Key Facts
- Starting
4 Jun 2024- Location
- Wandsworth
- Start Time
- 10:00
- End Time
- 14:00
- Duration
- 4 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Tuesday
- Start Date
- 4 Jun 2024
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- WABE059CP
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 0 - 40
Introduction to Legal Interpreting
This hybrid course is for prospective and practicing interpreters who are interested in working in the legal sector. It includes two online sessions to introduce note-taking (a memory aid used by professional interpreters to retrieve information efficiently when interpreting consecutively), a court visit in central London, and an online session of role-play practice.
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Course Content
04/06/24 - Session 1 (remote learning) General introduction to the note-taking systems and techniques with some suggested general symbols. 11/06/24 - Session 2 (remote learning) Students will be introduced to some suggested symbols for legal terms and will practise note-taking. Students will also be encouraged to develop the symbols and the system that best work for them. 18/06/24 - Session 3 (London, in person) Court Visit: Students will visit a court in central London with their tutor and will observe proceedings. They will learn about the courtroom and officials, and take down notes about cases. 25/06/24 - Session 4 (remote learning) Role-play practice: students will interpret consecutively a legal role-play from and into English. -
Additional Information
this course is free for students who are on low income or certain type of benefits. if unsure if you qualify for a free course, please contact admissions 0208 918 7777 -
Course Structure
this is a 4 weeks course sessions 1,2 and 4th are remote learning session 3 is a visit to the Magistrates Court (London) -
Assessment Details
tutors will assess the learners during the class
