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TLC Offers Spanish Toolkit for Medical Personnel Training

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Training Specialist Richard Ponce de Leon and Project Manager Genna Linton presented TLC’s “Spanish Toolkit for Medical Personnel” training for the second time at VUMC. The class was full with 50 participants and a waiting list.

This 4-hour training introduces the participants to aspects of Hispanic culture and key Spanish phrases that might be helpful as they interact with patients and families during the course of their day-to-day work. Better communication leads to better care and outcomes for patients.

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TLC Partners with Head Start to Offer English to Parents

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TLC’s ESL program is offering English classes to parents at three Head Start programs. This is the 7th year TLC has offered this program. This Fall, around 100 parents will take English classes at Paragon Mills Elementary, Glenview Elementary, and Susan Gray Elementary Head Start programs in Middle Tennessee.

Learning English helps these parents be more involved in their communities and schools as well as helping them be more successful. Combining the classes with the Head Start program for their children makes learning English more convenient and accessible.

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TLC Partners with Nashville Zoo

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TLC is working with the Nashville Zoo to translate some of their educational signage into Spanish to make the Zoo more language accessible.

Inspiring understanding of and discovering the natural world is central to the Zoo’s mission. Providing educational information in Spanish will greatly increase the accessibility of the Zoo to its thousands of visitors each year.

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TLC Translates Fishing Guide Into Spanish

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TLC recently translated the Fishing Guide into Spanish for the TWRA as well as a guide on boating tips with more projects planned for the future into other languages.

This will provide Spanish speakers with more information about obtaining their fishing license so they can be compliant with state laws as well as how to further enjoy the many beautiful waterways of TN.

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TLC Presents at Inaugural AAITE Conference

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TLC’s Training Specialist Richard Ponce de Leon and Project Manager Genna Linton recently presented at the inaugural AAITE Edu-Con in Denver. AAITE is the American Association of Interpreters and Translators in Education, a non-profit professional association for interpreters and translators who work in educational settings, along with interested stakeholders and other allies.

They presented “Filling the Gaps: A Case Study in Educational Interpreter Training” based on the 4-session training that TLC conducted for interpreters employed by Metro Nashville Public Schools last year.