Whistleblowers: Sibel Edmonds

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Thanks to Bootheando, once again, this time for the publication of a post on Sibel Edmonds, an FBI language specialist (Persian, Turkish, English and Azerbaijan), with a BA in criminal justice and psychology, MA in public policy and international commerce and founder and director of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC).

Read this interview in the Armenian Weekly Online conducted in English. Translate it into Spanish and check your translation against this one by Martin: Entrevista exclusiva con Sibel Edmonds.

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Reading Bootheando about  the imminent closure* of Westminster University Interpreting course , one of the best in the world, I came across this great resource for Translation: Exploring Translation. The first exercises are about the differences between interpreting and translating and machine translation. They include video clips to comment

Check the Spanish examples. They are great to get you thinking about  comparative grammar/structure and literal translating errors. It will help you too with translation commentary.

*Visit the facebook page set for comments and support

TED Talks: Don't Insist on English

Patricia Ryan gives a thought provoking talk on the wide spread of English and how this could be affecting the spreading of ideas form other languages.

You can change the subtitles to Korean, Spanish, Chinese and many other languages. Great to test your interpreting (and translating) skills.

Health and Chinese Seniors

These Ten Health Videos for Chinese Seniors can help you practise this week's topic: Health
Here is one of them (cover the bottom of the screen for real practice!)