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Peer reviewedSchweda-Nicholson, Nancy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1992
The agency responsible for development and implementation of the Spanish/English interpreters' certification exam used in federal courts has begun creation of certification exams in Haitian Creole and Navajo. Although these are only 2 of the more than 50 languages used in the courts, long-range plans for further test development have been…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Certification, Creoles, Federal Courts
Direct linkStansfield, Charles W.; Hewitt, William E. – Language Testing, 2005
The United States Court Interpreters Act (US Congress, 1978) requires that interpreters in US federal courts be certified through a criterion-referenced performance test. The Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) is a two-phase certification battery for federal court interpreters. Phase I is a multiple-choice Written…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Certification, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity
