efsli school

efsli summer school 2008: 1 - 5 July 2008

Prague, Czech Republic

Organized by efsli in cooperation with the Czech Chamber of Sign Language Interpreters

After the great success of efsli English for Interpreters Course held in Prague (Czech Republic) in 2006, the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli) is happy to announce another course targeted to professional Sign Language Interpreters, non native speakers of English, who would like to develop their interpreting skills into and out of Spoken English and a Signed Language. Two training sessions are scheduled: the first part (July 1-2, 2008) will be the repetition of the 2006 course, while the second part (July, 4-5, 2008) has been designed as an advanced/follow-up training. In between the two classes, one day off.

Who is the course targeted to?

Part 1 is aimed at those with little experience of working to and from English
Part 2 is for those with some experience of working to and from English.

We recommend to attend the course with colleagues from your own country to share the experience.

Trainers

Christopher Stone & Marco Nardi. You can read the trainers profiles here.

Language

The course will be delivered in spoken English.
Any participants who require interpreters or another communication support system will be responsible for providing this themselves.

Aims – First part of the course

To develop awareness and understanding of the key skills underpinning working between spoken English and a Sign Language in dialogue and interactive settings.

Objectives

To develop strategies and techniques to effectively prepare for an interpreting assignment.
To understand the need for glossaries and dictionary work
To explore the dynamics of interactive settings
To extend and enhance interpreting strategies for working at a discourse level.
To develop skills in using linguistic and interpreting research information to improve self- reflection
To develop and practice analytical skills.
To develop and practice interpreting skills.
To develop co-working skills within this context.
To practice giving and receiving feedback between peers.

Practical work

Brainstorming and mindmapping
Working with business papers, agendas, etc.
Practising spoken English in meetings
Interpreting consecutively and simultaneous in dialogues
Interpreting consecutively and simultaneous in meetings

Aims – Second part of the course

To develop awareness and understanding of the key skills underpinning working between spoken English and a Sign Language in monologue and conference settings.

Objectives

To develop strategies and techniques to effectively prepare for an interpreting assignment.
To understand the need for glossaries and dictionary work
To explore the dynamics of conference like settings
To extend and enhance interpreting strategies for working at a discourse level.
To develop skills in using linguistic and interpreting research information to improve self- reflection
To develop and practice analytical skills.
To develop and practice interpreting skills.
To develop co-working skills within this context.
To practice giving and receiving feedback between peers.

Practical work

Brainstorming and mindmapping
Working with conference papers, programmes, etc.
Practising spoken English for presentations
Interpreting monologues simultaneously into a signed language
Interpreting conference presentations simultaneously into English
Reviewing their current practice

Registration

We strongly suggest to register early. There is a maximum number of participants and places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Registration deadline is April 1st

Please download the registration_form_efsli_summer_school_2008.doc and send it to:

Marinella Salami, head of efsli training department
Via Modonesi 7
29100 Piacenza
Italy

Email: training @ efsli.org

Your registration will be confirmed by email to your email address. You will be notified by April, 7th .

We recommend not to make your travel and accommodation arrangements before that date.

Fees

One training session (first or second part of the course):

Individual efsli members	270,00 euros
efsli non-members	540,00 euros

Two training sessions (first and second part of the course):

Individual efsli members	500,00 euros
efsli non-members	1000,00 euro

Please note that fees do not include accommodation and meals. A list of recommended accommodations and further information will be provided to registered participants.

Payment

You can pay either by Paypal (no charges): go to the payment page

Or by bank transfer (please include bank charges when you make payment).

Fortis Bank
Account number: 290015049569
BIC: GEBABEBB
IBAN: BE71 290015049569
EFSLI
(European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters)
M. de Wit – Z. Hema
Kasteelaan 120
9000 Gent – Belgium

Cancellation Policy

Notice of cancellation received

after April 1st	50% of the training fee will be refunded
after May 1st	25% of the training fee will be refunded
after June 1st	0% of the training fee will be refunded

All cancellations must be notified in writing with your signature and date to: