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Zurich Admission Course: Translating for Authorities and Courts

Description

This project involves the design and delivery of a course that introduces public sector and court interpreters to the fundamentals of legal translation, the competencies required in this area and the technologies available to support their work. After completing the course, the participants are examined in approximately two dozen language pairs for accreditation as translations for Zurich’s public authorities and courts.

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Deputy Projectlead

Project team

Anita Gadhammar, Dr. Andrea Hunziker Heeb, Romina Schaub-Torsello

Project partners

Kanton Zürich / Obergericht / Zentralstelle Sprachdienstleistungen

Project status

ongoing, started 08/2020

Institute/Centre

Institute of Multilingual Communication (IMK)

Funding partner

Kanton Zürich