Amy Colman, PhD

Congratulations to @AmyColman1984 for successfully defending her dissertation on ‘Translation product evaluation in translator training’! An interesting finding: in her study looking at L1 Dutch and L2 English BA students (n=32), L2 translation quality was slightly better than L1

Training the future Maltese interpreters ⤵️ We are at the @UMmalta for three intense days of SIM practice from EN and ES into MT and from MT into EN. In preparation for upcoming accreditation test #IktarMaltinflUE

I am proud to present the redesigned Master in Interpreting Studies programme, which will start in October 2024: lnkd.in/dHBKQzWM @UMmalta @EUInterpreters @EP_Interpreters

.@UMmalta opens its doors 13-14 May - rector Alfred Vella & his team I met this week are all committed to make it a success! Come and try interpreting yourself at the Interpreters' Lab (Gateway -101), Monday and Tuesday, 2 to 4 pm. @AmyColman1984 @Europarl_MT #IktarMaltinflUE

A great masterclass with 🇲🇹6th formers today at Europe House @Europarl_MT in #Valetta. We’re eager to share our passion for languages - and see them pursue a linguist career in #EU in the future. I hope trying out #1nt was fun! #IktarMaltinflUE @MaltainEU @AmyColman1984

🇪🇺needs more🇲🇹! It was an honour to meet Alfred Vella, Rector @UMmalta,&his team. We discussed strategies to promote interpreting as a career option. Cooperation between the Member States&🇪🇺institutions is crucial to guaranteeing quality🇲🇹interpretation in🇪🇺. #IktarMaltinflUE

A pleasure to meet students from @UMmalta #1nt course today. It is so uplifting to see young students inspired by the world of @EP_Interpreters -we hope to welcome you in our team soon! We need next generation of 🇲🇹 interpreters at the multilingual @Europarl_EN🇪🇺@RobertaMetsola

📣 Want to pursue a career in interpreting? 🎤 Join the Master in Interpreting Studies - Open Days event on 15-16 May at the University of Malta! 🎓 Attend workshops, try note-taking, and ask an EU interpreter all your questions. Contact amy.colman@um.edu.mt for more info.

@MrNightfoxx 😱 Omg so cool 😎

Well... thats one way to get a rainbow balloon cat

@MattPerret @TranslaStars Loved the interview! Keep up the great work, @MattPerret and @TranslaStars!

Thanks @TranslaStars! The interview appears to have been painlessly multi-platformed and is now resting on this shelf in case anyone wants to browse youtube.com/watch?v=oC24GQ… Connection breaks every time I say "fish & chips" #1nt #TerpLove

@CoolsHannes @biekezaman @LeendHaenens @stevepaulussen @MichOpgenhaffen @baldwinvangorp @AcademicChatter Proficiat!

What a day. Finally Ph-inishe-D! ✨✨✨

Very happy to present my work at T&R7! @LetterenKULAnt @uniud

Presenting my research at T&R7 on Friday. Most probably the last conference of my PhD journey... Bittersweet. Then it's write-up time!

@jhsaseta Likewise! I'll be in touch!

@AmyColman1984 It has been a pleasure meeting you! Let’s hope for the best for the future cooperation with the University of Malta!

Great encounters and insights at the SCIC Universities Conference #SCIC2022

Recommendations of the EN student discussion group #SCIC2022 instagram.com/p/ClGbu09rLCI/…

Discussion groups - food for thought #SCIC2022

UM Interpreting is now on Instagram! Follow our adventures on instagram.com/interpreting_a…

@ClaudineBorg1 Super proud of you, kollega!!

And the author’s copies got delivered…What a feeling! #literarytranslation #translationstudies

@NatPavlovicZG Thank you for pointing that out! Here's the correct link: uco.es/ucopress/ojs/i…

@AmyColman1984 The link doesn't seem to be working

Discover the pilot study for my PhD project, which focuses on directionality and translation evaluation, in a paper co-authored with my supervisor, Dr Winibert Segers, and my co-supervisor, Dr Heidi Verplaetse (KU Leuven): uco.es/.../index.php/…