AUSIT Qld Presents
Masterclass on Forensic Transcription & Translation
Friday 29 September 2023
Half Day 9.30 am - 1.00pm AEST or
Full Day 9.30 - 4.00 pm AEST
Registration is either half day or full day.
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This Event is Closed for Registration.
Please register by 12 pm Monday 25 September 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 forensic purposes.
Often the quality of these recordings is poor, and the context of the communication is unclear, making the translation extremely challenging. This masterclass is for you if you have done work in this area and felt unsure about
- 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
- 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
Refer to the course outline here.
For full-day registrants
- You need to bring your own laptop and earphones.
- If you bring a tablet or only have your mobile phone, it will be hard to type out your transcript. In this case, you should also bring pen and paper in order to do the transcription practice. But still remember to bring your earphones.
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 a paper 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.
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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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Half Day: Friday 29 September 2023
9.30 am - 1.00 pm AEST
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Full Day: Friday 29 September 2023
9.30 am - 4.00 pm AEST
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The University of Queensland
St. Lucia Campus
Room 215 in the Gordon Greenwood Building (32)
Map
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AUSIT Members - AUD 30 half-day or 45 full day
AUSIT Student Members - AUD 20 half-day and 25 full day
Members of ASLIA, NZSTI and associations that are FIT-ITF members - AUD 30 half-day or 45 full day
Non-Members AUD 70 half-day or 100 full day
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Register HERE
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