Course Description

This course has been designed to strengthen your capacity to interpret DUI court proceedings. It includes DUI case related terminology and usage, sight translations of relevant documents, and simultaneous interpretation of proceedings. Short interpreting exercises will give you the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice.


**Please note this self-paced course is not currently approved for New Mexico CEUs.

Meet The Instructor

Instructor

James Plunkett

James Plunkett is a nationally-known interpreter instructor and trainer of trainers. He is certified by the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts for Spanish and and by the Florida Administrative Office of the Courts for Portuguese. In his 31 years of professional experience, he has worked as a staff interpreter for the 13th Judicial Circuit in Florida and as the Coordinator of Interpreting Services and Language Access Program for the District of Columbia Courts. He is a staff interpreter of the U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida. He holds a BA degree in General Social Studies from Providence College. He was raised in Lima, Peru. He also communicates in intermediate French and basic Italian.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the webinar!

    • Webinar Description

  • 2

    Webinar Replay

    • DUI Training For Interpreters - Webinar and Resources

    • Thanks for watching!