Presented at the 2020 Summit

Interpreting And Co-Interpreting In Legal Settings

0.6 CEUs, PS, Legal

This workshop opens with the court environment, decorum protocols, and how to clearly define your role/boundaries as legal interpreters. Your role depends on whether you are court interpreter (interpreting for prosecutor) or table interpreter (interpreting for defendant). These roles cannot be interchangeable. What are boundaries for legal interpreters? Can you ask questions to clarify or elicit answers from Deaf clients? Can/how do you request access to exhibits? Do we need to be videotaped in our legal work? How do we develop working relationship with the legal system? The next part of this workshop focuses on co-interpreting or team interpreting (Hearing or Deaf teams) from step one. What are possible co-interpreting processes we can utilize? Simultaneous interpreting? Or Consecutive Interpreting? What adjustments is necessary for investigation with Deaf witness? Interrogation of Deaf person of interest? Deaf arrestee? Video recording which interpreter? Co-interpreting means equal roles and responsibilities for the interpretation. So we would look at how to work together as one cohesive team. What if one interpreter has more experience than teammate? How do you share the knowledge equally, especially legal knowledge?

Workshop Curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Workshop Handout
  2. 2

    • Watch

    • Activity

    • Watch
  3. 3

    • Watch

    • Activity

    • Watch
  4. 4

    • Watch

    • Quiz

Reviews from The Summit

Average Rating

4.7/5.0The activity provided opportunities to develop skill and/or awareness.

4.7/5.0The learning materials used were effective and complimented the goals of the activity.

4.9/5.0This activity will contribute to my professional growth.

4.9/5.0The instructor interacted with the participants in a professional manner.

  • Summit Attendee

    Nigel has a unique way of bringing the world to us in all its glorious diversity; he constantly nudges our minds and worldview wider and wider open for more advantageous expansion and understanding. He gives a pathway for us to walk to our better selves professionally and even personally. So grateful for his teaching!

  • Summit Attendee

    Very enjoyable workshop; appreciated instructors ability to apply the topic to a variety of settings and demonstrate how application could be made in our daily work.

  • Summit Attendee

    This workshop was so enlightening. It gave me a new perspective on my interpreting approaches. I can apply what I’ve learned to any situation.

Meet Your Presenter

CDI

Nigel Howard

Nigel Howard is adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Linguistics. It is the same at the University of Victoria. At Douglas College, he works in the Program of Sign Language Interpretation (INTR), and Child, Family and Community Studies (CFCS). Nigel has been an interpreter for around 25 years in various setting such as medical, mental health, legal, theatre, community and conference/workshop settings locally, nationally and internationally. He is an Accredited International Sign Interpreter by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI). He is part of the United Nations team of International Sign interpreters Nigel provides workshops, trainings and presentations for both Deaf and interpreter communities around the world ranging, for example, from Interpreting in Medical Settings to Deaf Interpreter training to Deafhood: Global Diversity in Deaf Culture, and Enculturation & Acculturation: Deaf and Hearing Worlds/Spaces. He also does interpretation on media. One cool thing is commuting by the seaplane between Vancouver and Victoria for work.
FRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 0.6 CEU's at the ‘Some’ Content Knowledge Level. TerpAcademy promotes an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or any other protected class.