Legal Interpretation and Translation--Basic (English/Spanish)

Certificate of Achievement
Career/Technical (Major Code: A2449)

Designed for students desiring careers as interpreters in the legal field. Provides skills required for employment at the entry-level position in government and the courts, as well as in public and private offices.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Student will interpret orally for a client and an attorney from the base language (English or Spanish) to the target language (Spanish or English) maintaining accuracy in the content of the messages being interpreted.
  • Student will work with diverse clients in a legal setting in an ethical, respectful, and businesslike manner being sensitive to the traditions and culture of the clients.

Gainful Employment

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Program Requirements
BUS 181SPANISH COMPUTER SKILLS FOR INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION3
BUS 210BUSINESS ENGLISH3
BUS 226INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: LEGAL3
BUS 229LEGAL TERMINOLOGY---BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH)3
BUS 233INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: IMMIGRATION3
Electives
Select one course:3-5
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: GENERAL BUSINESS
INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION: MEDICAL
SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS I
Total Units18-20