AI and Translation in National Security: An ICESCO Symposium in Rabat

We rarely hear about translation and interpreting in the context of national and international security. In July 2025 I presented a paper at a symposium on AI and translation in the field of national security, held at ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. It was a genuinely significant event, one that added value to my profile and opened my eyes to new areas of translation and interpreting practice. With AI on the horizon, the attendees, myself included, exchanged some intriguing ideas.

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Teaching Simultaneous Interpreting Fully Online

Last semester I taught the advanced simultaneous interpreting course to my MA students at SEU fully online. It is now delivered in a hybrid format, but the online run proved something: conference interpreting can be taught, and done, remotely.

I used the interpreting environment on Zoom (a paid feature) to teach the course. Students appreciated the experience of interpreting remotely, and it made sense to them that simultaneous and conference interpreting could be done this way. Zoom's conference interpreting facility was the right solution at the time. It met the training requirements and objectives, replaced the interpreting lab, and gave us no technical problems during the sessions.

I designed and developed this graduate course, which comprises 14 modules, 7 critical thinking assignments, 6 discussion points, and a mid-term and final exam. I am glad to have been involved in its design, development and implementation.

Research Methodologies in Translation and Interpreting Studies

My recent training in research methodologies for translation and interpreting studies at the Université de Genève's Faculty of Translation and Interpreting was an outstanding experience. It let me cross-check and update my knowledge of the field, and it has set me planning a course on translation and interpreting research methodologies for undergraduates and graduates at my university. Next year, I hope.

It is time to regulate the wholesale transfer of research patterns from neighbouring disciplines such as linguistics, applied linguistics and literature. Faculty who teach research methods should update their approaches, no easy task in the humanities, and adopt a discipline-specific paradigm. Aligning with international standards is crucial, even, and especially, in emerging contexts for translation and interpreting studies.

Video Remote Interpreting Goes Round-the-Clock

A Common Sense Advisory note on a new video remote interpreting solution offering 24-hour language services – one more sign of where interpreting work is heading.

New Video Remote Interpreting Solution Delivers Round-the-Clock Language Services

Simultaneous Arabic Interpreting

A demonstration of simultaneous interpreting into and out of Arabic – useful material for interpreting classes.

Interpreting for Television

A look at interpreting for television – a demanding specialisation that deserves more attention in interpreter training.

A Consecutive Interpreting Demo: Boudica

A demonstration of consecutive interpreting on the 'Boudica' speech – useful modelling material for interpreting students.

تحميل الجامعات مسؤولية ندرة المترجمين الفوريين – Universities Blamed for the Shortage of Interpreters

An Asharq Al-Awsat report laying the shortage of conference interpreters at the door of the universities – a charge our programmes need to answer.

تحميل الجامعات مسؤولية ندرة المترجمين الفوريين

Trained Interpreters

A short video making the case for trained interpreters – why professional training matters when the stakes are high.

Found in Translation: The Making of a Skilled Interpreter

A Middlebury Institute blog post on what we know about expertise development in interpreting – how skilled interpreters are actually made.

Found in Translation: The making of a skilled interpreter – what we know about expertise development in interpreting