Are You Bilingual? Become A Legal Interpreter: Working For Freedom and Justice

By Octavio Ramirez

Being bilingual is such a gift. In the Interpreter world, we seek people with such gifts to join this exclusive career. Many are swayed away by the hard work that goes into being successful, but with this guide, you will be on your way to joining the best.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Aug 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781619619067

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Are You Bilingual?

Copyright © 2013 by Octavio Ramirez All Rights Reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise — without prior written permission from the publisher, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

ISBN: 978-1-61961-906-7

Disclaimer

This book’s sole intention is to be one of the guides in the reader’s certification process in becoming a language interpreter. Therefore it is the sole responsibility of the reader to make it happen, through personal effort and dedication to these suggestions that are based on personal experience.

Contents

Preface

CHAPTER 1

What are interpreters made of?

CHAPTER 2

Why do I need a sense of humor?

CHAPTER 3

Where do I find interpreting training?

CHAPTER 4

Do I have a thick accent?

CHAPTER 5

What is the Code of Ethics for interpreters?

CHAPTER 6

Can you tell me some basic dos and don’ts?

CHAPTER 7

Where do I find an Interpreter’s Association?

CHAPTER 8

Can I make money as an interpreter?

CHAPTER 9

Is there a book