Introduction To Court Interpreting

Author : Holly Mikkelson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317424581

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Introduction to Court Interpreting by Holly Mikkelson Pdf

An Introduction to Court Interpreting has been carefully designed to be comprehensive, accessible and globally applicable. Starting with the history of the profession and covering the key topics from the role of the interpreter in the judiciary setting to ethical principles and techniques of interpreting, this text has been thoroughly revised. The new material covers: remote interpreting and police interpreting; role-playing scenarios including the Postville case of 2008; updated and expanded resources. In addition, the extensive practical exercises and suggestions for further reading help to ensure this remains the essential introductory textbook for all courses on court interpreting

Author : Elena M. de Jongh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989401006

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An Introduction to Court Interpreting by Elena M. de Jongh Pdf

An Introduction to Court Interpreting: Theory and Practice by Professor Elena M. de Jongh presents a comprehensive treatment of the principal issues pertaining to court interpreting in the United States. Its principal objective is the dissemination of information that will contribute to the preparation of court interpreters. The book is divided into two principal sections: theory and practice, structured as two independent units that complement one another and allow for maximum flexibility in the use of the text. Part I provides a synthesis of information regarding court interpreting. The approach is interdisciplinary, dealing with languages in contact, the interpreting process, bilingualism, dialectal varieties of language, and legal issues. Part II contains authentic materials taken from legal cases and adapted for the practice of the various modes of interpretation used in court: sight translation, consecutive, and simultaneous interpretation. Although Spanish/English interpretation is emphasized, the general concepts presented are applicable to other languages. Specifically designed for use in courses on court interpreting, the book is easily adapted to other interpretation courses, and is a valuable reference for professional interpreters. The author, an expert in the field of court interpreting, combines scholarly material with authentic texts derived from her own research and classroom experience teaching Spanish and court interpreting and from her work in the courts as a federally certified court interpreter since 1985. An Introduction to Court Interpreting: Theory and Practice is an excellent resource for all persons interested in court interpreting and in issues regarding language and the law.

Author : Alicia Betsy Edwards
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027216021

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The Practice of Court Interpreting by Alicia Betsy Edwards Pdf

The Practice of Court Interpreting describes how the interpreter works in the court room and other legal settings. The book discusses what is involved in court interpreting: case preparation, ethics and procedure, the creation and avoidance of error, translation and legal documents, tape transcription and translation, testifying as an expert witness, and continuing education outside the classroom. The purpose of the book is to provide the interpreter with a map of the terrain and to suggest methods that will help insure an accurate result. The author, herself a practicing court interpreter, says: “The structure of the book follows the structure of the work as we do it.” The book is intended as a basic course book, as background reading for practicing court interpreters and for court officials who deal with interpreters.

Author : Miriam Shlesinger,Franz Pöchhacker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027222565

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Doing Justice to Court Interpreting by Miriam Shlesinger,Franz Pöchhacker Pdf

First published as a Special Issue of "Interpreting" (10:1, 2008) and complemented with two articles published in "Interpreting" (12:1, 2010), this volume provides a panoramic view of the complex and uniquely constrained practice of court interpreting. In an array of empirical papers, the nine authors explore the potential of court interpreters to make or break the proceedings, from the perspectives of the minority language speaker and of the other participants. The volume offers thoughtful overviews of the tensions and conflicts typically associated with the practice of court interpreting. It looks at the attitudes of judicial authorities towards interpreting, and of interpreters towards the concept of a code of ethics. With further themes such as the interplay of different groups of "linguists" at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and the language rights of indigenous communities, it opens novel perspectives on the study of interpreting at the interface between the letter of the law and its implementation.

Author : Susan Berk-Seligson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226329475

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The Bilingual Courtroom by Susan Berk-Seligson Pdf

“An essential text” that examines how interpreters can influence a courtroom, updated and expanded to cover contemporary issues in our diversifying society (Criminal Justice). Susan Berk-Seligson’s groundbreaking book presents a systematic study of court interpreters that raises some alarming and vitally important concerns. Contrary to the assumption that interpreters do not affect the dynamics of court proceedings, Berk-Seligson shows that interpreters could potentially make the difference between a defendant being found guilty or not guilty. The Bilingual Courtroom draws on more than one hundred hours of audio recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts, along with a number of psycholinguistic experiments involving mock juror reactions to interpreted testimony. This second edition includes an updated review of relevant research and provides new insights into interpreting in quasi-judicial, informal, and specialized judicial settings, such as small claims court, jails, and prisons. It also explores remote interpreting (for example, by telephone), interpreter training and certification, international trials and tribunals, and other cross-cultural issues. With a new preface by Berk-Seligson, this second edition not only highlights the impact of the previous versions of The Bilingual Courtroom, but also draws attention to the continued need for critical study of interpreting in our ever diversifying society.

Author : Elena M. de Jongh
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027282200

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From the Classroom to the Courtroom by Elena M. de Jongh Pdf

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: A guide to interpreting in the U.S. justice system offers a wealth of information that will assist aspiring court interpreters in providing linguistic minorities with access to fair and expeditious judicial proceedings. The guide will familiarize prospective court interpreters and students interested in court interpreting with the nature, purpose and language of pretrial, trial and post-trial proceedings. Documents, dialogues and monologues illustrate judicial procedures; the description of court hearings with transcripts creates a realistic model of the stages involved in live court proceedings. The innovative organization of this guide mirrors the progression of criminal cases through the courts and provides readers with an accessible, easy-to-follow format. It explains and illustrates court procedure as well as provides interpreting exercises based on authentic materials from each successive stage. This novel organization of materials around the stages of the judicial process also facilitates quick reference without the need to review the entire volume — an additional advantage that makes this guide the ideal interpreters’ reference manual. Supplementary instructional aids include recordings in English and Spanish and a glossary of selected legal terms in context.

Author : Elena M. De Jongh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Court interpreting and translating
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044583008

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An Introduction to Court Interpreting by Elena M. De Jongh Pdf

An up-to-date treatment of the principal issues pertaining to court interpreting in the United States. Provides a synthesis of information regarding court interpreting based upon a variety of published and unpublised resourcs. Approach is interdisciplinary, dealing with languages in contact, bilingnalism, dialectal varieties of language, the interpreting process and legal issues.

Author : Marianne Mason
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761841741

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Courtroom Interpreting by Marianne Mason Pdf

In Courtroom Interpreting, Marianne Mason offers a new perspective in the study of courtroom interpreting through the exploration of cognitive and linguistic barriers that court interpreters face everyday and ultimately result in an interpreter's deviation from original linguistic content. The quality of an interpreter's rendition plays a key role in how well a non-English speaking defendant's legal rights are served. Interpreters are expected to provide a faithful rendition of all semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic content regardless of how difficult the task may be at a cognitive level. From a legal perspective this expectation may be sound as it disregards the cost associated with the interpreter having to account for a great deal of linguistic content. Mason proposes that if the quality of interpreters' renditions is to improve and the rights of non-English speaking minorities is to be better served the issue of cognitive overload needs to be addressed more effectively by the court interpreting community.

Author : Oliver Strömmuse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : English language
ISBN : 1736215604

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Manual for Beginning Interpreters by Oliver Strömmuse Pdf

Manual for Beginning Interpreters answers the question: "How can I become a successful interpreter in U.S. immigration courts?" Using vignettes and an asylum hearing, this manual will teach you how to embark on this career. Plentiful exercises are provided for practicing the different modes of interpretation. The mock trial will expose you to the vocabulary, colloquialisms, and cultural practices often needed in these types of cases. At the time of the launching of Manual for Beginning Interpreters: A Comprehensive Guide to Interpreting in Immigration Courts it is the only book that coaches interpreters in the English Spanish pair and other languages used in Latin America to navigate immigration courts and how to be successful from the start. Here is why you should read this book: *easy guide to read *presented through various characters that tell you their stories and experiences *a hands-on book *while navigating through courts provides you with concepts, definitions and vocabulary used *many real vignettes with words employed so the student reinforces concepts, definitions and vocabulary learned *tips from experienced interpreters and attorneys, so the beginning interpreter avoids mistakes and improves their interpreting skills *terminology used in court through bibliography that allows for further reading and studying *many vignettes for practicing for preliminary and individual hearings. This manual shows the new interpreter how the main actors think, plan, strategize, prepare for their cases and conduct their job in courts so the beginning interpreter can learn and practice their skills. And finally, the beginning interpreter will delve into an extensive practice mock trial with full direct and cross examinations by fictitious respondent's attorney and ICE attorney with a wide variety of themes and vocabulary to practice and hone their skills, all unique for books in the subject of interpreting that exist in the market nowadays.

Author : Holly Mikkelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Court interpreting and translating
ISBN : 1880594420

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The Interpreter's Edge by Holly Mikkelson Pdf

Author : Sandra Beatriz Hale
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027295545

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The Discourse of Court Interpreting by Sandra Beatriz Hale Pdf

This book explores the intricacies of court interpreting through a thorough analysis of the authentic discourse of the English-speaking participants, the Spanish-speaking witnesses and the interpreters. Written by a practitioner, educator and researcher, the book presents the reader with real issues that most court interpreters face during their work and shows through the results of careful research studies that interpreter’s choices can have varying degrees of influence on the triadic exchange. It aims to raise the practitioners’ awareness of the significance of their choices and attempts to provide a theoretical basis for interpreters to make informed decisions rather than intuitive ones. It also suggests solutions for common problems. The book highlights the complexities of court interpreting and argues for thorough training for practicing interpreters to improve their performance as well as for better understanding of their task from the legal profession. Although the data is drawn from Spanish-English cases, the main results can be extended to any language combination. The book is written in a clear, accessible language and is aimed at practicing interpreters, students and educators of interpreting, linguists and legal professionals.

Author : Eva N.S. Ng,Ineke H.M. Crezee
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261472

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Interpreting in Legal and Healthcare Settings by Eva N.S. Ng,Ineke H.M. Crezee Pdf

The importance of quality interpreting in legal and healthcare settings can never be stressed enough, when any mistake – no matter how small – can compromise the delivery of justice or put someone’s health at risk. This book addresses issues arising from interpreting in legal and healthcare settings by presenting cutting-edge research findings in interpreting and interpreter education in a number of countries around the world – including those which are relatively new to the field. It contains selected papers from a conference dedicated to such themes – the First International Conference on Legal and Healthcare Interpreting – as well as other invited papers related to the fields of legal and healthcare interpreting. This book is useful not only to scholars and educators, interpreters and translators working in legal or healthcare settings, but also to legal and healthcare professionals who work with interpreters in their day-to-day work, including judges, lawyers, police officers, doctors, midwives and nurses.

Author : Roseann Dueñas Gonzalez,Victoria Félice Vásquez,Holly Mikkelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Court interpreting and translating
ISBN : 0890892946

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Fundamentals of Court Interpretation by Roseann Dueñas Gonzalez,Victoria Félice Vásquez,Holly Mikkelson Pdf

This volume explores court interpreting from legal, linguistic, and pragmatic vantages. Because of the growing use of interpreters, there is an increasing demand for guidelines on how to utilize them appropriately in court proceedings, and this book provides guidance for the judiciary, attorneys, and other court personnel while standardizing practice among court interpreters themselves. The new edition of the book, which has become the standard reference book worldwide, features separate guidance chapters for judges and lawyers, detailed information on title VI regulations and standards for courts and prosecutorial agencies, a comprehensive review of U.S. language policy, and the latest findings of research on interpreting.

Author : Daniel Peat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108415477

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Comparative Reasoning in International Courts and Tribunals by Daniel Peat Pdf

This book examines an unexplored method of interpretation: the use of domestic law in the interpretation of international law.

Author : Franz Pöchhacker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317304418

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Introducing Interpreting Studies by Franz Pöchhacker Pdf

A millennial practice which emerged as a profession only in the twentieth century, interpreting has recently come into its own as a subject of academic study. This book introduces students, researchers and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies. Written by a leading researcher in the field, Introducing Interpreting Studies covers interpreting in all its varied forms, from international conference to community-based settings, in both spoken and signed modalities. The book first guides the reader through the evolution of the field, reviewing influential concepts, models and methodological approaches. It then presents the main areas of research on interpreting, and identifies present and future trends in Interpreting Studies. Featuring chapter summaries, guides to the main points covered, and suggestions for further reading, Franz Pöchhacker’s practical and user-friendly textbook is the definitive map of this important and growing discipline. Introducing Interpreting Studies gives a comprehensive overview of the field and offers guidance to those undertaking research of their own. The book is complemented by The Interpreting Studies Reader (Routledge, 2002), a collection of seminal contributions to research in Interpreting Studies, and by the comprehensive Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies (Routledge, 2015).