Resources

 Study Resources

Introduction to Court Interpreter Certification and Certification Exams

Written Exam

• Written Exam Overview (Video and Materials)
  
• How to Study for the Written Exam (Video and Materials)
  
• Written Exam Overview (External Link)
  
• Washington State Mock Written Exam (external link)
  
• English Maven - Synonyms and Antonyms Quiz (external link)
  
• English Club - Idioms Quizzes (external link)
  
• US Criminal Justice System Process: Definitions and Steps (external link)
  
• Free Rice, English Vocabulary Quizzes (external link)
  
• American Bar Association - How Courts Work (external link)
  
• In the Loop A Reference Guide to American English Idioms (external link)
  
• Helpful Idiom Training for the Court Interpreter Written Exam (external link)
  

Oral Exam

• Oral Exam Prep Essentials Recorded Webinar Series and Materials
  
• How to Study Specialized Terminology for the Oral Exam (PDF)
  
• Oral Exam Overview (Video and Materials)
  
• How to Study for the Oral Exam (Video and Materials)
  
• Oral Examination Overview for Candidates (external link)
  
• NCSC Oral Exam Study Suggestions (external link) 
  
• National Center for State Courts Practice Materials for Court Interpreter Candidates - A set of practice materials for court interpreter candidates to use for skills-building and interpretation practice (external link)
  
• Common Oral Interpreting Exam Performance Deficiencies (external link)
  
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court - Oral Argument Search (external link) (no need to enter case number or name, just click on the "Search" button)
  
• The Interpreter's Gym (external link)
  
• Prometeric - Sample Court Interpreter Oral Examination (external link)
  
• Speech Pool (external link)
  
• Washington Oral Certification Exam Self Preparation Study Guide (external link)
  
• Becoming an Arabic Court Interpreter (New Jersey) (external link)
  
• Acebo (external link)
  
• New Mexico Center for Language Access (external link)
  
• Gaucha Translations (external link)
  
• American Bar Association - How Courts Work (external link)
  
• Joe Hernandez Interpreting and Tutoring Services (external link)
  
• Note Taking Symbols and Techniques (external link)
  
• Interpretrain Free Court Interpreter Oral Exam Sample Test (external link)
  
• Judicial Council of California Court Interpreter Self-Assessment Practice Exercises (external link)
  

Legal Dictionaries and Glossaries

• Law.com English Legal Dictionary (external link)
  
• United States Courts. Glossary of Legal Terms (external link)
  
• National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers - Legal Terminology (external link)
  
• Essential Dictionaries for Interpreters (external link) (13 Languages)
  
• Oregon Standardized English-Spanish Legal Terms (PDF)
  
• Oregon English-Russian Legal Terms (PDF) (alphabetized)
• Oregon English-Russian Legal Terms (PDF)(by category)
• Washington Courts' Listing of Multilingual Legal Glossaries (external link) (16 Languages)
• Wisconsin Compilation of Interpreter Glossaries (external link)(16 Languages)
• Chuukese Glossary (external link)
  
• English Korean Legal Glossary (external link)
  
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) resources for multiple languages (external link) (10 Languages)
  
• Mexican Slang Master List (external link)
  
• Legal Terms and Glossary English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Rogelio Camacho, Ph.D. & Samuel Chong (external link)
  
• Biblioteca Jurídica Virtual (external link)) Virtual Law Library for UNAM-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.  -Spanish Legal Vocab resources
  
• IATE - Search - Standard view (external link) EU Terminology data base
  
• Judicial Council of California Spanish-English Glossary (external link)