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Interpreter Education Online is excited to announce that it now offers two new training programs: A Preparatory Course for for the Written Legal Exam and an English Language Proficiency Exam.

The Preparatory Course for the Written Legal Exam will help those who are taking the written portion of the certification exam for court interpreters.  

 

This course covers the following areas:

 

* English Language Proficiency  

 

* Court-related terms and usage

 

* Ethics and Professional Conduct (optional)

 

The English Proficiency portion of the course consists of six tests with over 600 questions that test a student's general knowledge of the English language. For court terminology, students will have access to 17 legal glossaries with over 1,000 legal terms and definitions. In the Ethics section, students will learn about the standards that guide the performance of professional court interpreters. This portion also includes video vignettes illustrating the correct interpretation of ethical canons as well as quizzes that measure a student's knowledge of ethical behavior and professional conduct.

 

Students have access to the course for 2 weeks.

 

The course is $389 with Ethics or $249 without.    

 

The English Language Proficiency Exam is a simulated test consisting of six parts. The exam helps to measure a candidate's proficiency in the English language prior to taking a certification test. It covers areas such as:

 

* English Grammar

 

* English Vocabulary  

 

* Idiomatic Expressions 

 

The exam consists of six tests with over 600 questions. Upon completion of each test, results are made available immediately.  

 

Students have access to the exam for 2 weeks.

 

The cost of the exam is  $109, or $89 when paired with the Advanced 8-Unit or Basic 3-Unit course.

 

To purchase the course or exam, please visit our Programs page.  

 

* Please note that IEO is not a certifying organization and its courses and tests are ways for interpreters to prepare for certification exams.  To become certified, you must take and pass a certification exam administered by an appropriate certifying body. 

 

 

 

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                       LANGUAGE IN THE NEWS 
BBC slammed over Pope coverage

The BBC came under fire this evening for its coverage of the election of the new pope after viewers complained that the on-air translator could not even turn the Lord's Prayer into correct English.

 

Viewers were taken aback at the attempts of the translator to make the words of Cardinal Bergoglio, who will be known as Pope Francis, understandable to the audience.

 

People posted their concerns on to websites like Twitter as the linguist clearly struggled his way through the speech by the Argentinian, who spoke in Italian.

 

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How NOT to interpret

         
 
 
Half Of World's Languages Likely To Die Out By End Of 21st Century: UN Expert  
 
U.N. Independent Expert on minority issues Rita Izsák has warned that half of the world's estimated 6,000 plus languages are likely to die out by the end of the century, and urged world governments to take significant and urgent efforts to protect both minority communities and their language heritage.

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Lost in Translation: The Lingo for Tasting Wine

Alan Zhang, a 23-year-old chemistry student in Beijing, has never tasted a blackberry or raspberry in his life. So when he attends wine class, he's often at a loss when the teacher explains how a particular wine tastes.

State Lawmakers Consider Medical Interpretation Bill

  

The meeting itself drove home the necessity of interpretation.

Outfitted with headsets receiving signals from several interpreters, residents speaking seven languages met in City Heights Friday to coordinate a campaign to improve access to interpreters at doctors' offices and hospitals.

 

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