Attention Mandarin speakers! Are you curious about the Master of Conference Interpreting at Glendon? Want to find out more about the program? And get some of your questions answered?
Well, here’s your chance! Mandarin is one of our “high-demand languages”. There’s a strong market for it, and it’s the focus of more applicant inquiries than any other. So we’re going to hold a special information session for potential candidates to the MCI on Thursday, January 29, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (10:00 p.m. China Standard Time). So circle the date on your calendars, and plan to join us for this online event.
Here’s what we have in store for you:
- I’ll be giving a presentation as Director of the MCI entitled “Interpreting — A Rewarding Professional Career Path”
- Some of our current Mandarin-stream students will be on hand to talk about “My Experience in the MCI”
- We’ll explain our ““, which can help you get ready for the
- We’ll have an interactive Question and Answer session to address your concerns
The info session will be taking place on Adobe Connect, the platform we use to hold our virtual classes. You’ll be able to see and hear me and the students, and you will also be able to share your questions with us in two ways. First, you can type them directly into the chat window in the virtual room. Second, we’ll be keeping an eye on Twitter, so feel free to tweet questions to us at using the hashtag #ZhongWenMCI.
Before you participate in the session, here is what you need to know:
- You’ll get the best results if you use as a browser (NB: Adobe Connect and Google Chrome don’t get along!)
- Adobe Connect is Flash-based, so be sure to update your
- You can test your connection ahead of the session by using the
- You will have a better experience if you use an (i.e., don’t rely on a wifi signal)
- Along the same lines, you need to use a desktop or laptop computer (i.e., don’t use a handheld device)
On the day of the session, be sure to
- Surf to our
- Select the option “Enter as guest”
- Type your name
- Click the “Enter Room” button
- Wait to be admitted to the info session
We look forward to meeting you on Thursday, January 29!
