is your interpreter qualified?

key facts on UK conference &

business interpreters

in under 90 seconds

by marina stubinski MA DPSI AITI

EU accredited interpreter speaker and lecturer

the UK interpreting industry is largely unregulated2 institutes, CIOL and ITI,

have separate codes of conduct but membership is not compulsory

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a word on skillsmyth:bilingualism or a language degree are sufficient for interpreting

fact:critical specialist skills need to be mastered even by bilinguals, such as

split attention simultaneously listening and speaking

strategies for dealing with unknown words

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simultaneous

= running interpretation whilst the speaker continues uninterrupted

and consecutive

= speech delivered in short fragments, alternating with interpretation

interpreting ‘modes’ differ:

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qualifications degreeMA Interpreting (or PGC/D) up to 2 years

since (almost) all students pass, final skills differ significantly

the gap between ‘Pass’ and ‘Distinction’ at MA is so wide that usually only applicants with the latter are considered by EU

EU tests are tough and should only be attempted after advanced training/self-study post MA

EU accreditation test

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