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The Biggest Court Interpreting Problem in South Carolina Part 2

Previously in this blog, we discussed the biggest court interpreting problem in South Carolina. We also commented on the SC Court Interpreter Policy and Procedure Guide, which negatively addresses the problem. Although court interpreters were instructed that this is the new guideline, clerks of court seem to be told that they are proposed guidelines. Amid […]

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There IS a Guideline for Scheduling Court Interpreters!

Legal Interpreting / EOAlfonso / July 20, 2019 / certified court interpreter, certified interpreter, court interpreter, Court Interpreting, legal interpreter, Legal Interpreting, legal interpreting services, scheduling court nterpreters

Some time ago, we published a blog, How do I schedule an interpreter because every SC county is different? In it, we mentioned that the SC Judicial Branch didn’t seem to have a uniform standard system for scheduling interpreters. Our bad. The Palmetto State does have a standard. Where is it? It’s in the South

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SC Judicial Department’s Need for a Uniform Standard in Scheduling Interpreters

Legal Interpreting / EOAlfonso / May 10, 2019 / certified interpreter, legal interpreting services, South Carolina Courts Scheduling interpreters

In South Carolina courts, who is responsible for scheduling an interpreter? One would think that this could all be done through one central office that oversees the interpreter services in all South Carolina courts, right? Not so fast. Only Massachusetts has a central office that schedules interpreters for all state courts. Usually, a county clerk

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The Biggest Court Interpreting Problem in SC

1 Comment / Ethics, Legal Interpreting / EOAlfonso / April 22, 2019 / certified court interpreter, certified interpreter, Court, Court Interpreting, legal interpreter, Legal Interpreting

As mentioned in previous blogs, South Carolina has a shortage of certified court interpreters, especially in languages other than Spanish (LOTS). Even if approximately two dozen Spanish interpreters were enough, the fact is that they often prefer to turn down assignments. This means that the actual pool of available certified interpreters is a lot less

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Requesting a certified interpreter

Ethics, Medical Interpreting / Jeffrey Alfonso / April 12, 2019 / CCHI, certification, certified healthcare interpreter, certified interpreter, Certified medical interpreter

The National Certification for Healthcare Interpreters first began issuing credentials in 2011. In those seven years, it has continued to grow. For the past four or five years, I have been consistently encouraging the use of certified interpreters. The problem is that if there aren’t any or many to choose from, people will revert to

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Certified Legal Translator?

Legal Interpreting, Translation, Uncategorized, Workers' Comp / EOAlfonso / March 31, 2019 / certified court interpreter, certified interpreter, certified translation services, certified translator

In the United States, there is no such designation of Certified Legal Translator. Translators deal with the written word; interpreters deal with the spoken word. Below are the only designations in the US dealing with law and language: Federally Certified Court Interpreter: must perform the three modes of court interpreting: sight translation and simultaneous and consecutive

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How to find a certified health care interpreter.

Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Spanish Interpreting / Jeffrey Alfonso / March 28, 2019 / certified healthcare interpreter, certified interpreter, Healthcare interpreter, Healthcare interpreting, Medical interpretation, medical interpreter

There are two recognized organizations in the United States that provide a certification for healthcare interpreters. CCHI certification is offered by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters http://cchicertification.org/; find CCHI interpreters here: https://cchi.learningbuilder.com/Public/MemberSearch/Search CMI certification is offered by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters https://www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org/; find CMI interpreters here: https://www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org/search-the-cmi-registry Although I personally

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How My Certified Court Colleagues May Be Sabotaging Themselves

6 Comments / Legal Interpreting / Jeffrey Alfonso / December 29, 2018 / certified court interpreter, certified interpreter, certified translation services, certified translator, court interpreter, interpretation agency, interpretation company, interpreted language, interpreter, interpreter services, interpreting services, language translation, language translator, legal interpreter, legal interpreting services, legal translation, spanish translator, translation agency, translation company, translation services

In the past, we had an attorney angrily complain about our independent certified court interpreter. She was furious because the certified interpreter continually paused and reminded her to speak directly to the deponent. The attorney kept forgetting; she kept speaking to the interpreter. After a while, the attorney became frustrated with his constant reminders. She

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The Value of Conference Interpreting Partners

1 Comment / Conference Interpreting / Jeffrey Alfonso / January 27, 2018 / booth interpreter, certified interpreter, certified translation services, certified translator, conference, conference interpreter, Conference Interpreting, conference interpreting services, interpretation agency, interpretation company, interpreted language, interpreter, interpreter services, interpreting services, simultaneous, simultaneous interpreter

For conference interpreters, not knowing who the other teammate will be can be a real source of distress. Most great conference interpreters I know will have a preferred partner for conference interpreting. In many cases, they prefer to turn down the job if they can’t work with their preferred partner. Some have three categories. Tier

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The Biggest Court Interpreting Problem in South Carolina Part 2

There IS a Guideline for Scheduling Court Interpreters!

SC Judicial Department’s Need for a Uniform Standard in Scheduling Interpreters

The Biggest Court Interpreting Problem in SC

Requesting a certified interpreter

Certified Legal Translator?

How to find a certified health care interpreter.

How My Certified Court Colleagues May Be Sabotaging Themselves

The Value of Conference Interpreting Partners

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