Fundamentals of court interpretation
Subtitle: theory, policy and practice
By: Roseann D. Gonzalez, Victoria F. Vasquez, and Holly Mikkelson
Contributors: Vásquez, Victoria F. (Victoria Félice); Mikkelson, Holly
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press; Brand: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1612
ISBN-13: 9780890892947
Subjects: Court interpreting and translating
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Social justice through language access; title: Dilemmas in due process; title: Interpreting as a profession; title: The profession of court interpretation; title: Overview of language policy in the u.s; title: Bridging the language gap: access to due process; title: The court interpreters act; title: Continuing access problems in federal courts after the court interpreters; title: Court interpretation at the state and local court level; title: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and its implementation; title: Guidance to state courts on the provision of meaningful access to LEP individuals; title: Interpreting for federal government agencies; title: Court interpreting outside the U.S.; title: Overview of the U.S. government; title: Overview of the U.S. criminal justice system; title: Criminal procedure; title: Comparative legal traditions and the interpreter; title: The role of the court interpreter in the U.S. legal system; title: The use of interpreters at specific stages of the criminal justice process; title: Language accommodation needs in the custodial interrogation stage of the criminal justice system; title: Judges' guide to working with interpreters and LEP litigants; title: Attorneys' guide to working with interpreters and LEP litigants; title: Management, recruitment, and assessment of interpreters; title: Orientation, training, and monitoring of interpreters; title: Administrative issues; title: The nature of language; title: Aspects of meaning; title: Characteristics of legal language; title: Variation and complexity of legal language; title: Questioning styles, witness testimony, and the court interpreter; title: Categories of interpreter error : the university of Arizona study; title: Translation and interpretation; title: From theory to practice; title: Simultaneous interpretation; title: Consecutive interpretation; title: Sight translation; title: Document translation; title: Introduction to the courtroom and legal actors; title: Pragmatics of judicial proceedings and the interpreter; title: Forensic transcription and translation; title: Using language resources and references; title: Technology and the interpreter; title: Remote interpreting : telephonic and videoconferencing; title: Ethics and professional conduct; title: Interpreter education; title: Federal certification; title: State certification; title: A look at the future.