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Most other interpreting courses are coupled with foreign language instruction. The language instruction and terminology provision to the students usually occupy much of the course time. The inlingua® course only accepts students who have enough fluency in English and at least one foreign language so that they can get the full benefit from the course without the instructors' having to work on students' language problems.

Virtually all of the course time is spent on teaching the art of professional consecutive interpreting. In a typical course, students with Spanish, German, Russian, and Japanese work side by side. It could also be Portuguese, French, Chinese, and Estonian. The course is designed to be target-language neutral. Whatever your foreign languages, we can accommodate you.

Our principal instructor, Harry Obst, has over thirty years of interpreting experience at all levels, including frequent work for seven former presidents of the United States. He has lectured on interpreter training at many colleges and universities here and in Europe, and he has designed these courses himself.

Our evening teacher, Mr. Laszlo Szimonisz, is also a master-level diplomatic interpreter with extensive experience, ranging from escort interpreting to working for courts, technical meetings and international conferences. He is fluent in four languages and assists the White House and the Department of State.

After completing the course, students are ready to work as court, community, or escort interpreters and have a solid foundation from which to add the experience or training to become full-fledged conference interpreters. A certificate is awarded.

The course covers a lot of ground including advice on how to find work, rules of professional ethics, and much more. But its three central pillars are professional consecutive notation (using vertical structure and ideograms), listening exercises, and memory exercises.

As most working interpreters in the United States have never had any formal training in consecutive interpretation, most courses contain a number of interpreters with many years of work experience. This is of additional benefit to beginners, who can learn not only from the instructors but also from their fellow students. Classes are generally limited to 12 students.

Please contact intpschool@inlinguadc.com for more detailed information. Interpreting aptitude tests are also available.