2-Day Masterclasses in Forensic Transcription and Translation

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Please register by 12 pm Tuesday 25 July 2023

Interpreters and translators are often engaged by law enforcement to translate exchanges caught on voice or video recordings from other languages into English for evidentiary purposes.

Often the quality of these recordings is poor, and the context of the communication is unclear, making the translation extremely challenging. The masterclasses are for you if you have done work in this area and felt unsure about

• how to justify what you hear
• how to present what you hear, or can’t hear, on paper
• what translation strategy should you adopt, e.g., meaning-based or literal
• how much translator’s notes should you include
• whether the quality of your translation may be called into question when presented in court
• the amount of information the law enforcement officer gives you, e.g., too little or too much
• whether you can identify the same speaker across different recordings
• whether you can share insights about place of origin or accent of the speaker in the recording
  
  

Course Day 1 & Day 2

To view course details please click here.

Due to popular demand, if you are attending the afternoon hands-on session(s) for Day 1 and/or Day 2

·  You need to bring your own laptop and earphones to do the transcription practice.

·  If you bring a tablet or only your mobile phone, you can still join. But note it won’t be easy to type on your device, and you may have to also bringa pen and paper to do the transcription practice. Still remember to bring your earphones.

·  If it is not feasible for you to bring your own device, you can change your registration to only the morning sessions. Kindly email to advise your new registration option: admin@ausit.org

It’s highly recommended that you arrive the RMIT building 15 minutes earlier than the session start time in case you need to locate the room.

Day 1 Thur 27 July

Half-day sessions: RMIT Building 80, Level 6, Room 5 (street address: 445 Swanston Street Melbourne 3000)

Afternoon session: same room as the morning sessions

Day 2 Fri 28 July

Half-day sessions: RMIT Building 56, Level 5, Room 85 (street address: 115 Queensberry Street Carlton 3053 – note when you enter the building, you will immediately see escalators going up. Simply take the escalators, which is faster, rather than looking for a lift!)

Biography - Dr Miranda Lai

Dr Miranda Lai is a senior lecturer in interpreting and translating studies at RMIT University. She completed a PhD in interpreter-mediated police interviews, and co-authored two books on the topic: Police Investigative Interviews and Interpreting and Ethics for Police Translators and Interpreters. She has recently published the first study on Australian interpreters and translators undertaking Forensic Transcription and Translation assignments. Read about the main findings of the paper here.

Biography - Mr. Steve Elkanovich

Mr Steve Elkanovich is an Assistant Director Language Services at the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. He studied linguistics at the University of New South Wales and interpreting and translation at the Belarusian State Linguistic University. Steve has over forty years of professional experience and worked as a professional Interpreter and Translator in Europe, Africa and Australia, specialising in investigative and forensic translation and interpreting. He also taught languages and interpreting for many years at Sydney Institute of Technology (TAFE). He is a NAATI Certified Professional Interpreter and Translator and has been an AUSIT member since 1996.

Parking

Public transport or paid public or private parking.


PD Logbook

Introductory PD. Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points - downloadable from www.naati.com.au Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.

Certificates and recordings

Certificates for PD purposes and copies of recordings (if available) may take approximately two (2) weeks to be released following the event.

This is a face to face event and will not be recorded.

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