America for Interpreters. SPONSORING COMPANIES Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Iowa Council for International Understanding. - презентация

1 America for Interpreters

2 SPONSORING COMPANIES Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Iowa Council for International Understanding International Interpreters Internship with active support of Public Affairs Section of US Consulate General in St. Peterbsburg

3 SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE LEADING ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE WORLD FLEXIBILITY FOR ALL THE STUDENTS

4 IOWA COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING 100 experienced interpreters and translators 40 languages and dialects Business meetings Courtroom testimony

5 INTERNATIONAL INTERPRETERS INTERNSHIP VARIOUS FIELDS OF INTERPRETING SIMULTANEOUS, CONSECUTIVE, SITE, SUMMARY INTERPRETING INTERPRETERS ETHICS ONGOING MENTORING

6 IOWA

7 DES MOINES, IOWA

8 OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE MIXTURE OF LEARNING ABOUT BIG AND SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDES VISITS TO: N ON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS V ARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES P RIVATE BUSINESSES

9 AGENCIES INVOLVED: Interpretation Services Trainer, Mercy Medical Center Legislative Information Office Capitol Building Raccoon Valley State Bank Shelter for victims of domestic violence Iowa Sister States DMACC (Community College) Grand View College Youth Shelter Harold Hill, farmer Des Moines Police Department Mercy Hospital

10 MODEL SCHEDULE DateAMLunchPMNight Monday 10-10: : :50 Grand View College Business Composition (lecture) Touring Business Foundation (lecture) at College3: :30 Youth Shelter7:00 Detention Facility Tuesday 9:30 – 1:00Police Department Meet with Chief of the PD DART Unit Tactic Unit 1:00-2:002:00- 4:00 Sister States Office Meeting with Executive Director

11 HOST FAMILES A DIFFERENT VIEW OF LIFE AND THE AMERICAN CULTURE FROM INSIDE WEEKEND ACTIVITIES TOGETHER A GOOD WAY TO PRACTICE YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS

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49 HOSTS IMPRESSIONS The first group for the pilot program was a success story for the both parties The students were very well mannered and behaved The home hosts enjoyed them so much The students asked good and sophisticated questions All of the spokespersons for the agencies said that this was one of the most intelligent groups they had ever had

50 OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM (academic results) Individual interpreting skills (20hrs) Broader specialized vocabulary Cross-cultural experience Introduction to American business practices Useful handouts

51 Certificate of Participation signed by the host agencies and the provost of FINEC

52 THE NEXT GROUP TO COME interested in different fields of interpreting – law, medicine, banking, insurance, social issues, tourism and hotel business and others in July to practice the language and to be in America for the 4-th of July enjoy parades, fireworks, barbecues, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.