Master key legal interpretation and translation skills at SFU

Our Legal Interpretation and Translation Certificate provides a comprehensive overview of the multi-faceted field of legal interpretation and translation. Academic and professional guidance combined with hands-on practice will prepare you to excel as a Mandarin Chinese/English interpreter and translator in a variety of legal contexts, including court. In-depth training will help ensure you can capture a speaker or writer’s full range of meaning; avoid inaccuracies; convey subtle nuances; understand legal procedures; use proper style, register, and tone; and more.

Prepare to get certified as a court interpreter through the STIBC

We’ve developed this professional program in collaboration with the Society for Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC). Our curriculum aligns with the required professional competencies for legal interpreters and translators that the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC) has defined.

You'll graduate ready to work as a translator or interpreter in court and other legal contexts. You’ll also be well-positioned to take the CTTIC certification exam (administered by the STIBC). The STIBC has determined that the pass rate is far higher for those who take a professional training program.