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Event for teachers of UG interpreting!

Event for teachers of UG interpreting!

Our Training teachers of interpreting workshop took place on 9 November 2011 at the University of Leeds. Offered in partnership with LLAS, the session involved MFL tutors teaching, or interested in teaching, interpreting at undergraduate level.
With the growing demand for English mother-tongue interpreters in international organisations, many MFL departments are adding interpreting modules to their [...]

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For teachers: LLAS e-learning symposium

For those who couldn’t attend the conference in Southampton, some excellent speakers were present; the NNI contribution along with all sessions can now be seen on the LLAS website.

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A new year with the NNI

With 2011 well under way, there is plenty to look forward to in the calender. Events include participation in the LLAS e-Learning Symposium (27, 28 Jan, University of Southampton), a chance to see interpreting in action with a new season of Interpreting Mock Conferences, plus Careers Days and postgraduate open evenings at partner institutions. See the events page or teachers’ events page [...]

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NNI in print!

The NNI has recently been featured in two notable journals. An article appeared in the Autumn 2010 edition of the Scottish Language Review, reporting on our 18 June trainer and teacher event, ‘Engaging Tomorrow’s Interpreters’ (see Event Highlights section for more on this). Shortly after this the network was featured with a two-page article in the Chartered Institute of Linguists publication, [...]

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NNI at ALT-C 2010

ALT-C is the largest annual e-learning event in the UK attended by the crème de la crème of instructional designers and learning technologists (more than 500 of them usually), so it really is a big deal.

You can imagine how proud the NNI project was to be present at ALT-C 2010 with three (yes, you have [...]

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NNI resource wins prestigious JORUM commendation

The National Network for Interpreting would like to thank all the members of the community who have voted for our entry in this year’s JORUM competition.
Our resource has been awarded a commended prize and will be presented live at ALT-C 2010 on Wed, 8 September, in a dedicated slot between 5.15 and 6 pm. Do [...]

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Two NNI resources shortlisted for prestigious Jorum competition

Thanks to all who voted with regards to the two NNI multimedia and interactive resources shortlisted for the Jorum Learning and Teaching competition . (The Interpreting Skills Map and Note Taking exercise.)
Voting is now over but we’ll be looking out for the results, so watch this space!

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