The ins and outs of interpreter training in Africa

Africa's LSP Podcast

This is the 1st episode of Africa’s LSP Podcast, presented by Bolingo Communications and Media Consult and hosted by Ady Namaran Coulibaly. In this podcast, we speak with Reine Afaka and Francis Eke-Meteho who are enrolled in interpreter and translator training institutions in Africa. We discuss their academic background; the pros and cons of their current training; their perception about and understanding of the language service provision industry in Africa; the nature of their practice schedule; what they intend to do after their studies and their expectations for the industry.

Reine Afaka is in her second year for a Master of Arts degree in Conference Interpreting at the Pan African University Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Programmes (PAUTRAIN) at the Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters (ASTI) in Buea, Cameroon. Francis Eke-Meteho is in his second year at the Pan African Masters Consortium on Interpretation and Translation (PAMCIT), hosted by the University of Ghana, Legon.

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