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Personal profile
Biography
Marc Orlando is Associate Professor and Director of the Translation and Interpreting Program in the department of Linguistics, in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences.
He holds a PhD in Interpreting and Translation Studies from Monash University (Australia), a postgraduate degree in multilingual education from the Ministry of Education of France, and a MA in English Studies (linguistics and translation) from the University Bordeaux Montaigne (France).
His research interests are in the training of translators and interpreters and in the synergies between practice, research and training, as well as in the impact of new technologies on the T&I professions. His 2016 monograph, Training 21st century translators and interpreters: At the crossroads of practice, research and pedagogy deals with these topics.
He is the current coordinator of the Research Committee of AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters.
He is also a member of the NAATI Technical Reference and Advisory Committee (Australia).
From 2018 to 2020, he acted as Vice President of CIUTI, the international conference of T&I university institutes, and as Chair of its Asia-Pacific Office.
Before joining Macquarie University, Marc worked at Monash University for 12 years in Translation and Interpreting Studies.
Research interests
- Pedagogy and teaching methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies
- New technologies for translators ans interpreters
- Practice-led research applied to T&I training and education
- Roles of translators and interpreters
- Curriculum design of academic and professional courses
- Interdisciplinary research relating to T&I Studies.
Research student supervision
Currently accepting HDR students.
Current PhD supervisions:
Weiwei Zhang. Coherence building in Consecutive Interpreting: A comparative analysis of the layout of professional and trainee interpreters' notes.
Ahmed Alsharif. The impact of subtitles on L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition by Saudi University students.
Recent PhD completions:
Eduardo Véliz Ojeda (2020). Translator education in Chile: Effects of Translation Memory Systems on the reception of scientific translations.
Community engagement
Marc Orlando is also an active professional conference interpreter and translator (English<>French), certified by NAATI, and a full member of several professional associations (AIIC, AUSIT).
As such, he is well connected with the T&I industry, with professional associations, with government departments and multilingual international organisations, with employers and users of T&I services. Such industry engagement provides him with a broad awareness of market needs and trends at local, regional and international levels.
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Projects
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Assessment of language use and needs of bi- and multi-lingual staff in local government
Hlavac, J. & Orlando, M.
1/06/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
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Practice-informed research for Auslan and deaf interpreters working in mental health settings
Orlando, M. & Hlavac, J.
19/02/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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DFAT-AAF: Developing translating and interpreting services for improved governance in Indonesia
Orlando, M., McShane, P., Hlavac, J. & Wilson, R. P.
29/09/17 → 9/11/17
Project: Other
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PD T&I: Professional Development Short Course Program for Interpreters and Translators
Orlando, M., Hlavac, J. & Wilson, R. P.
1/06/17 → 31/07/19
Project: Consultancy
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SLI: Training sign language interpreters to work with media during emergencies
15/03/17 → 16/06/17
Project: Consultancy
Research Outputs
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The impact of globalization on translator and interpreter education
Orlando, M. & Gerber, L., 2021, The Routledge handbook of translation and globalization. Bielsa, E. & Kapsaskis, D. (eds.). London ; New York: Routledge, p. 202-215 14 p. ( Routledge handbooks in translation and interpreting studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Simultaneous-consecutive in interpreter training and interpreting practice: use and perceptions of a hybrid mode
Orlando, M. & Hlavac, J., 2020, In: Interpreters Newsletter. 25, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Blended learning’ in the training of professional translators
Gerber, L., Orlando, M. & Tobias, S., Feb 2020, In: Translatologia. 1, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Training and educating interpreter and translator trainers as practitioners-researchers-teachers
Orlando, M., 2019, In: The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 13, 3, p. 216-232 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Interview Marc Orlando
Orlando, M., 5 Feb 2018, In: Neke : The New Zealand Journal of Translation Studies. 1, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Monash University)
Orlando, Marc (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Teaching award
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Monash University)
Orlando, Marc (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Teaching award
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Faculty of Arts Dean's Award for Research Impact (Monash University)
Orlando, Marc (Recipient), Jim Hlavac (Recipient) & Rita Pierina Wilson (Recipient), 2017
Prize
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Gutenberg Teaching Council Grant - University of Mainz/Germersheim
Orlando, Marc (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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How to use Sim-consec for interpreter training
Marc Orlando (Speaker)
24 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Multicultural NSW (External organisation)
Marc Orlando (Member)
Jul 2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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T&I services in times of Crisis - Guest presentation Multicultural New South Wales - International Translation Day
Marc Orlando (Speaker)
25 Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Department of Linguistics (Organisational unit)
Marc Orlando (Member)
Aug 2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Research in Conference Interpreting, the role of AIIC Research Committee
Marc Orlando (Keynote speaker)
23 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk