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Overview of Interpreting
- Conference Interpreting
- Court Interpreting Program in Georgia
- Diccionario del Español Jurídico (Dictionary of Legal Spanish)
- Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination
- Glossary of Legal Terms
- How does Interpreting Work?
- Interpreting for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases
- Intro to Court Interpreting from the Federal Court’s Office
- Video that Highlights the Dangers of Using a Child as an Interpreter
- Ethical Challenges for Court Interpreters
- Court Interpreter Written Exam Overview
- Court Interpreter Oral Exam Overview
- Written and Oral Exam Resources
- NAJIT – Code of Ethics
Practice Tools for the State Certification Exam
- Audio Samples for Simultaneous Interpreting
- Consecutive Note Taking
- Court Interpreting Program
- Court Interpreting Sight Translation
- Essentials for Written Exams
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Court Interpreting
- Example of Consecutive Interpreting
- How to Become a Court Interpreter
- Interpreting Skills
- Mock Trials
- Practice for Simultaneous Interpreting
- Practice for Spanish Oral Exam
- Relay Interpretation
- Studying for Simultaneous Interpreting
- The Importance of Good English Skills for Interpretation
- Tips to Prepare for the Court Interpreting Oral Exam
Direct Examination
Cross Examination
Philip Chism murder trial –Essex Superior Court (Salem)
Test Taking Strategies and Preparation
Spoken Dialogues
Written Exam Preparation
Practice Sites for Idioms
Practice Kits & Sample Tests
Glossaries
- List of Suggested Dictionaries for Court Interpreters
- Standard Reference Materials
- Amharic – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Arabic – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Arabic – Legal Glossary
- Cantonese – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- English – Glossary of Commonly Used Court Terminology
- English – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Farsi – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- French – Legal Vocabulary
- German – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Guide to Translation of Legal Materials
- Haitian Creole – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Hmong – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Korean – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Korean – Legal Vocabulary
- Mandarin – Glossary of Commonly Used Court Terminology
- Portuguese – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Romanian – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Russian – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Somali – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Spanish – Bilingual Legal Glossary
- Spanish – Georgia Legal Glossary
- Spanish – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Vietnamese – Glossary of Legal Terminology
- Glossary of US Courts Terms – English
- Glossaries in Various Languages – Arabic, Armenian, Hindi, Hmong, Mien, Mong, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese
- NOLO’s Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions – English
- Multi-Lingual Legal Glossary (searchable) – Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, and Spanish
- Legal and Social Services Glossaries – Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Korean, and Laotian
- Glossary of Legal Terminology – English Legal, Juvenile, Firearms, Forensic, Immigration
- Legal Terminology: 300 Common Terms (Sign Language)
- Glossaries for Test Development – Armenian, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Vietnamese
- Abbreviated Glossary for Ilokano Examination
- Online Dictionary – English and Marshallese
- Legal Glossary – English
- Glossary of Commonly Used Court and Justice System Terminology – English
- Glossary of Legal Terminology – Arabic and English
- Lexicool – Directory of Online Bilingual & Multilingual Dictionaries
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Glossary of Legal Terminology English-Spanish /
Online Foreclosure Glossary
Professional Organizations
Skill Building Courses
The Georgia Committee on Interpreters provides the following list of workshops and training classes in order to serve as a resource for education and research for the Georgia court interpreter community. This is a public service that the Committee provides and should not be considered an endorsement or approval of any listed workshops. Please do not contact the Committee about a posting as the Committee is unable to provide any information or specific assistance about training and workshop listings.