Language for Life: A Look Back

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Translation and Interpreting in Government and the Private Sector

Wednesday, November 8, 2006
4:30 pm
4151 Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue
(Enter at Brooks Street, see TIGH)

Join us and meet leaders in the growing field of translation and interpreting. Get straightforward advice and valuable insights from the professionals!

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Panelists:
Kathleen Egan (TSWG Language Program, and former Technical Director to the National Virtual Translation Center) Dr. Kathleen Egan received her licence from Leuven University in Belgium and her PhD in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before her government career, Dr. Egan taught foreign languages in high school and worked in academia and industry both in the USA and overseas. She is fluent in four languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, English).
Dr. Egan currently works for the Department of Defense heading their language research and development program where she has been a leader in the design of cutting edge technologies in support of
translation activities.

Check out the National Virtual Translation Center's Languages of the World Website.

Download (PDF) Dr. Egan's presentation "Language Translation," from her Language for Life talk on November 8, 2006.

Jacolyn Hudson (The Geo Group Corporation) is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in Journalism and a minor in Art. She found herself accepting a job with a software company in the localization department back in 1994. Seven years of French language studies and 6 years as a Project Manager gave her a good foundation to currently manage the translation department at a mid-size language service provider in Madison.

Check out Jacoylyn Hudson's bookmarked sites:
The American Translators Association
CIA World Fact Book
South Asia Language Resource Center
National Center for State Courts
The Translators Workplace
Ethnologue
Omniglot

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World Languages in Business

Wednesday, March 1, 2006
4:30 pm
On Wisconsin, Red Gym (First Floor)
716 Langdon Street

Meet UW alumni for a panel discussion on how the study of languages and cultures has enriched their careers in business. Get straightforward advice and valuable insights from the professionals. Explore how knowing a world language can give you an edge in business.

FREE PIZZA!

Panelists:

Pam Delfosse (PLACES International - Japanese) received her Bachelors degree in Japanese Language and Literature, Teacher Certification in Japanese and English As A Second Language and Masters in Educational Policy Studies from UW-Madison.  Her business partnership, PLACES International, provides customized language instruction, cross-cultural training, and international guest hospitality services. Drawing from her personal experience as a student and teacher of other languages, Pam helps business professionals prepare for successful cross-cultural relationships at home and abroad. 

What's on Pam's Bookshelf?
Doing Business Internationally:  The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success by Danielle & Thomas Walker

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman and Oliver Wyman

Mark Rhoda-Reis (Springs Window Fashions - Spanish and Portuguese) began learning Spanish at Centerville High School, Indiana and continued his studies at Indiana University with majors in Business and Spanish. For the past 19 years, Mark has been able to follow his career dream of doing international business, thanks in large part to the communication skills and inter-cultural understanding that comes from learning a second language.

Jill Simpson (Island Spirit Adventures - Italian) is a UW-Madison graduate having majored in Italian and Communication Arts.  After completing her last year of college at L’università di Bologna in Bologna, Italy she worked as a tour guide in Florence, Italy.  She currently owns her own travel company Island Spirit Adventures, which specializes in hiking trips to Sardinia, Italy.  Jill Simpson also teaches Italian and other Italian-related topics to individuals of all ages.

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Co-sponsored by the Language Institute, the L&S Honors Student Organization (HSO) and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).

World Languages and Medicine

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:15 pm
9341 Chemistry Building , 1101 University Avenue

Hear UW-Madison medical students discuss how the study of world languages and cultures is part of their medical training: from admission to medical school to practicing medicine and working in medical research. Explore how knowing a world language can give you an edge in healthcare and medical research.

FREE PIZZA!

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This series is free and open to the public. It is made possible with generous support from the Schoenleber Foundation.

Language in the Real World

Wednesday, March 9, 2005
4:30pm
On Wisconsin A, Red Gym

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Straightforward advice on how to make the most of your language skills.  Hear UW graduates and current students discuss how the study of languages and cultures has enriched their lives and gives an edge in jobs relating to social work, international advocacy, business, government and more.

Carol Schroeder (Business/trade - Danish) is a graduate from UW-Madison Department of Scandinavian Studies and co-owner of Orange Tree Imports on Monroe Street .

Alisha Steele (NGO/service - Spanish) graduated from UW-Madison with a B.A. in Social Welfare.  She has worked with street children in the Dominican Republic and sexually abused Spanish-speaking children in Illinois , studied primates in Costa Rica, and advocated for indigenous community radio in Guatemala . Steele is currently the outreach coordinator for the Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua here in Madison .  She also has extensive experience as a medical interpreter.

Jennifer Brick (Government/NGO - Russian, Uzbek, Tajik, Persian, Turkish) is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science and spent five years in the Former Soviet Union with the Peace Corps and USAID.

Molly Todd (Graduate study/translation - Spanish) is a dissertator in Latin American History and Advisor with the L&S Honors Program.  Molly has extensive experience living and conducting research in Central America and conducting doing written, archival, and spoken translation.

Co-sponsored by the Language Institute's Language for Life series and the L&S Honors Student Organization (HSO)

Following the panel discussion, panelists and students were invited to attend World Languages Evening

Conversation with Karina Shook

Aerospace Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Thursday February 10, 2005
5:00-6:00 pm
106 Engineering Building, 1500 Engineering Drive

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Meet UW-Madison Engineering alumna Karina Shook to learn how her study of Russian language and culture has been important in her work at NASA.

Co-sponsored with the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA)

Conversation with Anthony Shadid

Islamic Affairs Correspondent, Washington Post
Winner of 2004 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

Wednesday September 8, 2004
12:00-1:00 pm
TITU Memorial Union

Meet journalist Anthony Shadid for an informal conversation on how studying Arabic at UW-Madison and in Cairo gave him valuable insights not available to most Western journalists in the Middle East.