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The Workshop

 

This workshop with five two-hour workshops was conceived with the intention of preparing interpreters who want to work with people who have been or are going through a humanitarian crisis. Both experienced professionals and people wishing to enter the world of interpreting and translation are welcome.

The workshops can be watched live or later, the videos will be available up to two months after recording. The five workshops will take place online on Saturdays, 01/15/2022; 01/22/2022; 01/29/2022; 05/02/2022; 12/02/2022 between 9:30 and 11:30. 

The value of the workshop for who registers until 12/31 is R$ 100.00, for those who register in January the value will be adjusted and will be_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_R$ 110.00.

 

workshops

 

The workshops are guided by linguistics, ethics and the social sciences, and mix theoretical knowledge with practice.

A reference bibliography will be made available and homework exercises will be made available, but not mandatory to receive a certificate of participation. However, those who want a letter of recommendation must complete all the exercises, which must be delivered within two months after the recording of the workshop. All exercises will be evaluated and discussed privately via email.

 

Workshop 1: Introduction: Context, terms and meanings

Date: 01/15,  09:30 - 11:30

  • Refuge overview
  • Who are the refugees?
  • The role of the interpreter
  • The art of interpreting: Professional versus informal interpreters in a humanitarian context

 

Workshop 2: Legal and geographical issues

Date: 01/22;  9:30 - 11:30. 

  • Brazilian legislation on translation and interpretation
  • Refuge and public international law
  • Refuge and Brazilian legislation
  • International refugee statistics
  • Refugees in Brazil

 

Workshop 3: Socio-psychological and ethical issues 1

Date: 01/29;  09:30 - 11:30

  • Interpretation in situations of vulnerability
  • practical tips
  • Interpreting for different groups (women, children, elderly)
  • Multilingualism, accents and regionalisms

 

Workshop 4: Socio-psychological and ethical issues 2

Date: 02/05;  09:30 - 11:30

  • Language and crisis signs
  • The problem of making assumptions
  • Code of ethics
  • Scenarios and simulations

 

Workshop 5: Capabilities, skills and opportunities

Date: 02/12;  09:30 - 11:30

  • remote interpreting
  • legal interpretation
  • Interpretation and Social Assistance
  • medical interpretation
  • Interpreting in therapy
  • Compensation and volunteering

 

Payment

Payment can be made through our website, pix, bank deposit, bank transfer or Paypal.

 

Certificate

Participants will be entitled to a certificate of participation and a letter of recommendation with performance evaluation. To receive the letter it is imperative to deliver all the complete exercises.

 

Registrations

Applications can be made through our website or by sending an email to jamila@glosses.com.br.

 

Minister 

The workshops will be given by Jamila Jacob, translator and cultural researcher since 2014.  Founder and managing partner of Glósses Tradução e Assessoria. He did volunteer work with Syrian refugee children during his stay in Lebanon in October, November and December 2018.

Graduated in Social Sciences with specialization in Anthropology and postgraduate in Institutional and Governmental Relations.   His research focuses on the area of identity formation and identity perception.

 

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