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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457134303321

Autore

Edwards Alicia Betsy

Titolo

The practice of court interpreting [[electronic resource] /] / Alicia Betsy Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c1995

ISBN

1-283-17456-1

9786613174567

90-272-8366-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Benjamins translation library ; ; v. 6

Disciplina

347.73/16

347.30716

Soggetti

Court interpreting and translating - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE PRACTICE OF COURT INTERPRETING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; About the Author; Table of contents; To the Reader; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1. How to Become a Court Interpreter and a Brief Sketch of the Work; CHAPTER 2. Case Preparation - A Context and Documents; CHAPTER 3. Case Preparation - B Terminology, Reference Books and Dictionaries; CHAPTER 4. In the Courtroom Ethics, Roles, Procedures; CHAPTER 5. The Rich Potential for Error; CHAPTER 6. Translation of Legal Documents; CHAPTER 7. Tape Transcription and Translation

CHAPTER 8. The Interpreter as Expert WitnessCHAPTER 9. Continuing Your Education and Enjoying It; Bibliography; APPENDIX 1. The Court Interpreters Act of 1978; APPENDIX 2. Seltzer & Torres Cartagena v. Foley et al., 1980; APPENDIX 3. The Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act;  Court Interpreters Amendments Act (1988); APPENDIX 4. Suggested Interpreter Oaths; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Practice of Court Interpreting describes how the interpreter works in the court room and other legal settings. The book discusses what is involved in court interpreting: case preparation, ethics and procedure, the creation and avoidance of error, translation and legal documents,



tape transcription and translation, testifying as an expert witness, and continuing education outside the classroom.The purpose of the book is to provide the interpreter with a map of the terrain and to suggest methods that will help insure an accurate result. The author, herself a practicing court int