<img width="289" height="353" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/LEICourtINtPromo.jpg" alt="LEICourtINtPromo" class="FloatRight">The Legal Education Institute on the Delaware campus of the Widener Law Center has announced plans for several fall-semester workshops designed to enhance the skills of court interpreters.<br><br>Widener began the <a href="/ParalegalLNC/CourtInterpreterProgram.aspx">Court Interpreter Program</a> in September 2008 in response to a need for an academic resource dedicated to enhancing the skills tested in state-administered court interpreter exams. States are increasingly requiring that court interpreters be certified through their exams before they are allowed to work in courtrooms. <br><br>Particiapants in the fall lineup of workshops will receive certificates of completion for their work. Continental breakfasts and lunches are included with all the workshops. They include:<br><br><strong>Enrichment Program for Court Interpreters</strong>, a Spanish-English skills-building workshop over eight sessions that provides the necessary tools to further improve simultaneous, consecutive and sight-translation skills; to broaden legal and technical vocabulary in English and Spanish, to gain a clear understanding of the court interpreter’s role and the ethical demands on the profession. This is recommended for existing court interpreters who want to strengthen and refine their skills.<br><br>The sessions will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 and 20, Oct. 17 and 18, Nov. 14 and 15, Dec. 12 and 13. Sign in begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $900 and students must attend all eight sessions. <br><br><strong>Criminal Judicial Procedures for Court Interpreters</strong>, a language-neutral skills-building workshop over two days that will boost participants’ understanding of criminal and civil procedure, including instruction on courtroom protocol and terminology used during arrest, arraignment, discovery, trial and post-trial proceedings. This is recommended for existing court interpreters who want to strengthen and refine their skills.<br><br>The sessions will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4, with sign in at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $195 and attendance is required both days. <br><br><strong>Preparation Strategies for Court Interpreters</strong>, a spoken English and American Sign Language workshop over two days that will assist interpreters in the preparation required for various legal<br>assignments. Students must have completed an introductory course on court interpretation during the last 10 years with at least 20 hours of instruction in order to participate. <br><br>The sessions will run 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 and 25 in room 247 of the Main Law Building. Cost is $270 and attendance is required both days. <br><br>For more information, or to register, contact Peggy O’Neill at 302.477.2007, <a href="mailto:moneill@mail.widener.edu">moneill@mail.widener.edu</a>, or see <a href="/">law.widener.edu</a>.<br>