LANG 345 - The Community Interpreter (4 Hours)
This course offers a certificate in Community Interpreting through THE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER® program, the only national training program for community interpreters as well as an add-on Module called Medical Terminology for Interpreters. Upon completion, this program will award students a nationally recognized 40-hour certificate for community interpreting and an additional 8-hour endorsement that provides the prerequisite for national medical interpreting certification. This course will provide the groundwork for what students need to know to work as professional interpreters. The focus is on medical, education, and government or non-profit service settings. The course will be taught in English and the participant's second language. Given in English. Offered alternate fall terms.
Prerequisite(s): Advanced language skills in a language other than English or be a native or near-native speaker of a language other than English, including sign language proficiency
Curriculum: DI
LANG 450 - Internship in Interpreting (Unpaid) (3 Hours)
In this course, students will have the opportunity to apply the basic modules of community interpreting in an interpreting setting: ethics, strategic mediation, professionalism, and interpreting strategies- among others. This experience is designed to apply the skills cultivated in LANG 345: The Community Interpreter through practice, experiential learning, and reflective discussion. This course requires a minimum of 130 hours (160 hours are preferred) in community interpreting at a location approved by the instructor that demonstrates need, demand, and supervision for interpreting services. Application required with appropriate class status and GPA requirement; see Internship Program. Offered as needed. A special fee ($200) is charged for this course.
Prerequisite(s): One 300-level FREN, GERM, or SPAN course, approved application, and instructor permission
Curriculum: EL