Institute’s Translation and Interpretation Program Lauded on Radio Free Europe
Interpretation is at the very core of UN operations, according to a recent feature story on Radio Free Europe, and the Monterey Institute is at the forefront of educating the UN’s language specialists. Quoted in the feature is Barry Slaughter Olsen, head of the conference interpretation program at what RFE cites as “California’s highly respected Monterey Institute of International Studies – from which a number of UN translators have graduated.”
MIIS Student Interpreting at the Winter Olympics Profiled in Local Weekly
Current translation and interpretation student Simone Bonneville (MACI ’11) is the subject of a profile in today’s edition of the Monterey County Weekly. Bonneville is one of 14 students, alumni, and current and former faculty from the Institute who are serving as translator/interpreters at the Vancouver, Canada Winter Olympic Games.
Institute Sponsors First-Ever North American Summit on Interpreting
The Monterey Institute of International Studies has signed on as a founding sponsor of the 1st North American Summit on Interpreting, an innovative conference that will for the first time bring together professionals in the fields of community, conference, legal, medical, military, and signed language interpreting to meet, learn, and network with one another. The inaugural conference is scheduled for June 17, 2010 in Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C.
Julie Johnson: 5 Questions for a French Translator & Interpreter
Are my French language skills good enough to be a professional interpreter? Julie Johnson, a conference interpreter and published translator specializing in corporate law, advanced technologies and telecommunications, discusses the skills necessary to enter the field of translation and interpretation. Julie is a professor of translation and consecutive and simultaneous interpretation at the Monterey Institute.
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U.S. Embassy in Japan Praises Institute’s Translation and Interpretation Programs
The Monterey Institute is cited as “a prestigious language and international policy studies school in the United States [that] offers both a master's degree in conference interpretation and a master's degree that combines both translation and interpretation” in the current issue of American View, a publication of the U.S. Embassy in Japan.
UN Selects MIIS As One of Nine Partner Schools Worldwide
A new agreement between the United Nations and the Monterey Institute of International Studies signed Thursday is expected to expand internship and employment opportunities for current and future Institute students and graduates.
Monterey Institute's Translation and Interpretation Programs Gain Top Five Ranking
Posted September 28, 2009
Stanford Spotlights Medical Interpreters - and the Institute's Role in Training Them
Posted April 24, 2009
Adama Abe: The Impact of Education in Cameroon
Adama becomes an English teacher and looks to incorporate technology and the internet into our classes to connect the classes with the English speaking world. The administration of her school resists and Adama can see the difficulty with change first hand.
