For interpreters
Training resources
Wisconsin spoken language
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Professor Susan Rascón, Coordinator
Graduate Certificate Program in Translation
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 229-5710
E-mail: srascon@uwm.edu
Web site
- 24-credit Graduate Certificate Program in Translation
- 30-credit Master's Degree with a concentration in French, German, or Spanish translation
- Semester course in court interpreting (Spanish)
- Semester course in advanced court interpreting (Spanish)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Pa Vang
School of Continuing Education
161 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 227-3277
E-mail: pa@uwm.edu
- Training for Hmong interpreters working with domestic violence
Equal Footing for Limited English Proficient Persons
Southern Wisconsin Interpreting and Translation Services, Ltd. (SWITS)
Saul Arteaga
Phone: (262) 740-2590
E-mail: saulart@swits.us
Web site
- Equal Footing is a fundamental 16-hour seminar for medical and community interpreters
International Institute of Wisconsin
1110 N. Old World Third St., Suite 420
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 225-6220
Fax: (414) 225-6235
E-mail: iiw@execpc.com
Web site
- Community, court, and medical interpreting: two-day fundamentals courses and continuing education seminars in various locations (all languages)
- Organizational base for International Institute of Wis. Registry of Qualified Interpreters
- Contact International Institute for training schedule
Madison Area Technical College - South Campus
Language Interpreter for Health Services Program
Phone: (608) 246-7065
Web site
- Program for interpreters working in the health and social services settings
Waukesha County Technical College
Language Interpreter for Health Services Program
Dr. Elvira Craig-de Silva, Associate Dean
800 Main St.
Waukesha, WI 53702
Phone: (262) 691-5256
E-mail: edesilva@waukesha.tec.wi.us
Web site
- 15-credit (one academic year plus two semesters of practicum) Advanced Technical Certificate program aimed at medical interpretation (Spanish-English)
- Semester course in court interpreting (Spanish)
Wisconsin Interpreter/Translator Association
Alexa Wirth and Patrick Ryan, moderators
E-mail: alexawirth@wi.rr.com, pbryan@quixnet.net
Web-site
- Free listserv for informal discussions on interpreting issues (all languages)
Wisconsin sign language
Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Susan Gordon, President
E-mail: president@wisrid.org
Web site
- The principle purposes of this organization are to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpretation of American Sign Language and English and the transliteration of English in all modes.
Gateway Technical College
Interpreter Technician Program
400 County Road H
Elkhorn, WI 53121-2020
Phone: (262) 741-6175
Web site
- Four-semester program educating in the areas of Deaf history, culture, and American Sign Language (ASL).
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Medical Interpreter Program
700 W. State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: (414) 297-MATC
E-mail: info@matc.edu
Web site
- Courses for medical interpreter training
Northcentral Technical College
Educational Interpreter Technician Program
Krista Reince
1000 West Campus Drive
Wausau, WI 54401-1899
Phone: (715) 803-1003
E-mail: recince@ntc.edu
Web site
- This program provides skills to work in schools as educational interpreters and support service providers for deaf students.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Interpreter Training Program
Department of Exceptional Education
Enderis Hall 697
2400 E. Harford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 229-4721
E-mail: hford@uwm.edu
Web site
- Four-semester program teaching sign language interpreting in a variety of settings
Other states
Arizona
Agnese Haury Institute for Court Interpretation
University of Arizona, National Center for Interpretation
Modern Language Building, Room 445
P.O. Box 210067
Tucson, AZ 85721-0067
Phone: (520) 621-3615
Fax: (520) 624-8130
E-mail: ncitrp@u.arizona.edu
Web site
- Three-week intensive court interpreter training program (Spanish-English)
- Preparation for federal exam
California
California Court Interpreters Program
Web site
- Useful list of legal glossaries in 11 languages
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Graduate School of Translation & Interpretation
Holly Mikkelson, Association Professor
Phone: (831) 647-3553
E-mail: hmikkelson@miis.edu
Web site
- One- to four-week courses at the introductory, intermediate and advanced levels in court interpreting, with special courses designed for certification exam preparation (Spanish-English, with plans to expand to Vietnamese, Korean, and Cantonese)
- Two-week introductory course in medical interpreting (Spanish-English, with plans to expand to Vietnamese, Korean, and Cantonese)
- Also offers a two-year graduate program in interpretation and translation
Asian Health Services
Hong Vu, M.A.
818 Webster Street
Oakland, California 94607
Phone: (510) 986-1153 ext. 204
Web site
- Forty-hour, five-week training for health care staff and interpreters covering topics such as legal and ethical issues, culture and health, medical terminology, and basic anatomy and physiology
Illinois
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights
4753 N. Broadway #400
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 751-4122
Web site
- Forty-hour course training for legal interpretation
- Forty-hour training for mental health interpreters
- There is also diversity and cultural competency training
John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois
Certificate of Professional Development for Interpreters, online courses for sign language - Interpreter Preparation Program
John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Road
Carterville, Illinois 62918
Paula Willig, Interpreter Program Advisor
Phone: (618) 985-3741 ext. 8456
TTY: (618) 985-6018
E-mail: paulawillig@jalc.edu
Web site
- CEU certificate program consists of four required courses and one optional course; Three credits each course
- The current cost is $46 per credit hour plus a $20 course fee for online courses
- "Interpreter Ethics in Action" will be offered this summer
Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Bruce Downing, Program Director
Program in Translation and Interpreting
220 Nolte Center for Continuing Education
Phone: (612) 624-5024 (general) or (612) 624-6552 (Program Director)
Fax: (612) 624-4579
Web site
- Certificate program in health care interpreting
- Certificate program in legal interpreting with semester courses in legal interpreter training and American law
- Translation services available
South Carolina
College of Charleston
Bilingual Interpreting Program
Department of Hispanic Studies
160 Calhoun St, Room B05
Charleston, SC 29424
Fax: (843) 953-7642
E-mail: interpreting@cofc.edu
- Courses in medical and legal interpreting
Washington
Cross-Cultural Health Care Program (Bridging the Gap)
4700 42nd Ave SW Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98116
Phone: (206) 860-0329
Web site
- Forty-hour health care interpreter training course (also offers cultural competency and linguistic training)
Practice materials
"Interpretapes"
Agnese Haury Institute for Court Interpretation
University of Arizona-National Center for Interpretation
P.O. Box 210432
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-3615 Fax: (520) 624-8130
E-mail: ncitrp@u.arizona.edu
Web site
- Series of audiotapes for court interpreting in English-Spanish
ACEBO
P.O. Box 7485
Spreckels, CA 93962
Phone: (831) 455-1507
Fax: (831) 455-1541
E-mail: jim@acebo.com or holly@acebo.com
Web site
- Book and set of audiocassettes in all techniques of court interpreting. Further simultaneous practice materials include: expert witness testimony, miscellaneous court proceedings, and jury instructions (all languages)
- Legal interpreting books and tapes in Spanish. Extensive offerings and special materials
- Tape course for medical interpreting
"Subject to Interpretation" Magazine
De la Mora Interpreter Training
Agustin de la Mora
PO Box 677922
Orlando, Florida 32867
Phone: (407) 677-4155
E-mail: interpreter.answers@gmail.com
Web site
- Quarterly magazine for court interpreters to practice interpreting skills. Issues come with English-Spanish practice CDs and scripts. One-year subscriptions or monthly issues available
Consortium for Language Access
National Center for State Courts
Nikiesha Cosby
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757) 259-1591
Fax: (757) 564-2111
E-mail: ncosby@ncsc.org
Web site
- Practice and self-study materials which include legal glossaries in other languages, practice oral exam and other self-assessment tools