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UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS CAREERS EVENING

Thursday 25 April 2013
5.30– 6.40pm Parkinson Building, 1.08

The Diversity of Language Services
What kind of jobs are there for freelance and in-house linguists in international organisations and EU institutions?

Come along and find out about what jobs linguists do in the wider professional world

The Centre for Translation Studies is hosting a delegation of representatives from the UN (General Assembly), UN (African Union), ), European Space Agency, European Patent Office, and EU language services who will be talking about the work of linguists in their organisations.

Registration is obligatory. Please contact Nathaniel Elcock to register (routes.nni@leeds.ac.uk)

The sixth major National Network for Interpreting (NNI) and Routes into Languages collaborative event took place in Leeds on 20 February 2013. The purpose of the day was to raise awareness of the range of varied and exciting career opportunities open to linguists, especially in interpreting and translation domains, and to inspire young people to continue studying languages at all levels.

About 150 Leeds and regional university students attended the event. The feedback was very rewarding. Participants commented that the event was a real eye-opener for them in terms of interesting career opportunities. They were particularly reassured by the career paths of the alumni.

Interested in using your language skills in your career? Routes into Languages would
like to invite any 6th form and university students studying languages or with a
knowledge of foreign languages to attend our 2013 careers day hosted by Bath University.

Speakers from the United Nations and European Commission will give an in-depth
presentation on life as a translator and conference interpreter with live interpreting
demonstrations. All attendees will have the chance to take part in a professional editing
and proofreading workshop, as well as sit in on a mock-conference. There will be an
opportunity to talk with keynote speakers and staff during the coffee break and ask any
questions you may have.

10 April 2013, Careers in Language Conference – Bath

Interpreting as an engaging language learning activity
Workshop offered by the NNI and ORCIT projects team, CTS, SMLC, University of Leeds

Venue: The Language Centre, room IF2, University of Leeds

18 March 2013, 14.00-17.00

This event is open to MFL undergraduate students from the region universities. Please contact N.C.Elcock@leeds.ac.uk for further information.

On 31 March, from 5-6:30pm, the National Network for Interpreting hosted a delegation of high profile representatives from the UN, OECD, ILO, African Union Commission and EU language services. The visitors spoke to language students about the varied work opportunities their organisations hold for linguists.

The was organised in collaboration with the Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) at the University of Leeds. As well as offering careers talks (including an informal lunchtime session) to students from Leeds and neighbouring institutions, visitors benefited from CTS research staff members’ expertise, attending workshops to enhance their English skills and gain a deeper working knowledge of machine translation systems.

Event Poster.