Training

Using a phone interpreter for your multilingual conversations may seem intimidating at first. You might be thinking through how to coordinate the Limited English Proficient (LEP) individual, the interpreter, the calling device, and your nuanced situation all at once. The …

Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a basic training class for aspiring or newer medical interpreters. ASL interpreters are welcome to take BTG, but the majority of BTG participants at LUNA are spoken language interpreters. Early in the 40-hour class, BTG …

In a language services agency like LUNA, two common positions are those of “interpreter” and “coordinator”. While interpreters may possess the needed language skills, not all of them are familiar with the operations of an interpreting agency. Therefore, interpreters must …

Indiana’s workforce is fundamentally changing. In May, LUNA President Marina Hadjioannou Waters was a participant in the Elkhart School District’s Thought Leadership Conference as a keynote speaker and addressed this fact. In her speech, Marina focused on her personal connection …

In April 2018, LUNA Language Services began offering English classes for the international workforce at Geodis, a logistics company with warehouses in Plainfield, Indiana. Geodis fulfills orders for well-known e-commerce accounts and has “a direct presence in 67 countries and …