On Wednesday 29th January, the Languages and Intercultural Studies Department held one of its two flagship career events: the now well-established SWATI – Starting Work as a Translator or Interpreter. This event, co-organised by Fanny Chouc and Maria Capobianco, from Career Services, has been running for 14 consecutive years! Learning from the successful adaptation of this […]
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Heriot Watt Translation Student Gains Recognition in Translation Prize
Emily Francis, who is currently one of our MSc Interpreting and Translating students was awarded a commendation in the Stephen Spender Translation Prize. Entrants, who submit from across the globe, translate a poem from any language into English and attach a commentary on their work. Emily was names one of the Commendees in the Open […]
Student trip to Germany Part 3: Göttingen
The second part of the DAAD-funded study trip is now complete and it was a huge success! It was a great opportunity for students to improve their German language skills. Students learned so much about Germany, they got to meet many people and, of course, had fun! In the last few days, students experienced more […]
Student trip to Germany Part 2: from Hannover to Göttingen
We’ve had another three interesting and inspiring days for the LINCS students on the DAAD-funded study trip to Germany: We received a very warm welcome from the International Office at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. HWU students learned about the differences between different universities in Germany, and met degree-seeking students who study in […]
Student trip to Germany: Hannover
From 2 November until 8 November, 12 lucky LINCS students are on a DAAD-funded study trip to Germany. Here are some impressions from the first three days in Hannover. We did a city tour on Saturday – brilliantly interpreted by the students – and enjoyed a typical German dinner. On Sunday, we got on a […]
EU Interpreter-trainer in LINCS
The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) welcomed EU staff Interpreter Joanne O’Donnell for a two-day visit on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September, as part of a long-standing cooperation with the EU Commission’s Conference Interpreting Organisation and Training Department, known as DGI SCIC. Joanne, a LINCS alumna herself, attended a number of MSc […]
efsli 2024 conference
International Sign version of this blogpost: https://youtu.be/IjrHNaW-w8Q By Jemina Napier. I was lucky enough to be supported by the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) and the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS) to attend the 2024 conference of the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli). The conference took place […]
Edinburgh’s Spanish Film Festival
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) is back from October 3rd to 26th, 2024, bringing the latest showcase of contemporary Spanish cinema to audiences across Scotland. We are delighted to announce that, for the ninth consecutive year, the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) will be a Major Sponsor of the ESFF. LINCs is contributing to this event […]
Workshop: Machine Translation Post-Editing with a focus on metaphor
Sat 8 June: 1-day training workshop on metaphor in MTPE The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies is offering a 1-day training workshop on metaphor in Machine Translation Post-Editing. This is a hybrid event, so you can either attend on the Heriot-Watt Edinburgh campus or join us online. The workshop is free of charge as […]
STEM Sign Language Summit
Gary Quinn from LINCS attended this event at Gallaudet University in Washington DC I’m excited to share some news with you. Last week, I had the opportunity to deliver a keynote presentation alongside Dr. Audrey Cameron from the University of Edinburgh at the inaugural Global STEM Sign Language Summit held at Gallaudet University in Washington […]