Enroll today,

and learn about the basics of Interpreting!

Join us today to learn about Interpreters, translators, the differences between them, what they do and more. This is an ideal course for students with bilingual abilities, who have not yet had any formal training in Interpretation or Translation. If you need Continuing Education Credit Hours, please make sure to select the paid Credit seeking course option in order to receive necessary attendance verification and certificate of completion.

Course curriculum

    1. A message from your instructors

    2. How to use this course

    3. Before we begin...

    1. Defining the field

    2. Try it out: Professional scenarios

    3. Reflect and respond: Professional scenarios

    1. Unpacking the profession

    2. Read and respond: Failures in interpreting encounters

    3. Facts for getting started

    4. Reflect and respond: Your goals!

    5. Try it out: The world of the interpreter

    1. The basics of certification

    2. Reflect and respond: Identifying readiness

    3. Try it out: Shadowing Pt. 1

    4. Try it out: Shadowing Pt. 2

    5. Closing thoughts

    6. Try it out: Moving forward

About this course

  • Free
  • 17 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Pricing options

This course is introductory and desigend to be free for those who are just curious, and we also offer a paid version that will provide the more serious interpreting student with credit hours needed for certification.