ITI Conference 2011

Archive for May, 2011

Thanks to @valivonica, here is a captured Twitter feed for the #iticonf hashtag for the duration of the conference.

Twitter _ Search – #ITIconf

Summer Mouallem is Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Interpreting and Translation at the University of Central Lancashire. Summer works not only as a lecturer but as a freelance interpreter, translator, trainer and consultant. Summer is a member of the CIoL and NRPSI. She holds an MA in Translation and Interpreting from Salford University, and two DPSIs (Law and Health) in addition to a Diploma in Translation. Her specialisms are legal and medical as well as politics. Before entering a career in interpreting and translation, Summer trained as a Clinical Pharmacist and worked as a senior Pharmacist in Medical Information in Ireland and the UK.

Summer is fully bilingual (English and Arabic); she studied and lived in Syria, Ireland and the UK.  Her research interest is on Taboo and interpreting in which she hopes to obtain a PhD degree. Summer was invited by Damascus University’s Higher Institute of Interpreting and Translation where she gave a talk on note-taking.  Summer is currently in the final stages of compiling a glossary on legal terms for DPSI students (Arabic-English) which she hopes to publish by the end of the year. Other interests include culture and its significance to interpreting, translation and language acquisition. Summer has given many talks on cultural issues related to the Middle East.