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There's more to interpreting in our schools than simply being bilingual - much more!

This two day seminar is a hands-on, interactive workshop for bilingual (English / Spanish) people who are called upon to interpret in school settings.

Co-developed by your instructor, Yasmin Wurts Metivier of Panoltia, and Eta Trabing of the Berkana Language Center, this workshop is based on more than 50 years of professional interpreter and interpreter training experience. It is the standard for interpreter training for educators.

Workshop Overview

To be effective, the interpreter must not only be able to speak two languages, he or she must also be able to communicate across the wide variety of linguistic variations that they will be faced with in education situations.

So, what happens when the interpreter is not familiar with the culture of the recent immigrant from rural Mexico or Central America? Or what if the interpreter is an immigrant and not thoroughly familiar with American culture? In spite of everyone’s best intentions and efforts, even simple culture issues are not fully understood and critical communication is compromised.

Besides being able to speak two languages and work across cultures, in order to be effective the interpreter must also have a variety of other skills and must be familiar with the terminology required for a wide variety of situations.

They also have to be proficient in listening techniques, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation techniques, sight translation techniques, delivery techniques for each of these modes of interpretation, and note-taking; and, it’s critical that they thoroughly understand the ethics involved in all interpretation situations.

They also need to know the terminology specific to education. Without this terminology they are simply not equipped to do the job.

Workshop Topics Include:

• The Role of the Interpreter

• Consecutive Interpreting and Simultaneous Interpreting

• Basic Interpretation Skills and Techniques

• Note Taking Techniques

• Memory Techniques

• How to Handle Difficult Interpreting Situations

• How to Prepare for the Bilingual Interview

• Interpreter’s Code of Ethics

• The New Recent Immigrant Belief System and the Cultural Differences that Affect Students' Success

• Latinos / Hispanics in the American School System

• Incorporating Cultural Differences to Improve Communication

• Role Plays Taken from Real Life Education Situations Such as IEP Meetings, Permission to Test, Parent/Teacher Conferences, and Others

• Terminology Used in Education Settings

• And Much More

Instructor:

Yasmin Wurts Metivier

Click here to learn more about Yasmin's background and qualifications.

Participant Prerequisites:

Participants must be bilingual.

Each participant will receive a copy of "Manual For Interpreters In School Settings" published by Berkana Language Center and Panoltia, Inc. and a "Glossary of Terms for School Settings."