USEFUL TIPS FOR INTERPRETERS

  • Interpreter Training App

    Check out Interpretrain's new mobile app to access free interpreter training.

  • A Note-Taking Tutorial from Interprepedia

  • Virginia Valencia Interview on Brand the Interpreter

  • Free Court Interpreter Written Exam Training

    Learn essential legal vocabulary and how the court system works. Test your knowledge with free mock exams.

  • Interpreter Training Mobile App

    Get free access to our interpreter training mobile App. Drill court vocabulary. Practice your simultaneous and consecutive skills and grade your performance.

  • English & Spanish Court Vocabulary Glossary

    This is a useful English/Spanish glossary for court terminology. https://njcourts.gov/forms/11783_glossary_spanish.pdf

  • Juvenile Delinquency Court

    “Petition” instead of “criminal complaint,” “entering a denial” instead of “pleading not guilty,” “disposition hearing” instead of “sentencing hearing.”  

    The terminology used in juvenile court proceedings is different from what’s used in adult criminal court cases. 

  • Note-Taking Symbols

    Interpreter Training: Note-taking symbols

  • Where to Position Yourself in the Courtroom

    Sit? Stand? Next to the witness? Next to the defendant? Where we position ourselves in the courtroom is a huge part of our protocol.

  • Court Interpreter Training: Forensic Specialist’s Testimony

    Drill English and Spanish court vocabulary terms that often come up in forensic specialist’s testimony.

  • Helpful Idiom Training for the Court Interpreter Written Exam

    These idiom quizzes (with answer keys) provided by ereadingworksheets.com, will help you to bring your A game to the Court Interprerter Written Exam.

  • State Court Interpreter Oral Exam Master Class

    Prepare to become a certified court interpreter with our upcoming master class.