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Top Translators Highlight
Volunteers for Translators for Elders put careful thought into translating documents on topics that can be difficult to handle, and we are grateful for the skills they bring to the table. We highlight the top two contributors to our project each week. Check out this week’s Top Translators here, and scroll down for previous winners.…
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Bridging Language Gap for Elders
by Eva Gudbergsdottir March 14, 2021 Middlebury Institute students Meng Zhang (Barbara) MATI ‘22 and Helen Bartlett MATLM ’22 took a class project and turned it into Translators for Elders (TFE), a new crowdsourcing initiative to help older citizens bridge language barriers. Translators for Elders started as a project for a winter term course they took called Crowdsourcing Social Localization…
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May 22 Newsletter
Monthly News Wrapping Up the Semester Effective Leadership In Challenging Situations Gearing up for the Summer Internship
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Guest Speaker Michael L. Ross
RSVP now! TFE guest speaker is back! Faith or family? Loyalty or betrayal? Sometimes, there is no clear line between them. At the beginning of the outbreak of the Civil War, the country was being torn apart, and people were undergoing spiritual trials. Everyone had to face their own choices. With best-selling author Michael L.…
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Chinese scholar serves the underserved with “Translators for Elders”
“Translators for Elders,” founded by Chinese scholar Meng Zhang and Helen Bartlett from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) held an online launch event on March 6 to introduce their service objectives and scope of work, as well as recruit bilingual talents for their team of volunteers. Attendees included those from all…
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Age no Barrier
On Saturday, November 12, the Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K was held at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove, CA. As a 22-year-old young runner, I participated in this race. Finishing this race was not easy for me. After continuous self-encouragement, I finished the race in 00:28:02. At the awards ceremony, the host read out the…
