Understanding Cultural Dimensions

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Aim

Interpreters work with a variety of cultures.  It is imperative that they be familiar with cultural dimensions and how they will impact cross-cultural communication. This activity will use Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to orient participants to the effects culture […]

2022-01-23T18:21:08-06:00February 26th, 2019|

Effective Practice for Skill Improvement

Dr. Rachel Herring, a spoken language interpreter and interpreter educator, has a special interest in fostering effective practice for developing interpreting skills.  In this 20 minute video, she shares some critical elements to consider when approaching your professional development.

Critical Theme

We want to highlight one theme that comes up in the research, as well as in feedback from 2018 GTC participants. To improve as novice interpreters, […]

2022-01-23T19:19:25-06:00January 23rd, 2019|

How to save money when traveling/Cómo ahorrar dinero para viajar

Niko shares advice on how to save money when traveling.

Translations/summaries are available below in both Spanish and English. These are designed as resources for working with the text in ASL. They are not intended to represent a definitive way to translate the text.

Visual Description

An Asian man with glasses wears a white shirt with a colorful map on it. He is standing in front […]

2022-01-23T19:43:58-06:00December 10th, 2018|
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