Event Phone: (805) 380-6823

Course Description: This eight-module workshop, taught in English and Spanish, covers theory, consecutive interpreting and note-taking skills development, as well as interpretation pitfalls. The second part of the course includes sight translation skill-building techniques and a good amount of practice.  Diversified materials are used to expose students to different settings, namely social services, education, legal,

Learn translation theory and apply it on all your translations! This course will cover different “genres” of translation to equip you with the skills to properly convey your source message into the target language.

Event Phone: (805) 380-6823

Take advantage of Community Interpreter International (Medical Edition) and become a medical interpreter today. After passing the exam you can work in any of the 50 states with your certification. Our training is interactive, resourceful, high energy with some individual work and group activities. Taught by a licensed professional who holds a Masters Degree and has 15 years of interpreting/translating experience in education, medical/healthcare, legal, court, mental health and worker’s comp.

Event Phone: 805-(805) 380-6823

Prepare for either NBCMI or CCHI medical/healthcare interpreter certification exams with this language-neutral with some language-specific practice and vocabulary (Spanish). Live classes via Zoom!

Join Professor Pike for a test prep orientation Zoom session, where she will explain the steps needed to take the state exam for court interpreter and the national exam for medical interpreters. This free live meeting will feature an overview of the exams and other prep courses offered by Prof. Pike, and a Q&A section

Description This 6-hour seminar/workshop will cover the history and diversity of Spanish dialects spoken in the USA. It will focus on understanding and learning the phonological, phonetical, socio-linguistic aspects of the varieties of Spanish presently existing in the United States and how they come in contact due to migration and communicative practices. Other topics include