CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR COURT INTERPRETERS

 

Court Interpreters shall continually improve their skills and knowledge, and advance the profession through activities such as professional training and education, and interaction with colleagues and specialists in related fields. Our governing statute provides the requirement of 8 hours of continuing education per year to renew a court interpreting license.

 

 

Continuing Education TDLR approved course for LCI #7762 will be presented in Humble, TX, on Saturday November 5th, 2011. The course, entitled “SPANISH-ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EVIDENCE”, fulfills the 8-hour requirement to renew a Texas license for court interpretation (2-Hrs. Ethics, 1-Hr. Laws, 5-Hrs. Practice topics).

 

Guest speaker: the Hon. Mark K. Ellis, presiding judge of the 351st District Court in Harris County

 

 

 

Course syllabus:

-         Ethics recapitulation

-         Texas rules of evidence

-         Challenges in the Spanish-English translation of evidence

-         Transcription & Translation of audio/video recordings

-         LCI testifying as an expert witness

-         Writing style & punctuation

-         Sight translation of documents in a foreign language

-         Spanish > English translation of documents

 

Date and time: Sat 11/05/2011, 9 AM – 5 PM

Registration fee: $160.00

Venue: Best Western Atascocita Inn & Suites

            7730 FM 1960 Rd East

            Humble, TX 77346

            281-852-5665

 

You may send registration fee by mail or via PayPal to:

Rolando A. Hernández

7014 Turtle Manor Dr

Humble, TX 77346