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• April 26, 2025 Court Interpreter Orientation Course (Remote session)

  • When
    04/26/2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
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  Court Interpreter Orientation Course - Remote

  Orientation Workshop Agenda
   

  8:00           Arrive at venue - TBA 

  8:15           Introductions; Discussion of Courtroom & History of Process

  9:00           Ethics Quiz

  9:20           Role of the Interpreter- Code of Ethics

  10:00         Virtual break

  10:15         Continuation of Interpreter Ethics

  11:00         Review of Ethics Quiz   

  11:15         Court Interpreting video

  11:20         Q & A

  12:00         LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

  1:00           Criminal Procedure/Vocabulary Quiz  

  1:20           Organization of Texas Courts

  1:30           Discussion of Criminal Procedure, Cognates and Legal Terminology

  2:00           Demonstration of Court Interpreter Video

  2:15           Modes of Interpreting: Sight, Consecutive and Simultaneous

  3:00           Short virtual break              

  3:15           Interpreting Protocols

                       In Court

                       Depositions

                       Client Interviews

                       Debriefings              

  3:45          Sight translations - introductory exercise & practice tips

  4:15          Consecutive Interpreting-  Introductory exercise & practice tips

  4:45          Simultaneous-  Protocols (including teams), Introduction to

                      use of equipment and Introductory exercise

  5:30          Next Steps, Q & A &Evaluations

  6:00          Get Certificates - Disconnect from Zoom

  All orientation participants receive a one-year free Associate Membership to TAJIT!
  

  Videos of Interest:

  http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/JCS/interpreterSvcs/interpreterVideo.asp

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnGgia8dNKU

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsQjVHe6AQ

  For more information:
  Contact: Cristina Helmerichs, D.
  Email: cristina@cristinahelmerichsd.com

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• 2025 Annual Conference

  • Start
    08/02/2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    08/03/2025
  •  
    3:00 AM
  • Location
    To be advised

  Planning is underway for TAJIT's 2025 Annual Conference, to be held on August 2-3, 2025. 

  This annual event offers training and networking opportunities for judicial translators and interpreters, and provides CEPs for Texas licensed court interpreters. TAJIT membership is not required for attendance. 

  The location and other details will be provided as soon as they are available. 
  
  Until then, watch this space, and mark your calendars for August 2-3, 2025! 

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