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Neonatology (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Neonatology is a subspecialty of paediatrics that specialises in the medical care of newborn infants, especially those that are ill or premature. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal care units. In Australia, around eight per cent of babies are born prematurely (before 37 weeks’ gestation) every year (Better Health Vic).

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Nephrology (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Nephrology is a specialty of internal medicine that focuses on the diseases of the kidneys. An estimated 1.7 million (10%) Australian adults aged 18 years and over had biomedical signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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what is obstetrics

Obstetrics and Pregnancy (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Obstetrics is the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth, caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Obstetrics involves care during pre-conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately after delivery.

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Oncology (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with tumours, cancer and providing care/treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer. The most common cancers in Australia (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are prostate, breast, colorectal (bowel), melanoma and lung cancer (Cancer Council Australia).

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine specialised in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye. Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distant vision impairment. In at least 1 billion – or almost half – of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. (WHO 2020)

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Orthopaedics (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

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Orthopaedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

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Paediatrics (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

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$35.00

Paediatrics & Child Health is a branch of medicine centred on the health and medical care of infants, children and adolescents.

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Prefixes & Suffixes in Medical Terminology

5/5

$47.00

>This course focuses on understanding the prefixes and suffixes commonly used in medical terminology. Participants will learn how these elements modify the meanings of root words, encompassing aspects such as size, amount, time, position, and conditions. The course aims to enhance learners' ability to decode complex medical terms, improving their proficiency in medical communication.

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Reproductive Medicine

Reproductive Medicine (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine that specializes in fertility preservation, diagnosing and treating infertility, and other reproductive problems. Reproductive medicine also deals with issues related to contraception (birth control), and certain sexual problems.

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research skills

Research Skills and Building Glossaries

5/5

$47.00

Higher-order research and preparation skills are essential requirements for interpreters. It is crucial they know how to prepare for assignments, are competent in building and maintaining specialist glossaries. This online course assists interpreters in enhancing their assignment preparation strategies, including obtaining relevant information prior to the assignment, researching the specialist domain using reputable resources and seeking a detailed briefing on the day of the assignment. We will also discuss the benefits of building your own glossaries and explore the process of compiling a comprehensive glossary. We will put it all into practice by building a sample medical glossary for a cardiology appointment.

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Revising Your and Another Translator’s Work – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This course will offer a general introduction to translation revision, a distinction between checking one’s own drafts and revising another translator’s work, followed by practical advice relating to revision in the context of community translation.  Special emphasis will be placed on language appropriateness, coherence, effective communication and information accessibility in the context of non-specialised translations for the community (e.g., general healthcare awareness, emergency response to healthcare crises such as COVID-19, etc.). Examples of translations and suggested revisions will be provided in Arabic, Chinese, English and Spanish. Participants with other working languages will be encouraged to search the internet for examples of translations in their languages that might require revision.

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Rheumatology

Rheumatology (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

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Rheumatology is the branch of internal medicine that deals with a variety of conditions affecting connective tissues of the body, including joints, muscle, bone, the immune and vascular systems.

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Root Words in Medical Terminology

5/5

$47.00

This course provides an in-depth exploration of medical root words associated with various body systems. Learners will study the origins, meanings, and applications of these root words, enhancing their ability to understand and use medical terminology accurately. The course covers root words for the head, neck, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and musculoskeletal systems.

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Sexual Health services

Sexual Health & STDs (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Sexual health-related issues are wide-ranging and encompass sexual orientation and gender identity, sexual expression, relationships, and pleasure. This module will focus on Sexually Transmitted Infections.

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training for interpreters and translators

T&I in the 21st Century: Practice, Theory and Training

5/5

$35.00

  • Are you interested in knowing more about the way the T&I sector has evolved in the last few years?
  • What is expected from professional translators and interpreters?
  • Why it is essential to undertake training?
  • How T&I practice and research inform each other?

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Text types, Translation Brief and Translation Strategies – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This course will include a brief overview of different translation approaches, especially reader-oriented and functional models, to identify the ones most relevant to community translation. Based on notions such as ‘translation brief’, ‘text type’ and ‘text function’, the course will offer theory-based practical and illustrated guidelines for community translators. The course will also include a discussion of the function of community translations and the potential tensions between the translation brief and the social role of community language services.

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The Cardiovascular System (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

The cardiovascular system is an important structure within the human body. Cardiovascular disease is one of Australia’s largest health problem and accounts for 1 in 4 of all deaths.

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The Digestive System (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tracts and accessory organs of digestion include the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and salivary glands. The digestive system is important for transporting food, breaking down food, taking up nutrients from food and moving out waste products from our body.

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nervous system crash course

The Nervous System (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Neurology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates body activities. Neurological disorders are disorders of the brain and nervous system, such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and acquired brain injury. Almost one in six people worldwide have a neurological disorder (WHO 2006).

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The Organ Donation Process for Interpreters

5/5

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Explore the intricate world of organ and tissue donation with our specially crafted course for interpreters developed by Donate Life in collaboration with Conversations Education. Gain a deep understanding of the donation and transplantation processes in Australia, while delving into essential topics that equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate this critical aspect of healthcare.

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The Respiratory System (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

The Respiratory System is an important system in our body for gas exchange. It contains a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.

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Translating Culturally Sensitive Texts – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This course will provide a theoretical introduction to intercultural mediation in (community) translation, followed by a discussion of different scenarios and contents that might be culturally sensitive to translate in a multilingual society. Case studies will range from unimportant in-text references or examples, which can easily be substituted/adapted to cater for the new readership, to entire texts that address culturally sensitive issues (e.g. LGBT rights, sexual abuse, domestic violence, religious freedom, strong language in political discourse, etc.). Naturally, the topic of this course will require further discussion of the translator’s professional ethics, role, ideology, and (professional, cultural and social) identity.

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Translating for Different Dissemination Media – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

Community translations are not always disseminated as texts (in print or online). To take the example of the recent COVID-19 awareness campaigns in different countries, multilingual information was made available in audio and video formats as well. Audiovisual resources were also developed using different communication options (e.g., video with community language speakers vs. subtitling). This module will focus on the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of written, spoken and audiovisual communication across different communities, and will provide practical advice to future translators in relation to translation and language use options for each dissemination method. Sociolinguistic variation in multilingual societies poses serious challenges for both translation commissioners and translators (Burke, 2018). For both it is essential to conceive of community translation as part of an effective communication strategy. Apart from acting as expert advisers, community translators need to distinguish between one dissemination medium and another and use the language variety and translation options that most serve the communication strategy. With examples, especially relating to audiovisual and subtitled public messaging, this module will illustrate how community translators will be guided by the communicative context and translation brief to determine the most effective translation strategy.

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Personal Document Translation: Introduction to Community Translation

Translating Personal Official Documents – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This course will open with a rationale for inclusion of the translation of personal official documents (e.g. civil registry certificates, driver’s licence, academic qualifications, etc.). Although these documents fall under the category of administrative or legal texts, their translations are often part of the language services offered to migrants, refugees and other minority group members to facilitate their access to services and their social integration. The course will summarise the literature available (e.g. Mayoral Asensio, 2014; Taibi and Ozolins, 2022) about the specific nature, features and challenges of such documents. It will then provide practical instructions about how to approach the translation of such documents, in terms of accuracy, language appropriateness, document security and presentation.

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Translating Public Messaging – Community Translation Services

Translating Public Messaging – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This short course will be the first one to deal with the practicalities of how community translators are expected to deal with different text types. Rather than classify texts into informative, expressive or operative only (Reiss, 2000), it will draw a distinction between two broad categories of ‘community texts’: ‘public messaging’ texts, which are usually informative and/or operative texts aiming to raise awareness, and ‘regulatory texts’, whose aim is to regulate rights, eligibility, services, relationships and so on.  This will describe the main features of public messaging, especially in the healthcare sector, and provide step-by-step guidance to future community translators in relation to the identification of such texts, their function(s) within institutional communication strategies, appropriate translation strategies for them, and the translator’s communication and negotiation with other stakeholders to ensure translation transparency and appropriateness.

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Community Translation: Essential Regulatory Texts Guide

Translating Regulatory Texts – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This engaging course will focus on the translation of 'regulatory texts' – documents written from an institutional perspective to regulate rights, services, and relationships between public services and citizens or residents. Unlike specialized legal texts, contracts, or agreements, this course will concentrate on legislative or institutional texts intended for the general public, such as those related to elections, welfare benefits, and school governance structures. Participants will delve into the nature of these texts, exploring the concept of institutional translation and “government by translation” (Koskinen, 2014). The course will also include a brief discussion on the ethics of translating these types of texts. While the translations covered in the "Translating Public Messaging – Introduction to Community Translation" course are clearly communicative and reader-oriented, those in this course may cater more to the official voice and power structures. This raises important questions for community translators about their roles and loyalties. As communication mediators, community translators often face a loyalty paradox where serving one party faithfully may impact the trust of other parties (Taibi and Ozolins, 2016). This short course aims to equip translators with the skills and knowledge to navigate these complexities, ensuring effective and ethical translation practices.

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Community Translation: Essential Guide for Beginners

Translation: Back to Basics – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This short course will cover the basics of translation: what translation consists of, the nature of the translation process, types of meaning (denotative vs. connotative, semantic vs. pragmatic, etc.), equivalence and equivalent effect, context and translation brief.

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Urogenital System Course in Urology for Healthcare

Urology and the Male Urogenital System (T&I in Healthcare Settings)

5/5

$35.00

Urology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary tract system and the male reproductive organs.

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Video Remote Interpreting

Video Remote Interpreting

5/5

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Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) can be a cost-effective, quick and easy way of providing interpreting services. However, it can be quite a challenging mode of delivery for practitioners due to technical issues and its complex and cognitively demanding nature. This course will explore Video Remote Interpreting through the perspective of all participants i.e., Service Providers, Interpreters and CaLD clients, and aim to teach learners how to employ certain strategies when they are faced with challenges and dilemmas. The course will also show learners how to use various Video Interpreting platforms through instructional videos.

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Community translation

What is special about community translation? – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This short course focuses on the distinctive features of community translation as a key facilitator of communication strategies between public services and people who do not share the same language. The course outlines and discusses some of the main issues in community translation as a professional activity and as a social service. The course also covers the social role of community translation, the special agency and role of community translators, translation accessibility and plain language, dissemination methods, and quality requirements – including, among other aspects, training, a functional understanding of translation, and collaboration between translators and other stakeholders.

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community translation course

Your Role as a Community Translator – Introduction to Community Translation

5/5

$47.00

This short course will open with a general discussion of the role of translators as stipulated in codes of ethics (especially the notions of impartiality and accuracy), followed by a discussion of translators as intercultural mediators and as social agents. This will pave the way for a discussion of the specific and special role of community translators within their local or national context.

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