On 18 October SCIT and the TranslAcademy project jointly organized a webinar with a renowned theoretician and interpreter trainer Daniel Gile, professor at ESIT, Paris. The webinar was attended by hundreds of people, some in person and by far more by distant connection. The webinar format was extended: two moderators, Irina Alexeeva and Angelique Antonova, coordinated the work on the SCIT side, and the third moderator and sponsor, Alexander Bondarenko, represented the translation company ‘Translatel’ from Kropivnitskiy, Ukrain. The interpretation was provided by Ksenia Persova and Andrey Krupennikov, SCIT graduates. This time they worked on the site, from the booths in the School, and not remotely as usual. Daniel Gile’s erudition, his ability to explain difficult things so that everyone understood, and eagerness to answer the most unexpected questions were highly appreciated by the audience. Mr. Gile’s theoretical scope covers the theory of deverbalization and the functional theory of translation, but in his view many theoretical aspects are not explored yet. The famous theoretician showed his awareness of the most up-to-date issues in the theory and practice of translation and interpreting.

We are looking forward to welcoming Daniel Gile at SCIT!