MCS interpretation services cover the spectrum of needs, both in scale and in expertise, on a fee-for-service basis. Following are descriptions of specific interpretation services offered by MCS in these languages (among others): Arabic, Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Creole French, Croatian, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and Yoruba.
Oral Interpretation
MCS interpreters are heritage language speakers who are certified or trained by the US State Department of the US District Court system and/or have completed the MCS 70 hour community interpreter training course.
With decades of experience, MCS provides interpretation across all public and private industry sectors, and has interpreters whose expertise in regional and dialectical differences make them particularly sensitive to cultural nuances.
MCS’ interpretation services benefit clients by:
- Cutting meeting time in half.
- Allowing everyone to receive the same information at the same time.
- Fostering equal opportunity for participation by eliminating the need to segregate people of different language groups.
- Improving meaningful communication and understanding.
Consecutive Interpretation
Provided by MCS interpreters, this service is consistently requested for individualized translation in one-to-one meetings. MCS clients include doctors, lawyers, school administrators and those who need escort interpretation and sight translation.
Simultaneous Interpretation
This service benefits clients who require a message to be communicated in more than one language at the same time in special gatherings, which might include:
- Small or large scale events
- Community Meetings
- Conferences
Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment
MCS uses state-of-the-art wireless voice silence equipment that can accommodate five languages at one event and which can be combined with interpreter booths and on the spot on-going technical support.
Customer Service is our priority
MCS’ highly experienced staff is on call to provide you with excellent customer service to facilitate your language service needs. To request language services contact Myka Felton at mfelton@mcsdc.org.