Mr Adolfo Gentile
Biography
Currently
Part-time Member, Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal
Chair of the External Advisory Committee, Translation and Interpreting Program, Monash University
Coopted Member COMITES (Vic/Tas) [Committee of Italians Abroad]
Member of the Course Advisory Committee, Interpreting/Translating Programs, Macquarie University.
Adjunct Professor in Interpreting and Translating at The University of Queensland.
Formerly
Professor and Head of the School of Languages, Interpreting and Translating and Founding Director, Centre for Research and Development in Interpreting and Translating, Deakin University
Chairman, National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
President, International Federation of Translators
President, Committee of Management, Central Health Interpreter Service, Melbourne
Chair, Editorial Board, Babel International Journal of Translation.
Consulting
International and domestic consulting experience in the T&I field for example:
- Xiamen Unversity, PRC
- Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Victorian Education Foundation.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne University)
Diploma in Tertiary Education (University of New England)
Masters in Education Administration (University of New England)
NAATI Advanced Translator (Italian – English)
Contact details
| Room: | W417 Menzies Building (Building 11), Clayton Campus |
| Email: | Adolfo.Gentile@arts.monash.edu.au |
| Fax: | (03) 9905 5437 (international: 61 3 9905 5437) |
| Mailing Address: | Adolfo Gentile School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics Building 11 Monash University VIC 3800 Australia |
Selected Publications
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“Working with Interpreters”, in Pauwels, A. (ed.) Cross-cultural Communication in Medical Encounters Melbourne: Language and Society Centre, Monash University 1991.
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“The application of theoretical constructs from a number of disciplines for the development of methodology of teaching in interpreting and translating” Meta 36/2 pp.344-351, 1991.
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“Translation Theory Teaching: Connecting the Teaching Outcomes to Practice” in Dollerup, C.. & Appel, V. (eds) Teaching Translation and Interpreting 3 Amsterdam: John Benjamins 1996.
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With Ozolins, U. and Vasilakakos, M., Liaison Interpreting - A Handbook. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (1996).
“Interpreting in the Refugee and Migration Review Tribunals”, paper presented at the Critical Link 5 Conference, Quality interpreting- a shared responsibility? Sydney April 2007.