Course Syllabus
Business Applications 056 Syllabus
Course Syllabus: SyllabusBA056.pdf
Meet Your Instructor: Lilian De La Torre-Reed
Course Description:
Business Applications 056, General Foundation for Bilingual Business Interpretation Spanish/English is a basic introduction course to language and grammar proficiency in English and Spanish designed for interpreters/translators for government and private business. Fluency in Spanish and English strongly recommended.
Textbook Information:
The Interpreter’s Companion by Holly Mikkelson, Acebo Publishing, 2000, ISBN # 1880594226
Basic English Review by Thomson, South Western Publishing, 2005 or current edition. ISBN # 0538727209. Gramática Esencial by Rojas and Curry, Second Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 2003 or current edition.
Additional Course Information:
Contact Information
Instructor: Lilian De La Torre-Reed
Email: DelaTorre_Reed_Lilian@sac.edu or inbox thru Canvas
Office Hours: By Appointment Only. Emails will be answered within 24 hours.
Course Learning Objectives:
Assist the students in obtaining an understanding of the skills needed to become an interpreter/translator. The course objectives include:
- Describe the role of the interpreter in the US Court System and in other businesses and demonstrate understanding of the code of ethics for interpreters in the legal and business setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic terminology for interpreters and modes of translations.
- Develop proofreading skills in English and Spanish.
- Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical and phonetic differences and contrast between English and Spanish.
- Demonstrate understanding of English and Spanish grammar, including accents in Spanish and punctuation in both languages.
- Describe regional differences and pronunciations among speakers of various Spanish-speaking countries.
- Demonstrate understanding of idiomatic expressions and slang for written and oral translating/interpreting.
- Develop bilingual written and oral translation skills using general vocabulary for business and government.
Student Learning Objectives:
Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate the proper grammatical use of sentences structure in English and Spanish in order to interpret and translate with accuracy the format given content that makes sense.
Thinking and Reasoning: Students will think of appropriate responses to questions on documents provided for translations based on the written content and the hearing involved.
Civic Responsibility: The student will develop the responsibility by learning the conduct, civic duties and code of ethics for the general interpreter.
Careers: Students will be able to identify interpreting/translation career path opportunities and the requirements to succeed in the career.
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