New Short Course on Note-Taking for Consecutive Interpreting
| by Sierra Abukins
The self-paced online course is taught by Professor Laura Burian and helps you build the foundation to build a strong note-taking practice over time.
Translation and Interpretation
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Bridging Language Gaps: A Conversation with the Cofounder of Translators for Elders
| by Minting Lu
Barbara Zhang shares insights on how an organization that started in a crowdsourcing localization class at Middlebury Institute grew into a nonprofit that helps break down language barriers for seniors.
For First Time, Fall Forum Delivers World Cuisine Alongside Interpretation Practice
| by Charles Cai and Xiaohui Hu
Second-year interpretation students organized and led the annual Fall Forum, which was not only centered on a food theme this year, but featured seven local restaurants serving different cuisines.
A Letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping
| by Sierra Abukins
The Monterey County Weekly did a cover feature on how one family’s commitment to the Chinese people born out of a war-time assignment has led to decades of supporting students at the Institute, a museum in China and, most recently, a rare letter from the Chinese president.
From Thailand to California to Indonesia, Students Are Making a Difference Around the World
| by Nadia Pshonyak
This semester more than eighty Middlebury Institute students are participating in our distinguished semester-long experiential learning and practicum courses. Students are working around the globe with organizations making a positive impact in various fields while continuing their studies here at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
The Language of Impact: Classwork Benefits the Community Thanks to Library Collaboration
| by Mark C. Anderson
This fall, students studying Spanish at the Institute teamed up with community members learning English to create a local bilingual job-seeker’s guide.
It’s Not Just a Game
| by Mark C. Anderson
Institute students love gaming—from Dominion to Bananagrams to mahjong—and they’re getting a lot more out of it than amusement. It turns out that games are a great way to learn international diplomacy and foreign language, and they might even shape your career path.
How I Got Hired: Contract Interpreter, U.S. Department of State
Conference interpretation student Julia Benson shares how alumni connections and an internship helped her to launch a career as an interpreter.
Students Experience Every Angle of Interpretation in Annual Cross-Language Consecutive Interpretation Event
| by Laura Burian, Charles Cai, and Xiaohui Hu
First-year translation and interpretation students from across multiple languages came together and broke down cultural barriers as they put their growing interpretation skills to test.
Experts from the U.S., Russia, and China Connect in Uzbekistan for Monterey Trialogue
| by Sierra Abukins
There has never been a greater need for constructive conversation between experts from the United States, Russia, and China—nor fewer spaces or opportunities.