Interpreter Training Workshop

Posted by on October 01, 2012

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

Learn how to make interpretation your exciting new career.  Join Nationalities Service Center for an interpreter training workshop for 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:
October 26: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
October 27: 9:00am – 5:00pm
November 3: 9:00am– 1:00pm

Location:
Nationalities Service Center
1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19147
To register, contact:

Suzanne Grossman
Sales and Marketing
Department of Translation and Interpretation
sgrossman@nscphila.org
(215) 609-1544

Cost:
$250


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