Our M.A. and MSc students who specialise in conference interpreting were able to get first-hand experience of democracy in action last Thursday afternoon; a group of them attended a live parliamentary debate in the main Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament. This type of immersive experience is crucial for future expert linguists, as they need […]
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Back to Holyrood
by Fanny Chouc Heriot-Watt MSc interpreting students have been getting a taste of the “real thing” this Thursday and will do so again next Thursday: they’re putting their interpreting skills to the test, during a live parliamentary debate at Scottish Parliament, and they’ll be practicing from the actual interpreting booths of the Scottish Parliament. Thanks […]
Christmas, Interpreting and Scottish Parliament
By Mathilde Guillemet Edinburgh is dressed in its magical gown. It is covered in Christmas decorations, the Christmas market is on and Santa is just round the corner. Could there be a better time to visit? Well, the seven participants that decided to attend our Intensive Interpreting Practice course certainly didn’t think so. For the […]