This two day program will serve as an introduction to the profession for interpreters of all languages and all skill levels, and includes the crucial ethics training -- a requirement for later State Certification, language skill building and methods designed to be used for speakers of any language. Day One · Introduction And Goals For Workshop: A General Orientation To The Interpreting Profession · Demo With Equipment · Sight Translation · Short Idiomatic Expressions · Modes Of Interpreting · Memory Exercises/Consecutive Short Exercises · Note-Taking · Simultaneous Exercises · Certification Test Explanation Day Two · Self Assessment Exercise · Overview Of Tennessee Courts · Review Code Of Ethics-Video · Ethical dilemmas · Final Q & A Payment may be made by - check, payable to the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute; or - Visa or MasterCard credit card payment is also accepted. Upon payment, a confirmation packet will be sent to you, via email (or fax/postal mail if no email) with exact workshop location, and further information approximately two weeks before the workshop. If you prefer to register by fax or mail, e-mail its@foreignlanguages.org or call 615.741.7579x105 or x115.