecturer at London Met: From freelancer to entrepreneur: skills to wow your customers and grow your business

Sarah-Jane Aberásturi, ITIA Certified Legal Translator and Conference Interpreter (AIIC): Certified Translations in the UK and Ireland: Requirements, Differences and Practical Examples.

Maha El-Metwally, Remote Interpreting Expert and Consultant Conference Interpreter: No-one Left Behind? A closer look at the situation of interpreters in conflict zones, what has been done to help them and what you can do to help.

ITI NI Conference at Moot Court QUB Join us for an engaging line-up of speakers at the 2022 ITI NI Conference in association with QUB