St. Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation

In February 2015 the St. Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation hosted Jonathan Clements, FAO interpreter, whose training visit took place within the framework of the Herzen-FAO Agreement of Cooperation signed in 2014. Over three weeks, from 2 to 20 February, SCIT students benefited from the opportunity to attend the master classes of the experienced interpreter. At the classes they did various tasks: prepared speeches in Russian, interpreted consecutively and simultaneously into English, did sight translation of the actual speeches delivered at FAO meetings and interpreted simultaneously with the text. Jonathan was an active participant of the SCIT events concurrent with his visit. He took part in an Open Day,  attended lectures given by SCIT professors and actively practiced his Russian with the SCIT students.  We sincerely hope that Jonathan’s traditional winter visits pave the way for long and fruitful cooperation with FAO.