This 70-hour online training course was well-developed by groups of professionals over 29 years ago, and has helped more than 1000 people achieve their goals of becoming language interpreters.

Table of Contents:

Unit One: Introduction to Community Interpreting
Unit Two: The Community Interpreter’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
Unit Three: The Roles, Boundaries, and Essential Practices of the Community Interpreter
Unit Four: Theory of Interpreting and Memory Development
Unit Five: Culture Bridging Skills
Unit Six: Communication Skills and Interpreting
Unit Seven: Sight Translating and Note-Taking
Unit Eight: Managing the Interpretation
Unit Nine: Interpretation Practice

Each section begins with an overview of the units, a list of learning objectives, and the key terms and concepts to be covered. In addition to presenting learning content, each unit provides examples to illustrate concepts and quizzes for self-monitored learning. The practice materials in this curriculum are intended to reinforce the concepts covered in the workbook through quizzes, case studies, checklists, and other explanatory and reinforcing materials.

You have access to the course 24 hours a day, you can study the courses, watch the video and do the quizzes at your own pace in the comfort of your own home.

For more details, please contact us at info@canlanguage.com