Bilingual Interpreter Training & Celebrating Thanksgiving
Bilingual interpreter training is, in a lot of ways, about human connection. Because at its core, bilingual adults learn how to facilitate communication between native English speakers and those with a Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Most professional language interpreters spend their careers helping LEP adults connect with their communities in some significant way. Many choose to become a medical interpreter and legal interpreters but there are many other industries that need professional language interpreting services.
And if you are a bilingual adult looking for a career change, you are blessed with an incredible gift. Because you have the ability to connect people who otherwise wouldn't be able to. You get to highlight your language abilities in a new career that connects people from different backgrounds and builds bridges between them. It is true that Thanksgiving is typically a tradition only in the United States and Canada. But the spirit of Thanksgiving, and the connection it brings, is very similar to essence of language interpreting. Here's 3 things bilingual interpreter training has in common with Thanksgiving...
3 kinds of bilingual interpreter training and the essence of Thanksgiving:
1. Medical interpreting and understanding needs
As a holiday, Thanksgiving is an American "harvest festival." Marking the end of the growing season, families and friends gather for a feast before the long winter season is ushered in. Gatherings with loved ones and hearing about their lives and experiences helps us to understand them better, and build deeper connections. And this is exactly what medical interpreters do.
Our medical interpreter training allows our adult students to get a higher quality of education than other training providers. First, because our instructors have real-life experience as professional medical interpreters for you to learn from. Second, because all of our courses are taught LIVE through our video-call platform that transforms your home into a classroom. Thirdly, because we give our students the unique ability to deepen their understanding with advanced medical interpreting training classes.
2. Bringing people together with VRI
Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) is more than just providing virtual interpreting services over the internet. Our remote interpreter course teaches the fundamentals of interpreting, the specific technologies or tools of the trade, and the techniques required to do so effectively. Because it is one thing to offer language interpreting for people in the same room as you. It is quite another thing to provide remote interpreting services in a professional manner.
The professional language interpreter needs to have a unique set of skills that are adapted for remote conversations. It is their skills that brings people together who are physically thousands of miles apart. Culturally, Thanksgiving operates in the same way. Because people will travel farther to be with their loved ones on major holidays like Thanksgiving.
3. Creating a sense of belonging with business interpreters
It is hard explain what it's like to be away from your loved ones on a major holiday, especially to someone who has never experienced it. And we are fortunate to live in an age where technology can shorten that distance, no matter how far. It is even harder to explain what it's like to finally reunite with your family after an extended period of time. Because you are finally back where you belong, surrounded by the people you love the most in this world. In many ways, this feeling of belonging is the essence of Thanksgiving. Because "you belong wherever you feel loved."
A business interpreter can create similar feelings of belonging for the people they serve. Specialized interpreting training dives into the details for the industry and gives students the tools needed to thrive. By tailoring your training for a specific industry or environment, you are getting a better training experience than you would anywhere else. Because language interpreter school takes your career direction into account. Our language interpreter courses are tailored to you, so that you can be where you belong.
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.
