Detective Constable Kim Bowen has been a police officer with Cambridgeshire Constabulary for over 29 years. The majority of that time she has spent working as a Detective, with over 15 years experience working on Major and Serious Crime, both locally and regionally. While Kim has extensive experience across all areas of investigation, her real…
Let’s assume you are bilingual – you are a native speaker of a particular language, but you also speak English fluently. Perhaps you were brought up in the UK, or maybe you’ve attended an educational setting here. You may already be used to helping relatives with a lesser command of English book a GP consultation,…
As compiled by current and former ISL students Why should you invest in a Level 6 interpreting qualification? It is the highest possible interpreting qualification you can achieve 2. You can work as an interpreter for the Police, Courts, Immigration and Prison systems, as well as within the community (NHS, social services, local government, education,…
Are you a Level 6 interpreter, or are you studying towards your Level 6 qualification? Well, there are some updates which ISL would like to share with you. Maybe you heard, perhaps not, but there is a new scheme which will cover a new way in which interpreters will provide interpreting service for Police. The…
All remote interpreters should follow some key rules when it comes to telephone interpreting. ISL has come up with the following guide to assist those newly joining this industry. Do’s 1. Introduction Introduce yourself to the service provider and non-English speaker. It is important to establish trust amongst all parties involved, and for everyone to…
The annual Chinese New Year celebrations are also known across the world as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. The Lunar New Year for 2021 begins this week, on Friday 12th February 2021. In 2022, we will celebrate the lunar New Year on the 1st of February. The dates change every year because the…
During the current and past lockdowns, interpreters and translators have noticed a measurable decline in face-to-face assignments and an increase in virtual assignments as well as accepting more written translations. Many of us realised that studying and adding extra qualifications like Level 6 DCI, Level 6 DPSI or Level 7 DipTrans with ISL could be…
Every linguist has his/her own unique accent. Some linguists are very proud of it and some just hate it and would love to change it to sound more poised, sophisticated – a bit more (royal) English. At the end of the day, everyone has a unique accent and there is really no such thing as…
Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/what-coronavirus-does-to-the-lungs (Accessed 12/01/2021) For a specialist glossary on respiratory terms, click here: https://islinguists.com/courses/medical-glossary-respiratory-terms/ What Coronavirus Does to the Lungs Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, can cause lasting lung damage. As we continue to learn about COVID-19, we’re understanding more regarding how it affects the lungs while people…
PART 2 Many of us find interpreting while wearing masks challenging. Lip reading is not possible anymore, and the sound is not of the same quality while wearing the mask. We need to remain professional, and we are not allowed to guess what the person had said. If you cannot hear, do not worry about…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world irrevocably, and it is no different in the translation and interpretation market. During the pandemic, many face-to-face assignments started taking place via telephone or video platforms in 2020. Online meetings are now commonplace, especially during current lockdowns. Many of us had not heard of (or regularly used) Microsoft…
Continuing From Part – 1… Interpreting in a Modern slavery and Human trafficking setting (part 2) Before the interview started, I prepared myself with a pen, paper and hard dictionary, just in case, because I understand that we are not allowed to use our phones during interviews (if the handset is not switched off, it…
