Become A Language Interpreter This Holiday Season
Become a language interpreter this holiday and give yourself the gift that keeps on giving... a new career! For bilingual adults who are looking for a career change, why not tap into your language skills and become a professional language interpreter? Regardless of which religion you belong to and the personal beliefs you hold, the odds are good that you celebrate something in December. Throughout the month, there are 12 religious holidays and countless other non-religious celebrations observed at the end of the year.
So if you have to get a gift, you might as well give the gift of learning. Either to yourself or to a bilingual adult looking for their next career move. Here's 3 things you need to know...
3 things you need in order to become a professional language interpreter:
The holiday season is a much slower pace than other times of the year. It is a natural time for hibernation, reflection and rest. So before you can become a language interpreter, you should try to envision where you want to end up. Do you want to provide medical language interpreting in a hospital setting, or do you want to work in a courtroom as a legal interpreter? Because each professional setting comes with its own set of policies, procedures, terminology and approaches. Regardless of which class you enroll, there's 3 general things you need before enrolling...
1. You need these bare essentials
- At least a high school diploma or equivalent
- At least 18 years old
- Reliable internet connection & device with a microphone and speakers
- Successfully register online with a completed application and a non-refundable $50 registration fee
- Demonstrate fluency and literacy in both English and your target language by passing the language assessment pretest
2. You need to embrace the season of learning
Historically, farmers have used the cold and dark winter months to rest and prepare for the next growing season. What are your plans for how you will grow next year? As a bilingual adult, your aptitude for language can bring people together and connect them with essential services in their communities. So whether you choose to become a professional medical interpreter working in a hospital, or a business interpreter working in an office- you have to be dedicated to learning. All of our language interpreter courses require that you pass the final exam to proceed, so understand what you need to learn.
3. You need to understand your role
As a medical interpreter, your role is to make sure your client understands everything their doctor says. Exactly as the doctor says it. The same thing is true for a legal interpreter and a business interpreter. You aren't the one diagnosing, or determining whether they actually qualify for a green card. Each interpreter training course covers industry terminology that you need to understand, but on a basic level.
You don't need to understand microbiology or the intricacies of cell regeneration - you just have to know how to the policies, the vocabulary, and the appropriate interpreter approaches to be effective. A professional language interpreter needs to understand their role, just like all the actors in the holiday play or every reindeer on Santa's sleigh.
Our online translator classes are taught by expert instructors ✅ who have real-world experience in their interpreting specialty. They have worked hard to make fully remote online courses that are unique and engaging ✅ using a hands-on approach that is unparalleled by the competition. If you or someone you know is interested in our online Medical Interpreter Training Programs with live instruction✅, our fully remote yet real time classes ✅ are offered in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Somali, Urdu, Ukrainian languages online and onsite.
