Associate of Science in COMMUNITY INTERPRETATION
Moreno Valley College
Key Information
Campus location
Moreno Valley, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
The Community Interpretation program provides students with a foundation in the skills of Spanish-English translation and interpretation. Students train intensively in the three modes of interpreting: simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation. Instruction covers general and literary translation, and skills are applied in medicine, law, and business. The program prepares individuals seeking interpreter certification and improves bilinguals' marketability who use Spanish and English in the workplace.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to: Sight translate legal, business, and medical documents from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English; Consecutively interpret speech from English into Spanish and Spanish into English in legal, business, and medical settings; Demonstrate knowledge of professional associations existing in the fields of translation and interpreting; Demonstrate effective use of resources such as dictionaries and the internet in performing terminological research; Demonstrate knowledge of protocol appropriate to the setting in which student is interpreting; Demonstrate knowledge of terminology appropriate to the setting in which student is interpreting; Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate entry-level positions available in the job market for interpreters; Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate venues for further study in Translation and Interpreting.
The Associate of Science Degree in Community Interpretation will be awarded upon completing the degree requirements, including general education and other graduation requirements.