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Kyounglee Park

Our T&I student won Korean Literature Translation Contest

Kyounglee Park, our current student at T&I program at Macquarie, was awarded the grand prize in
9th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators. Congratulations on your great efforts and success, Kyounglee. 

"My love of literature was rekindled after attending a passionate lecture by Professor Casule, who described language and love as the only distinguishing, good features of humans. I was inspired to try my hand at literary translation, by far the most challenging and creative process I had engaged in. This award has brought me a step closer to my dream and I hope to see my name in print someday."

T&I students at Macquarie contribute to the community as interpreters

http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/translation-aid-handy-with-first-aid/

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/full-update-and-briefing-12-30pm-feb-24-23-video-4039675

The T&I postgraduate diploma for Auslan/English interpreters is currently being offered both here in Australia and also in NZ (for interpreters working between English and New Zealand Sign Language - NZSL). This is the result of a partnership between Macquarie University and Victoria University in Wellington, NZ. One of our current NZ students, Evelyn Pateman, who lives in Christchurch, has been called on to do important community work in the aftermath of the NZ earthquake: she is one of the 2 sign language interpreters working with the Mayor of Christchurch for his daily media briefings. Evelyn's interpreting is ensuring that the Deaf community in Christchurch is able to access vital information each day, especially while mobile and internet communications are still being repaired. We are proud of Evelyn's efforts.

Macquarie sign language interpreting student in the news

A New Zealand student currently enrolled in the PG Diploma in Auslan/English Interpreting, as part of the innovative delivery of the program in collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington, was one of the two interpreters regularly present next to the Wellington Mayor when he gave briefings to the media following the Christchurch earthquake.

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/newspubs/news/ViewNews.aspx?id=4234&newslabel=