As soon as the Ukraine war started in spring 2022, public service interpreters and translators all across Europe stepped up to the plate to assist refugees from the war-ridden country in gaining access to public services. Because of an acute shortage of interpreters and translators with a sufficient command of Ukrainian and the host community’s language, people who had never interpreted or translated in their lives were also employed and training initiatives were set up to assist them.
On this page you can find various types of resources that were used in different countries, either developed specifically for or disseminated more intensively in this refugee crisis.
On this page you can find various types of resources that were used in different countries, either developed specifically for or disseminated more intensively in this refugee crisis.
Webinar on interpreting for refugees in the Ukraine context (in German)
Centre of Translation Studies, University of Vienna (Austria) in collaboration with UNHCR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZGv2Y9F008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZGv2Y9F008
Dedicated website with language assistance for Ukrainian refugees
Department of Interpreting and Translation (DIT), University of Bologna (Italy)
The Department of Interpreting and Translation developed a dedicated website that includes:
https://corsi.unibo.it/magistrale/Interpretazione/dit-per-la-pace
The Department of Interpreting and Translation developed a dedicated website that includes:
- basic training course for Ukranian students non trained in interpreting;
- health documents translated in Ukranian;
- useful links for incoming Ukranians;
- resources to learn Italian/Ukranian;
- materials for teachers and schools.
https://corsi.unibo.it/magistrale/Interpretazione/dit-per-la-pace
A whole range of materials developed for countries where German is spoken
Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (Germany)
Position papers
Communication with refugees from Ukraine (which in its turn includes links to other PSIT-related position papers)
| Zur Kommunikation mit Geflüchteten aus der Ukraine |
Interpreting by children
| Zum Kinderdolmetschen |
Interpreting with “volunteer” interpreters
| Zum "ehrenamtlichen" Dolmetschen |
Flyers with more general awareness-raising materials
Flyer with the BDÜ offer of PSIT training for basic awareness
| BDÜ Infoservice |
Overview of countries and the languages spoken in each country
| Staaten und Ihre Sprachen |
Handout for the use of wireless "tour guide systems" in interpreting
| Gerichtsverhandlungen |
Leaflet: Effective communication through interpreters in the third sector
Universidade de Vigo (Spain)
| Effective communication through interpreters in the third sector |
European Network for Public Service Interpreting & Translation |
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