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Author: Paul Challinor

  • Interpreting students present on Cokely’s miscue analysis model

    Interpreting students present on Cokely’s miscue analysis model

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    Students on our Level 6 Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting course have been studying Cokely’s miscue analysis model and put together this entertaining video. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

  • 100% Pass rate for BSL6

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    Well done to our Level 6 BSL students who studied throughout lockdown and all passed! We received a 100% pass rate for Level 6 BSL.

  • BSL courses on hold

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    We regret to announce that our BSL courses and MyBSLFirst subscriptions are currently on hold. There has been a delay in getting the learning resources completed on time over the summer. We are working as fast as we can and we hope to launch the MyBSLFirst platform in the new year. We need to have…

  • Translation Talk

    Translation Talk

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    Akbar will be curating the Translation Talk Twitter account from 20-24 September 2021. Follow Translation Talk on Twitter to see what Akbar will be talking about! https://twitter.com/translationtalk?s=20

  • ASLI Census 2021

    ASLI Census 2021

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    The Association of Sign Language Interpreters commissioned a census of the signed language interpreting and translation (SLTI) profession. The research was carried out by academics at Heriot-Watt, Wolverhampton and West of Scotland universities, with several stakeholder organisations, including Interpreters of Colour Network (IOCN), contributing to the research as an advisory board. Akbar Sikder was the…

  • Welcome back to all current students

    Welcome back to all current students

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    Welcome back to our current cohorts on the Interpreter Development Programme for Heritage Signers (IDPHS) and the Level 6 Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting courses, who will both start the second year of their course.