Evaluating the Use of Virtual Learning Environments in the Education of Interpreters and their Clients
The EVIVA dissemination seminar was held at the Welsh Higher Education, Brussels, on the 28 November 2014 and was organised with support from Welsh Higher Education Brussels.
The EVIVA project builds on the Lifelong Learning Programme projects BACKBONE (Pedagogic Corpora for Content & Language Integrated Learning) and IVY (Interpreting in Virtual Reality) and was conducted with financial support from the European Commission. The dissemination seminar and its related materials reflect the views only of the participants, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of their content.
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Click here to view the seminar booklet which includes an agenda and abstracts from each of the speakers (pdf).
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External speakers at this event were:
Ekaterini Dara-Lepoura (DG Interpretation – European Parliament):
Virtual Classes and the Pre-selection Tool at the EP: Developments and future initiatives
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Fernando Leitão (DG Interpretation – European Commission):
Speech Repository 2.0
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Jesús de Manuel Jerez (University of Granada):
The use of real-life speeches and communicative events in conference interpreter training: How, when and why
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Tugba Tokel (METU – Ankara):
3D Virtual Worlds: use cases, research trends and future directions
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Presentations from EVIVA Consortium:
Sabine Braun (University of Surrey):
Evaluating virtual environments in the context of interpreter education: Rationale, aims and evaluation mehods of the EVIVA project
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Robert Gittins, Panagiotis Ritsos & Sabine Braun (Bangor University and University of Surrey):
The virtual learning environments evaluated in EVIVA
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Jonathan Roberts & Panagiotis Ritsos (Bangor University):
The virtual learning environments evaluated in EVIVA
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Petra Hoffstaedter, Kurt Kohn & Sabine Braun (Steinbeis Transfer Centre Language Learning Media and University of Surrey):
Flipping interpreting practice: Issues of individualisation and preparation
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Elena Davitti & Sara Dicerto (University of Surrey):
Interacting with the technology, interacting with others
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Maria Tymczyńska & Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny (Adam Mickiewicz University):
A focus on professional awareness in role plays
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