Survey on Professional Development for Conference Interpreters

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1. Survey on Professional Development for Conference Interpreters

Glendon Extended Learning and the School of Translation need your help! We're planning our Professional Development Series, to be held in Toronto in the summer of 2012, and we would like to know what our colleagues out there are hoping to see from us. Please take a few minutes to answer the 13 questions below.

1. Where is your professional address? *

Toronto

Ottawa

Montreal

Elsewhere in Canada

United States

Europe

Mexico or Central America

South America

Africa

Asia

2. Would you potentially be interested in participating in the Professional Development Series at Glendon? *

Yes

3. Which of the following best describes your current situation? *

I am a conference interpreter with 10 or more years of experience.

I am a conference interpreter with less than 10 years of experience.

I am a recent graduate of a conference interpreter training program.

I currently work as another sort of language professional (e.g., translator, terminologist, etc.)

4. What is your goal in taking a professional development course? (Please check all that apply.) *

I would like to improve my interpreting skills with a language pair I am already using.

I would like to be able to add a new working language to my repertoire.

I would like to prepare for an upcoming professional exam (e.g., to work for the Government of Canada).

I would like to improve my skills in a particular subject area (e.g., legal, financial, etc.)

5. Are there particular subject areas or contexts you would like to concentrate on? (Please check all that apply.) *

No, no particular topics or areas.

General topics that arise when working for the Government of Canada.

General topics that arise when working for a provincial government within Canada.

Parliamentary procedures.

Courts and administrative tribunals.

International courts and tribunals.

Financial, budgets, and accounting.

Scientific and technical.

European institutions such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice.

The United Nations and its agencies.

The US Department of State.

Other (Please Specify)

6. Which language combinations and directions would you like to work on? (Please check all that apply.) *

English to French

French to English

English to Spanish

Spanish to English

French to Spanish

Spanish to French

English to Portuguese

Portuguese to English

French to Portuguese

Portuguese to French

English to Russian

Russian to English

French to Russian

Russian to French

English to Chinese

Chinese to English

French to Chinese

Chinese to French

7. Are you interested in a language pair and direction not listed above? (If so, please indicate which.)

Other (Please Specify)

8. How would you like us to address the issue of working languages? *

I would like to take a course devoted entirely to English and French (with a single instructor)

I would like to take a course devoted entirely to a single pair of languages, other than English and French (with a single instructor).

I would like to take a course where I could work with all the languages in my repertoire (with multiple instructors).

9. How long would you like a course to last? *

One single session that is one week (five days) in duration. I can't take more time away than that.

One single session that is two weeks (10 days) in duration, with no activities on the weekend in between.

One single session that is two weeks (10 days) in duration, but I would like there to be planned activities on the weekend in between.

I would like there to be multiple, one-week modules, so that I can pick and choose the dates that suit my schedule.

10. What sort of accommodation would you need, if any? *

I have or would like to find my own accommodation.

I would like to stay in one of Glendon's student residences.

I would like to stay at a nearby hotel recommended by Glendon.

11. What expectations would you have regarding meals during the course? *

None. I would like to provide my own meals.

I expect that the course would include lunch, as there are not many restaurant options at Glendon.

I expect that the course would organize a farewell dinner on the final day.

12. What would you be interested in paying for a course? *

$500 per week (for instruction only, with a single instructor)

$700 per week (for a single instructor, on-campus accommodation, and lunches)

$1,000 per week (for instruction only, with multiple instructors)

$1,200 per week (for multiple instructors, on-campus accommodation, and lunches)

$1,500 per week (for multiple instructors, on-campus accommodation, lunches, and extra-curricular activities)

13. Do you have any comments you would like to share with us?


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