Conversations: Interpreting and Translating's Podcast

In this episode Elvira welcomes Catherine Orian Weiss to the podcast to discuss the critical role of effective communication in disaster situations, particularly for multilingual communities. With examples and stories from her research on disaster communication, focusing on the unique challenges faced by migrant and refugee communities in Albury-Wodonga during the 2019-2020 bushfires, Catherine di...

In this episode, Ineke Crezee, Professor of Translation and Interpreting at Auckland University of Technology, speaks with Shadow Toke. Shadow is a PhD candidate at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne, as well as a S’gaw Karen interpreter and researcher. She is passionate about ensuring respectful maternity care for women from migrant and culturally and lingui...

Leigh has recently joined NAATI on secondment from the Department of Home Affairs to implement the new Language Service Provider Endorsement Model. Today, he joins Elvira to discuss what is arguably the most exciting upcoming development in the industry. From measures for LSPs to the role of NAATI, Leigh discusses many important aspects of the Model, including why remuneration is not mentioned. In...

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Ineke is joined by Dr. Jim Hlavac, author of comprehensive guidelines on interpreting in mental health settings. Together, we explore what makes interpreting in mental health contexts uniquely challenging compared to other healthcare environments. Unlike in many other medical encounters, interpreters in mental health sessions often enter with limited k...

In our latest Ask NAATI episode, Michael Nemarich answers your questions and discusses various aspects of NAATI certification—from challenges in testing to the upcoming changes to the recertification process. The new and simplified recertification pathway is one of NAATI’s major projects at the moment, and while it is still under development, we were able to get some insights on what we can expect...

In this Conversations Podcast episode, we’re excited to introduce our New Zealand podcast host, Professor Ineke Crezee, who is joined by Associate Professor Dr Uldis Ozolins. Together, they explore the challenges and complexities interpreters may face in a variety of speech therapy settings. They discuss common scenarios such as child language assessments, post-stroke evaluations, and therapy for...

In this episode of Conversations: Education, we’re thrilled to introduce Elvira Bianchi as one of the new hosts of the podcast series. As a NAATI Certified Interpreter and Translator, Interpreter Trainer at RMIT University and PhD candidate, Elvira brings a fresh perspective and energy to the program. Joining her as our first guest under this new chapter is Fatih Karakas, who shares insights into...

In this engaging episode of "Conversations: Translation and Interpreting," we sit down with Carl Gene Fordham, the newly elected National President of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT). Based in Brisbane, Carl is one of Australia's few native-English Chinese translators specializing in court interpreting and forensic translation. With NAATI Certified I...

Ask NAATI, November 2024, was recorded live at the 37th AUSIT National Conference in Melbourne and features Aurélie Sheehan, Manager, Certification Policy and Development and Michael Nemarich, Chief Operation Officer at NAATI on the panel. Ask NAATI is an All Graduates and NAATI  initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Thank you for your s...

Join us for an insightful episode of "Conversations: Translation and Interpreting Vodcast" as we chat with Dr. Vanessa Enriquez, senior lecturer at Macquarie University's Department of Linguistics. In this episode, we dive deep into the impact of AI and large language models on translator education. Vanessa shares how educators are adapting to these disruptive technologies, integrat...

This month on Conversations: Translation and Interpreting, we’re thrilled to welcome Magdalena Rowan, Chair of the NAATI Board and an industry leader with over 40 years of experience in interpreting and translating. In this episode, Magdalena shares her incredible journey from being a certified interpreter and translator to leading NAATI. We dive into her vision for the future of NAATI, the evolvi...

Marc is a distinguished figure in the Translation and Interpreting field, serving as Professor and Director of the Translation & Interpreting Program at Macquarie University in NSW and Vice-President of CIUTI. In this episode, Marc shares his insights on the latest advancements in Translation & Interpreting technologies. We discuss a recent NAATI-commissioned report on the impact of these...

In this episode, Sandra shares her inspiring journey from the early days of her career to becoming a leading figure in interpreting research. She discusses the crucial roles and challenges of community interpreters in high-stakes environments like courtrooms and hospitals, underscoring the necessity for precise and accurate interpretation to ensure fairness and justice. Sandra sheds light on her s...

In this episode of "Conversations: Interpreting & Translating," Fatih chats with Leigh Cox, Director of the Language Services Policy Section at the Department of Home Affairs. They discuss Leigh's work and its impact on interpreters, translators, and language service users. Leigh talks about the main challenges in the translating and interpreting (T&I) field, sharing key iss...

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...

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 a...

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...

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 th...

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:  A...

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 i...

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, Fa...

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 invo...

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 sam...

In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Cristina gives Fatih a sneak preview of the upcoming Summer 2022 issue of the magazine. Cristina Savin is a French-English and Romanian-English freelance translator and professional editor. She completed a Master of Translation degree at Monash University. Cristina has been working freel...

Ask NAATI, December 2022, features NAATI National Certification Policy and Development Manager Aurelie Sheehan and NAATI National Operations Manager Michael Nemarich on the panel. 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...