Translation Academy in Denver

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Translation Academy in Denver
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• Sight translation is the oral rendition of a
  written document. As community interpreters we
  are often asked to sight translate a document
  such as a consent form, health related paperwork,
  application form, etc. How accurately we do it?
  What is the right approach to do it? Do we all
  know the steps of how to render an accurate sight
  translation? What if the document to sight
  translates is too dense, too complex, and too
  legal?
• This workshop will cover the proper role and
  purpose of sight translation in community
  interpreting and the differences with sight
  translating legal documents. Community
  interpreters will learn when its safe to
  sight-translate and how to assess whether the
  document is beyond their competence.
• The instructor will provide language-specific
  materials, and plenty of time will be devoted to
  strategies and hands-on practice in small groups
  or individually, depending on your working
  language. All participants will be required to
  bring a voice-recording device.
• The Medical Interpreter is a 40 hour training
  based on the first comprehensive, research-based
  in the world for medical interpreting, for use in
  universities and colleges and ideal to support
  40- to 100-hour certificate programs for medical
  interpreters.

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• The two are often confused but this is an easy
  way to distinguish them Certificate Program
  certificates are often confused with
  certification. Certificates for training can be
  given to interpreters who attend courses or
  orientations as short as one hour and as long as
  one week or more.
• A certificate is the credential obtained at the
  end of training or a program. It is not
  recognized as certification by the profession of
  community interpreting. In some countries, to
  state that you are certified because you hold a
  program certificate could be considered
  misrepresentation of your credentials.
• Words are the most priceless trick of our trade
  but words alone do not make the trick! Its the
  context the framework, the concept, and the
  meaning you create with the effective combination
  of the words you use to transfer that meaning
  that make the trick! Below are some resources for
  you to grow your arsenal of words and learn more
  about specific terminology.
• Community interpreting is a growing profession
  that targets the sectors of health care,
  education and human and social services. In the
  past, family and friends used to interpret in
  these settings. Today, federal civil rights
  legislation, national ethics and standards for
  interpreters, hospital Accreditation agencies and
  many state and municipal laws endorse or promote
  the use of qualified interpreters, but the
  journey is still a long way to go.

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• Looking for being more connected to the
  profession and what associations are up to in the
  rest of the country? Pick one (or more) and join!
  Often being part of their general distribution
  list is easy and free. Associations are becoming
  very active around the country and worldwide,
  from posting news, to providing training or
  lobbying to the respective state legislators to
  raise the standards of our profession and more.
• As a professional translator or interpreter, it
  is your obligation to support the profession as a
  whole. We all go stronger faster if we share
  common goal and united we push forward. The list
  below is certainly not complete and we look for
  your help to let us know what we are missing. if
  you have another resource we should add to this
  list.

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