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Wisconsin RID
Legal Interpreter Training Institute

TRAINING INCLUDES:

PART ONE

Part 1 focuses on the roles of legal interpreters and courtroom personnel; the modes of interpreting; the code of conduct for court interpreters; what constitutes a legal setting; the basic structure of the court system; laws pertaining to interpreting; objectives for continued training; prerequisites for interpreters working in legal settings; assignment preparation; text analysis of a guilty plea disposition; presenting the interpreters qualifications; and testifying to prior provision of interpreting services.

(Part I or its equivalent is required before proceeding to Parts II or III.)

PART TWO

Part 2 is an independent study which includes reading and writing requirements; observation of courtroom proceedings; journals; text analysis; and study groups with specific goals. For more information about the Independent Study, contact Stephanie Kerkvliet (stefkerk@execpc.com).

PART THREE

Part 3 is a series of seminars which focus on specific topics on an in-depth level. These do not have to be taken in consecutive order.

Section 3a:

Preparation: The Key to Success: December 13, 2004 Hearing Teams in Legal Settings

Section 3b:

Evidentiary Foundations for Interpreters

Interpreting in Law Enforcement Settings

Section 3c:

The Interpreter's Role at Counsel Table: The Monitor Function

Interpreting for the Deaf Juror

Section 3d:

Putting Theory into Practice: A Mock Deposition

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Committee Members:

Chair: Amy Fryman

 

The Wisconsin RID Legal Interpreter Training Institute would like to thank the following sponsors:

US Department of Education, RSA Interpreter Training Grant Region V

Members of the Wisconsin Deaf Community

UW-Milwaukee Department of Exceptional Education

Wisconsin Bureau for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Marquette Law School

If you have any questions, please contact any of the committee members listed above, or:

Amy Fryman
WisRID LDC
PO Box 270704
Milwaukee, WI 53227

fry1terp@sbcglobal.net

Please direct any questions to Amy Fryman.

888-801-9393 Voice/TTY

 

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