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University of Geneva

International Organizations for Interpreters

This course is primarily aimed at students of conference interpreting, or people who wish to begin studying conference interpreting. It is based on a long-standing lecture course given by the oldest interpreting school in the world, the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva. Our course looks at organizations from a viewpoint which very few people ever get to see; international organizations seen from the interpreting booth. You will learn about the history, development, structure and functions of international organizations, and of course the question of multilingualism. The purpose of this course is to help you, as a budding interpreter or translator, to gain basic knowledge about the institutions which may be your future employers, and to give you the essential tools that you will need to easily and efficiently prepare yourself for working at an international organization. Naturally, Geneva – renowned for its uniquely high concentration of international organizations – takes centre stage in this course. Throughout this course, we will take you with us to visit a number of these organizations, and to benefit from interviews with various experts who will give us an insider’s view of multilateralism, multilingualism and the other topics broached in the course.

Status: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Status: World History
BeginnerCourse17 hours

Featured reviews

OA

Reviewed May 10, 2022

This course is really important and interesting. I must affirm that the instructors are very competent and dispense their duty diligently. Thanks a lot for this rare and great opportunity.

NA

Reviewed Sep 27, 2023

This course was great, lessons were clearly explained

JD

Reviewed May 27, 2024

As an interpreter, I can say this is one of the most useful courses I have taken.

IE

Reviewed Mar 14, 2022

The course exceeded my expectations. It provides loads of information useful for practicing interpreters. Assignments and quizzes are challenging and interesting.

L

Reviewed Aug 26, 2022

I really enjoyed learning the history of International Organizations and how they function on a daily basis. Thank you very much for this course :)

JT

Reviewed Aug 29, 2022

Great class, I also practiced interpreting over most of the video material of the course. Thanks!

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