Dive into the forefront of language innovation with the ground-breaking study on automated interpreting and discover how AI is revolutionising our field.  We had the pleasure of having a conversation with Dr. Holly Silvestri from the University of Arizona in the US who brought us the highlights of this survey conducted by Interpreting Safe AI Task Force - https://safeaitf.org   Join us to explore the pivotal role of interpreters in shaping the responsible adoption of AI, while addressing key concerns such as risk assessment, language access, and ethical challenges.  Uncover a f ..read more

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with Kilian Seeber who is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva. Fatih and Kilian talk about Kilian’s journey from being an interpreter to becoming an academic in the field of interpreting studies as well as his approach to research and what he has been working on recently. They also chat about the importance of further studies for interpreters, AI in interpreting, training interpreter trainers and much more. Guest bio: Kilian G. Seeber, an accomplished scholar and practitioner in the ..read more

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with Kilian Seeber who is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva. Fatih and Kilian talk about Kilian’s journey from being an interpreter to becoming an academic in the field of interpreting studies as well as his approach to research and what he has been working on recently. They also chat about the importance of further studies for interpreters, AI in interpreting, training interpreter trainers and much more. Guest bio: Kilian G. Seeber, an accomplished scholar and practitioner in the ..read more

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with 2023 AUSIT Excellence Award winners Amy XiaoXing Wang for her Outstanding Contribution to Interpreting, and Cintia Lee for her Outstanding Leadership in the Profession.  The AUSIT Excellence Awards recognise initiatives and activities by NAATI-credentialled practitioners and organisations operating in all sectors of the translating and interpreting industry. The Awards encourage best practices, professionalism, dedication to quality, innovation and outstanding contributions. They celebrate organisations and individuals or tea ..read more

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast Fatih interviews two academics from Hong Kong. Max Lee from Hong Kong Baptist University and Nick Wong from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Together they try to explain to Fatih what Translanguaging really is.  Guests:  Nick Wong During the day, Nick Wong, who does not take the bus to school (a famous Kongish phrase), is a lecturer at the Center for Language Education, where he both tortures and teaches English to students from HKUST (the University of Stress and Tension). At night, he proclaims himself as the "Chef Edit ..read more

NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Twice a year, a panel of NAATI managers will answer questions that Interpreters and Translators have sent through using an online form.  Questions are randomly picked and directed at the panel by All Graduates Head of Training, Fatih Karakas. Guests:  Ask NAATI, October 2023, features National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich and Marketing and Communications Officer, TrangDo  on the panel. Websites and email addresses mentione ..read more

In this episode of Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with AUSIT National President Angelo Berbotto about the latest news from AUSIT, including Learnbook, the AUSIT National Conference, his travels around Australia to the Law Societies of each state and more. Guest Bio: Angelo qualified as a lawyer and as a translator almost at the same time in the early 2000s. Spanish is his A language (English is B).  He worked in a government position in Sydney before moving to London to work in commercial litigation, a position he secured thanks to his skills in French, Italian and Spanish.  Aft ..read more

Overview: In 2018, NAATI introduced two new credentials, Certified Specialist Healthcare Interpreter and Certified Specialist Legal Interpreter. These are experienced and accomplished interpreters who are experts in interpreting in the health and legal domain and are competent in interpreting complex, highly specialised, expert-to-expert communication in their respective areas. In this episode, Fatih welcomes Certified Specialist Interpreters Lynn Geng (Health and Legal), Silvia Martinez (Legal), and Aurélie Sheehan and Vicky Wong from NAATI. They discuss everything from test development to te ..read more

This week, Fatih chats with New Zealand's first professor if interpreting and translation, Ineke Crezee about the latest edition of her book Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators which is widely seen as one of the most important publications in this field. Guest Bio: Professor Ineke Crezee is New Zealand’s first Professor of Translation and Interpreting and has been involved in teaching translation and interpreting since 1991. She has worked as both a health and legal interpreter and translator in both the Netherlands and New Zealand. Her book, “Introduction to Healthca ..read more

For the first episode of Season 4 of the Conversations: Podcast, Fatih welcomes AUSIT National President, lawyer & translator, J. Angelo Berbotto.  Fatih and Angelo will chat about the importance of belonging to a professional institution and Angelo's future plans and aspirations as the AUSIT National President. Guest Bio: Angelo qualified as a lawyer and as a translator almost at the same time in the early 2000s. Spanish is his A language (English is B).  He worked in a government position in Sydney before moving to London to work in commercial litigation, a position he secure ..read more