What You'll Practice in This Webinar
Identify the linguistic and cognitive demands of sight translation in court settings.
Apply systematic strategies for reviewing and preparing written legal materials for oral rendition.
Produce accurate and complete oral renditions while maintaining meaning, register, tone, and professional delivery.
Practice sight translation using guided exercises, terminology activities, and simulated courtroom scenarios, and identify strategies for improving performance.
Your Instructor
Silvia Gómez Juárez
Federally Certified Court Interpreter | Louisiana Supreme Court-Certified Spanish Interpreter | Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI™–Spanish) | De la Mora Institute of Interpretation Licensed Trainer | M.A.
Silvia is a Spanish–English court interpreter and trainer with experience in federal and state court proceedings. She also provides professional development for interpreters, with an emphasis on practical skills, accuracy, and professional standards. This webinar draws on her experience in court interpreting and interpreter training to address the specific linguistic and cognitive demands of sight translation in judicial settings.
Strengthen Your Sight-Translation Skills
Sight translation requires court interpreters to read and orally render written material accurately while preserving its meaning, register, and tone. This two-hour live webinar is designed for professional court interpreters working in the Louisiana judicial system. Through instructor demonstrations, legal-text analysis, guided practice, terminology exercises, and simulated courtroom applications, participants will develop practical strategies for handling written legal materials. In this webinar, you will learn to: Identify the linguistic and cognitive demands of sight translation in court settings. Apply systematic strategies for reviewing written legal materials before oral rendition. Manage complex syntax and specialized legal terminology. Produce accurate and complete oral renditions while maintaining appropriate register and professional delivery. Identify common sight-translation errors and apply strategies to improve performance. Format: Live online webinar via Zoom Duration: 2 hours Continuing Education: 2 CEUs approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court (LASC), subject to the terms of the course approval.
Ready to Elevate Your Sight-Translation Skills?
Through guided exercises, legal-text analysis, terminology practice, and simulated courtroom applications, you will develop strategies for preparing written legal materials, managing complex syntax and specialized terminology, and improving the accuracy and completeness of your oral renditions.
$25.00