Religious Simultaneous Interpreting Course
Religious Simultaneous Interpreting Course prepares interpreters (oral translators)
for working in the field of faith-related interpreting, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.
Responding to the growing interest in religious interpreting services and to the need for official certification in the field of Catholic religious interpreting, the Course provides an accessible and well-structured certificate program that satisfies the demands of religious Orders, Communities and Movements, and large global Church gatherings. After successfully completing the Course simultaneous interpreters will be prepared to:
- interpret for internal (Chapters, continuous formation, etc.) and external needs of religious Orders, Communities and Movements;
- provide interpreting services at major universal Catholic events (International Eucharistic Congresses, World Youth Days, World Meetings of Families, etc.)
Postponed until Summer 2021 Further details will be available in January
Religious Simultaneous Interpreting Course is offered at the Centro Ad Gentes for Conferences & Retreats in Nemi, Rome, Italy managed by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). The Course will admit 4-8 students per language pair for the first course iteration in the summer of 2020 (in total max. 48 students).
Language pairs to be offered during July 2020 Course
I. Source → Target
- English → French
- English → Italian
- English → Polish
- English → Spanish
II. Source → Target
- Italian → English
- Italian → Polish
- Spanish → English
Target languages to be considered for future course iterations
Asian: Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Vietnamese
Central-Eastern European: Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian
Other languages may be added upon demand.
Religious interpreting, also called interpreting in religious settings or faith-related interpreting, refers to oral translation provided during religious liturgies, ceremonies and prayer meetings, as well as interpreting for preachers and religious and lay missionaries, and interpreting during pilgrimages and during other faith-related gatherings such as congresses, synods, and religious Orders’ Chapters.
Simultaneous interpreting means translating at the same time that a person is speaking, with the use of headphones and soundproof booths. Consecutive interpreting takes place when the speaker pauses to allow the interpreter to translate; in short consecutive after a couple of sentences, in long after six to eight minutes. Religious Simultaneous Interpreting Course focuses on interpreting for formation in the simultaneous mode. Consecutive interpreting is not covered in this program.
The curriculum therefore focuses primarily on strategies and techniques of simultaneous interpreting but it also addresses recruitment and selection of interpreters, preparation of combined teams and dimensions of intercultural brokerage. It also brings attention to the relatively less-explored situational context of specialized interpreting occurring during large confessional gatherings in the field, outside of the building structures. One-week course includes lectures and practice-oriented sessions in which students gain competence in religious interpreting for formation in the simultaneous mode.
Contact
For additional questions about application procedures and requirements please contact admissions@religious-simcourse.com
For more information about the program please contact Prof. Dr. Olgierda Furmanek, Academic Director, at academicdirector@religious-simcourse.com
For information about Ad Gentes Center, please contact Tim Norton SVD at nemi.coursedirector@gmail.com