Interpreter Training Workshop

Posted by on July 16, 2012

Interpreter Training Workshop

Interpreters are everywhere: from hospitals to courtrooms, from helping to negotiate high-level business deals to mediating conflicts on the streets of Philadelphia.

Learn about how to make interpretation your exciting new career by joining Nationalities Service Center for an interpreter training workshop open to bilingual/multilingual individuals of all backgrounds and education levels who are fluent in English and at least one other language. You’ll learn:

•    Different Methods of Interpretation (simultaneous and consecutive)
•    The role of the interpreter in healthcare, business, and other professional settings
•    Intercultural communication, cultural competency, and how to be a “culture broker”
•    Ethics and boundaries
•    Clarifying, paraphrasing, and communicating shades of meaning

Dates and Times:
August 10: 12:00pm -6:00 p.m.
August 11: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
August 18: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Location:
Nationalities Service Center
1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA

Cost:
$250

To register, please contact:

Ellen Polsky
Director, Education
epolsky@nscphila.org
215-609-1525

Juan Lara
Director, Translation & Interpretation
jlara@nscphila.org
215-609-1525