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Tiayon · 06 May 2022

Depuis plus de 18 mois, nos collaborateurs et collaboratrices n’ont pas ménagé leurs efforts pour assurer la qualité et la variété des activités de la faculté, en dépit des rebondissements à répétition auxquels nous avons dû faire face depuis l’apparition de la pandémie. C’est ainsi que vous retrouverez, dans ce numéro des conférences en présentiel, hybrides ou virtuelles, un séminaire de formation, des projets de recherche ou encore des publications scientifiques et dans les médias. Un entretien avec la Professeure Annarita Felici y figure également, pour son projet de recherche CHEU-LEX, qui se situe à la croisée de la traduction juridique et institutionnelle et de la méthodologie des corpus.

Tiayon · 14 April 2022

The April 2022 issue of Translation News from the Centre of Translation Studies - CenTras (University College London) comprises very useful announcements on conferences, call for papers, seminars, webinars, workshops, courses and job vacancies
#metaglossia note

Tiayon · 05 April 2022

The United Nations has announced a competitive examination for Arabic Interpreters and Chinese Interpreters. Successful candidates may be stationed at United Nations Headquarters in New York, or the UN Offices in Geneva, Nairobi or Vienna, or, where applicable, in the UN regional commissions in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut or Santiago. Please note, additionally, that the exam for Arabic interpreters will also be used to identify suitable candidates for short-term assignments (generally referred to as ‘freelancers’ in the profession) at the UN’s various duty stations.

Tiayon · 12 March 2022

Watch the American Sign Language interpretation of President Biden's first State of the Union address.

Tiayon · 04 March 2022

Tiayon · 26 February 2022

Chantal Mayer-Crittenden, orthophoniste et professeure à l’Université Laurentienne, explique qu’encourager l’usage de l’anglais et d’autres langues dans les écoles de langue française au Canada pourrait permettre aux élèves de mieux apprendre le français : c’est le principe du translangage...
Pour éviter l’assimilation, il faut que la prise de conscience s’opère chez les élèves avec qui il faut parler ouvertement des enjeux que représente l’apprentissage d’une langue minoritaire, ajoute Mme Mayer-Crittenden. Mais les résultats d’apprentissage suivant le principe du translangage pédagogique ont donné de très bons résultats au Pays basque espagnol et en Irlande.”

Tiayon · 26 February 2022

In metaglossia, the same claim is factored in from the onset; precisely because from this perpective, translation/interpreting is first and foremost viewed as a metaglossic (or metalinguistic) skill, a reformulation activity, be it intralingual, interlingual, intersemiotic or otherwise, so long as the reformulation results in communicating exactly the same information.

Tiayon · 25 February 2022

"For people who speak or read languages like English and German, the internet offers endless possibilities. But many people who speak only an unwritten or nondominant language are cut off.
Today’s translation tools typically use English as an intermediary when translating between two different languages, which can be less accurate than direct translation. They also aren’t capable of translating speech in one language to speech or writing in another." Metaverse plans to break down all language barriers...

Tiayon · 25 February 2022

The February 2022 issue of Translation News from the Centre of Translation Studies - CenTras (University College London) comprises very useful announcements on conferences, call for papers, seminars, webinars, workshops, courses and job vacancies

Tiayon · 21 February 2022

"....a tweet linked to a comment made by Charles Tiayon at the #SCIC21 interpreter training conference....
...we keep hearing how great computers are at some task but when you drill down, it is because monumental assumptions and allowances have been made...." #metaglossia note: timely reminder, as all gear up to celebrate, on 21 February, the 2022 International Mother Language Day on the theme "Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities"

Tiayon · 19 February 2022

Le terme 'métaglossie' renvoie à cet univers sociolinguistique interstitiel caractéristique de la pratique de la traduction, de l'interprétation et de la communication interculturelle...

Tiayon · 15 February 2022

Metaglossia is an ubuntu-rooted sociolinguistic sphere, an interpersonal and intercultural communication space, notably the ideal translation or interpreting setting/world, whereby mutual understanding between the addresser and the addressee is ever made possible over and beyond the words or languages that have been chosen by each interacting party at any one time

Tiayon · 15 February 2022

21 February 2022 marks the 21st edition of the International Mother Language Day. The theme this year is "Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities".

Tiayon · 14 February 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth state of the nation address seeking a new consensus to tackle rising unemployment, security concerns, sluggish growth and a strained fiscus.

Tiayon · 12 February 2022

​​​​​​​THE 35th meeting for African Union (AU) heads of state has endorsed Tanzania’s request for Kiswahili language to be used in the Union’s activities.

Tiayon · 09 February 2022

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Tiayon · 07 February 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS: COLLECTED VOLUME“THE COMPLEXITY OF...

Tiayon · 05 February 2022

Tiayon · 02 February 2022