English-Japanese Interpreting: Basics

August 10th&17th 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., PST, Online

Class Overview

This introductory workshop is designed for fluent speakers of English and Japanese who are interested in learning basic English-Japanese interpreting skills.

Instructor uses conference interpreting skill development techniques to help students strengthen both their English and Japanese language skills.

Learn how to improve listening comprehension to accurately capture a speaker's main idea when a passage is spoken only once.

Find out about working in various fields and settings for English-Japanese interpreting in the Greater Seattle area.

Gain various tips for practicing your interpreting skills independently.

This workshop is also suitable for English-Japanese bilinguals who are already working as interpreters and/or translators but have never been in formal interpretation training.

No prior work experience as interpreter is necessary.

This event is not organized or sponsored by NOTIS.