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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790195503321

Autore

De Jongh Elena M

Titolo

From the classroom to the courtroom [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to interpreting in the U.S. justice system / / Elena M. de Jongh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-49772-6

9786613592958

90-272-8220-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

American Translators Association scholarly monograph series ; ; v. 17

Disciplina

347.73/16

Soggetti

Court interpreting and translating - United States

Conduct of court proceeding - United States

Hispanic Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Linguistic minorities - Services for - United States

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

Court interpreting and due process -- Overview of the courts : the U. S. judicial system -- Pretrial proceedings -- Trials -- Sentences and post-trial proceedings.

Sommario/riassunto

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: A guide to interpreting in the U.S. justice system offers a wealth of information that will assist aspiring court interpreters in providing linguistic minorities with access to fair and expeditious judicial proceedings. The guide will familiarize prospective court interpreters and students interested in court interpreting with the nature, purpose and language of pretrial, trial and post-trial proceedings. Documents, dialogues and monologues illustrate judicial procedures; the description of court hearings with transcripts creates a realistic model of