Remote Interpreting 101

Presented by Luisa Gracia and Claudia A'zar

Class Description

This class is a webinar that covers a number of pragmatic issues regarding court interpreting for spoken languages. The information is presented in five modules:

• Module 1: Introduction and Equipment (24 minutes)
• Module 2 Platforms (9 Minutes)
• Module 3: Workplace (22 min)
• Module 4: Modes of Interpreting (23 min)
• Module 5: Protocol (7 min)

• (Playlist with all Modules)

• Webinar Materials

Education Credits

To receive credit for this class, you must watch each of the modules above and fill out the form at this link: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5794088/Remote-Interpreting-101-Form

Washington State AOC: 1.5 Performance Credits. Interpreters will add the credits to their profiles after filling out the form above.

Instructors

Claudia A'Zar is a court certified Spanish interpreter accredited by the Administrative Office of the US Courts and the State of Washington. She has been interpreting and translating professionally since 1999 and has extensive experience working in conference and court settings in many venues in Washington State and elsewhere.

She is also a translator specializing in forensic transcription/translation and has served as an expert on numerous occasions. She has been teaching courses in advanced interpretation at Bellevue College and the AOC, in addition to the many workshops she has given to interpreters and translators at conferences over the years.

Luisa Gracia Camón is a Spanish Certified Court interpreter and the Program Lead and Interpreter Coordinator for Seattle Municipal Court. She holds a Degree in Translation and Interpretation (English and French) from Spain. Luisa is an Official Translator and Interpreter for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and she worked at the Legal Unit of the European Commission Translation Service.

Luisa is the member of the Washington Supreme Court Interpreter Commission. She has been a language instructor for more than a decade, and now teaches Advanced Translation and Interpreting Skills at Bellevue College. She has recently developed the first in Washington state court interpreter mentoring program to train novice interpreters. She serves as the Chair of the Legal Division, Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS).