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Seminar 
Building a standard curriculum for sign language interpreters across Europe

14th & 15th November, 2011

efsli held their first working seminar on sign language interpreters qualification systems in Europe in Utrecht, the Netherlands on 14 & 15 November 2011.

The aim of the seminar was to develop a standard or model curriculum for sign language interpreters with reference to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc44_en.htm, http://ec.europa.eu/eqf/home_en.htm

The working seminar was open for all sign language interpreters trainers and training institutions across Europe.

Contact person: Marinella Salami, efsli training department, marinella.salami@efsli.org

The working seminar took place at the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht.

Programme

14th November

8:45-9:15       Registration

9:15-9:30       Welcome

9:30-11:00    Keynote presentation Towards a European curriculum, Anne Potters, senior consultant at the CINOP International Agency in the Netherlands
10:30-11:00 Questions and answers

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Parallel Workshops

1. Best practices in teaching

  • 1.A Sign to voice interpreting
  • 1.B International settings
  • 1.C Training Deaf interpreters

13:00-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-16:00 Parallel Workshops

2. Best practices in teaching

  • 2.A Sign language
  • 2.B Professional issues
  • 2.C Training of Deaf and Hearing trainers

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break

16:30-18:00 Parallel Workshops

3. Best practices in teaching

  • 3.A Voice to sign interpretation
  • 3.B Deaf people and Deaf cultur
  • 3.C Areas of specialist interpreting

18:00 Drinks & snacks

20:00 Dinner in the center of Utrecht (optional)

15th November

8:45-8:55 Plenary presentation
Welcome and explanation of the working programme.

8:55-10:15 Parallel Workshops

4. Best practices in teaching
In this round of workshops we will work on the topics that will be found most interesting by the majority of the participants (this will be asked in the registration form online) There will be three workshops at the same time, as in the previous rounds

10:15-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:30 Conclusions and proposals from the Workshops

12:30-13:00 Seminar conclusions: best practices and next steps

Supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme





 

 

 


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