Seminar in contemporary Russian discourse for interpreters

The Seminar is offered to interpreters and translators of international organizations with a working knowledge of the Russian language as part of the celebration of the Russian Language Day. It is a language career enhancement platform for practical training in the current Russian discourse, working on the principle of “professionals training professionals”. The content includes humanitarian themes, ceremonial occasions as verbalized in the pronouncements of the Russian leadership and other senior public figures, civil causes. Date, premices, links: 6 June 2024 UNESCO Headquarters, Paris Organizers: The Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO, MFA of Russia, St Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation (SCIT) at Herzen University (member of the UN MoU training network) Moderator: Angelique Antonova, SCIT Deputy Director, a freelance interpreter and translator, short-term translation contracts at UNOG since 2011