Other Upcoming Classes
All classes will be held at 739 Copper Creek Drive, Katy, TX
77450 (just west of Houston),
Click here for map.
If you come from out of town, you can stay at the La Quinta Inn
& Suites,
22455 Katy Freeway (Interstate 10), Katy, TX 77450
(281.392.9800), a nice motel close to the house.
Registration deadline with PayPal ten (10) days before each
course. Personal checks must be received 10 days before each
course. For additional information or questions, please call Eta
Trabing at 281-751-8229. All classes provide 1 hour for lunch,
or you can bring a sack lunch. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will
be provided.
Certificates of completion will be given to
participants. Handouts will be provided.
SATURDAYS, JULY 12, 19
AND 26, 2008
OR MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 15 AND 16, 2008
Call Eta Trabing (281-751-8229 or
write to berkanalanguage@aol.com) with your preference and we’ll
see which class will be held.
COMMUNITY
INTERPRETING ENGLISH/SPANISH
9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Total of 21 contact hours
Instructor: M.
Eta Trabing
Techniques for consecutive interpretation and sight translation;
interpreter ethics. U.S./Latino/Hispanic cultural
characteristics and beliefs. Terminology for community
situations. Guided practice sessions with handouts. Some
role-playing by participants. Covers the basics in the following
fields: health care, social services, some education, elder care
and welfare programs, dental health, mental health,
developmental disabilities and substance abuse.
Required textbook:
Manual for Community Interpreters – English/Spanish - $40.00
The books will be brought to
class for each registered participant, so you won’t have to pay
the shipping and handling and sales tax charges, which you would
if you were to buy it on line ahead of time.
Registration: $300.00
for the course of three (3) Saturdays. Please
register with PayPal on this website by clicking this button:
Or send a check to:
Berkana, 739 Copper Creek Dr., Katy, TX 77450
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translator, conference interpreter, and both U.S. and state certified
court interpreter with over 30 years of experience.
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Berkana
739 Copper Creek Dr.
Katy, TX 77450
281-751-8229
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Berkana Language Center
is an approved provider
of continuing education classes for the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation, as well as for the American Translators
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Upcoming TDLR Classes
CE credits for licensed Texas court interpreters and all others
interested in the subjects. American Translators
Association (ATA)-approved classes
for the same number of CE credit hours.
All classes will be held at 739 Copper Creek Drive, Katy, TX
77450 (just west of Houston),
Click here for map.
If you come from out of town, you can stay at the La Quinta Inn
& Suites,
22455 Katy Freeway (Interstate 10), Katy, TX 77450
(281.392.9800), a nice motel close to the house.
Registration deadline with PayPal ten (10) days before each
course. Personal checks must be received 10 days before each
course. For additional information or questions, please call Eta
Trabing at 281-751-8229. All classes provide 1 hour for lunch,
or you can bring a sack lunch. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will
be provided.
Certificates of completion will be given to participants, and
their participation posted on the TDLR website the day after the
class. If you are not taking CE courses for TDLR or for ATA, you
will still get a certificate of completion. Handouts will be
provided for all classes.
You can register with PayPal on this website by clicking the
button under each class you are interested in, or send a check
to: Berkana, 739 Copper Creek Dr., Katy, TX 77450.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Code of Professional Conduct in Court Interpreting
9:00am to 12:00 Noon
Course No. 3119 3 CE credit hours
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
Registration: $60.00
Monday, June 2, 2008
Law & Order...& Corrections in Texas
Course No. 2877 5 CE credit hours
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Registration:
$80.00
SATURDAY, June 7, 2008
RUNNING YOUR T/I BUSINESS FROM HOME
Course No. 2876 6 CE credits
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
This course is approved by the
TDLR for licensed court interpreters and by the ATA, but it is
open to anyone wishing to learn how to run a
translation/interpretation business from their home or office.
Certificates will be issued to all participants.
Registration: $110.00. Please register with
PayPal on this website by clicking this button:
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
ILLEGAL DRUGS TERMINOLOGY FOR JUDICIARY INTERPRETERS
Names, Classifications, Ingestion Methods, Uses and Effects
Course No. 3408 5 CE credits
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Alex Trabing
This is also a course for
any parent who wishes to know what their children
are exposed to in and outside of school.
You can sign up for one course or for both on this
day.
Registration: $100.00
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN COURT INTERPRETING
Course No. 3119 3 CE credit
hours
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
Registration:
$60.00.
You can sign up for one course or for both on this day.
SATURDAY, August 9, 2008
ILLEGAL DRUGS TERMINOLOGY FOR JUDICIARY INTERPRETERS
Names, Classifications, Ingestion Methods, Uses and Effects
Course No. 3408 5 CE credits
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Alex Trabing
This is also a course for
any parent who wishes to know what their children
are exposed to in and outside of school.
You can sign up for one course or for both on this
day.
Registration: $100.00
SATURDAY, August 9, 2008
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN COURT INTERPRETING
Course No. 3119 3 CE credit
hours
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
Registration:
$60.00.
You can sign up for one course or for both on this day.
SATURDAY, August 16, 2008
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN COURT INTERPRETING
Course No. 3119 3 CE credit
hours
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
Registration:
$60.00.
SATURDAY, August 16, 2008
ENGLISH/SPANISH INTERPRETING AND
SIGHT TRANSLATION PRACTICE SESSIONS
Course No. (pending) 5 CE credit
hours
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructor: M. Eta Trabing
Registration: $100.00.
You can sign up for one course or for both on this day.
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