Training Course on Interpreting Skills for Professional Interpreters

Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AITVN) is pleased to announce the opening of the course on Interpreting Skills for Professional Interpreters from 24 to 29 June at AITVN Hanoi.

The main objectives of the course are as followed:

After the course, participants will improve their listening, speaking and interpreting skills through:

    * understanding the role of the interpreter;
    * adapting clarification techniques, including paraphrasing, summarizing and asking specific questions;
    * discriminating between different registers and contexts;
    * dealing with cross-cultural nuances;
    * explaining words and concepts without Vietnamese equivalents;
    * developing skills for dealing with specific problems such as ambiguities, jokes, idioms and analogies;
    * understanding nonverbal communication; and
    * developing voice.

Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Phuong Thuy at email: [email protected], Tel: 043 766 9493, ext 123.