MAGNOLIA, Ark. \u2014 People in the community who need assistance with translations can now take advantage of Community Learning Translation Services offered by foreign language student volunteers at Southern Arkansas University.<\/p>\n
The English and Foreign Language department at SAU recognizes how much both the institution and the students will benefit from a free translation service of English, Chinese, Spanish and French. The services will be offered at varying times in the Community Service Area of the Donald W. Reynolds Center.<\/p>\n
Dr. Elba Birmingham-Pokorny, a Spanish professor at SAU, feels this service will not only fulfill an urgent need that exists within the community but also will be of great value to our students.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will give them a perfect opportunity to put into practice the knowledge they acquired in the classroom and will teach them the life-long importance of giving to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laquita Houston, who has volunteered to help translate Spanish documents said she sees the program as a win-win for all participants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe translation services that are going to be provided by the foreign language program are a great opportunity not only for the community, but for students as well. It is a great experience for me to fully use the language and gain experience in my chosen field of study.\u201d<\/p>\n
The translation services program will operate at various times on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Monday, the center will be open from noon to 6 p.m., on Wednesdays the center will be open from 2 to 7: 30 p.m. and on Fridays, the center will be open from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Students who have volunteered to help include Holly Ball, Gitanjali Shrestra, Albert Hanna, Danielle Dancy, Laquita Houston, Michael Story, Candace Gonzalez and Marcelle Elenga.<\/p>\n
The translation services the English and Foreign Language department will be providing to the community will help those students who are taking Spanish-English Translation 1, Spanish-English Translation II. Student in Oral Interpretation I and II pass the exam to gain certification as translators.<\/p>\n
To inquire more about the translation program contact Birmingham-Pokorny at 870-235-4206 or elpokorny@saumag.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The English and Foreign Language department at SAU recognizes how much both the institution and the students will benefit from a free translation service of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[207,276,312,288],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-college-of-liberal-performing-arts","7":"category-community-corner","8":"category-english-and-foreign-language","9":"category-regional-news","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}