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Come early to the 2024 Annual TAJIT Conference and Member Meeting, and enjoy this special event!
Visit to McLennan County Court at Law 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Waco, Texas This special, pre-conference event is open to all registered conference attendees at no charge, but is not included in your conference registration. In addition, space is limited. If you are interested in this event, you must register for this event separately, in addition to your conference registration, in order to attend. Instructions will be provided to registered attendees the week before the conference.
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2024 Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (TAJIT)
When: August 3-4, 2024
Where: Hilton Waco, 113 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX
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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