Course Syllabus
Business Applications 051 #57159 Introduction to Bilingual Interpreting
Syllabus & Course Overview
Our classroom is A-224 located in the Cesar Chavez Building A near the corner of 17th and Bristol - on the second floor, go outside the double-glass doors on the balcony. We will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:20 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Meet Your Instructor: Lilian De La Torre-Reed, MBA
Former journalist with over 20 years of experience in translations and interpreting. Please read my profile.
COMMUNICATION POLICY
Instructor: Lilian De La Torre-Reed
Email: DelaTorre_Reed_Lilian@sac.edu or inbox thru Canvas
Office Hours: By Appointment Only, Office 107-A Business Division.
Online Conferencing is scheduled by appointment. Various programs and tools can be used to conference with students taking an online class. Instructions and more information can be found in the Announcement Section.
Emails will be answered within 24 hours.
The following are the preferred methods of communication with the instructor, please follow them in this order.
- Please email me by inbox in your Canvas Student App (for a faster reply, as I have readily access to the Canvas Teacher App in my smart phone);
- if not possible, the second choice is via inbox in Canvas.
- email is the third choice
Please watch my Welcome Video
Link
Textbook Information: Link to Don Bookstore
| INTERPRETER'S COMPANION | |
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| AUTHOR: | MIKKELSON |
| ISBN: | 9781880594223 |
| STATUS: | REQUIRED |
| EDITION: | 4 |
| ENGLISH TO SPANISH GLOSSARY OF EDUCATIONAL TERMINOLOGY | |
|---|---|
| AUTHOR: | VALENTAN |
| ISBN: | 9781523837144 |
| STATUS: | REQUIRED |
Additional Course Information:
Our classroom is A-224 located in the Cesar Chavez Building A near the corner of 17th and Bristol - on the second floor, go outside the double-glass doors on the balcony. We will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30 pm to 4:45 p.m.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An introductory course in interpretation/translation in English/Spanish designed to introduce students to the different career fields that employ bilingual skills such as the business, legal, medical and educational professions. Written translation and oral interpretation skills will be utilized and developed in both English and Spanish. Fluency in Spanish and English is recommended.
COURSE GOALS/ OBJECTIVES
Assist the students in obtaining an understanding of the skills needed to become an interpreter/translator. The course objectives include:
- Student will learn to describe the role of the interpreter and how to apply the code of ethics in the US Courts systems, business, medical and educational setting.
- Develop interpreting and translating techniques required for various professional settings.
- Demonstrate proper use of basic business, legal, medical and educational terminologies in both written and oral forms.
- Demonstrate the ability to translate written documents from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English related to business, legal, medical and educational fields.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct oral interpreting from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English related to business, legal, medical and educational fields.
- Describe regional differences and idiomatic expressions in both languages.
- Identifying basic processes in translating and interpreting related to business, legal, medical and educational fields.
- Preparation of a report documenting the procedures in translation/interpreting of a business, legal, medical or educational field.
- Develop bilingual written and oral translation skills to be utilized in various career fields.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate the proper grammatical use of business, legal, medical and educational terminology in both English and Spanish translations/interpretations.
Thinking and Reasoning: Learn how to translate and interpret basic forms and letters in the business, legal, medical and educational fields.
Civic Responsibility: Develop the responsibility by learning the conduct, civic duties and code of ethics for the general interpreter.
Careers: Will be able to identify interpreting/translation career path opportunities and the requirements to succeed in the career.
COURSE TEXTBOOKS
The Interpreter’s Companion by Holly Mikkelson, Acebo Publishing, 2000,
ISBN # 1880594226
English to Spanish Glossary of Educational Terminology by Valentan
ISBN # 9781523837144
Lecture Topics & Assignments
*Please note that all assignments’ instructions are clearly explained in each module in Canvas
Course TopicsDate
Course Topics/Discussions
Week 1
August 27August 29
Introductions-Syllabus and Canvas Review
Please download Student Canvas App
Business Translations: Overview: Who am I translating for? Demographics, cultural and linguistic differences. Snapshot of translation and interpreting industry. Code of Ethics for Interpreters. Modes of translations: sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous.
Translation Skills: Listening Techniques/ Short- Term Memory Development and Note Taking and Proofreading
Class exercise: Colloquial, Regional and Slang Contest
Discussion: What are your career goals?
Readings:
Interpreters Companion “About the Fourth Edition” section
Online Resources: Nielsen Report/Code of Ethics
Week 2
September 3
HOLIDAY: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3 LABOR DAY OBSERVED
Week 2
September 5
Business: English to Spanish/Spanish to English: Grammar and Cultural Differences in Marketing and Advertising for Business: Social Media, Business Blogs, E-commerce, Flyers, Ads, and Billboards.
Ungraded Quiz: Syllabus and Canvas Overview
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday: Discussion Board/Homework #1
Assignment Review
Class exercise: Written Translation of Recording
Readings: Glossary of Business Terms
Online Resources: PDF World Bank Glossary- Link to Social Media English to Spanish Social Media Terms
Week 3
September 10
September 12
Business Written translations: English to Spanish Translation/Interpreting in an Office/Business Environment
Readings: Glossary of Business Terms
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 4
September 17
September 19
Business Written Translations: Spanish to English Translations/Interpreting in Government Settings
Class Exercise: Sight Translations: Spanish to English translation/Interpretation in an Office Setting
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday:
Business Discussion Board/Homework #2
Ungraded Survey: Language and Media Uses
Ungraded Pulse Taking Survey
Readings: Glossary of Business Terms
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 5
September 24
September 26
Educational Translations/Interpreting: Consecutive vs. Simultaneous Interpreting: Translating during forum, conventions, workshops, school presentations, parent meetings
Elementary/Middle School
Quiz 1: Code of Ethics, Modes of Translations, sentence structure and general business vocabulary
Readings: Glossary of Educational Terminology
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 6
October 1
October 3
Educational Translations/Interpreting
High School/College/University Terminology
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday:
Class Exercise: consecutive and simultaneous interpreting
Readings: Glossary of Educational Terminology
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 7
October 8
October 10
Educational Translations/Interpreting
Written translations: School Forms/Sight and written translations
Readings: Glossary of Educational Terminology
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 8
October 15
October 17
Educational Translations/Interpreting
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday:
Educational Discussion Board Due
Written Report Due
Readings: Glossary of Educational Terminology
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 9
October 22
October 24
Educational Translations/Interpreting
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation/ Government Educational Agencies
Readings: Glossary of Educational Terminology
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 10
October 29
October 31
Medical Translations/Interpreting
Quiz 2 Educational Terminology/Vocabulary
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation/Interpreting in the Medical field
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday:
Readings Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 167-175
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 11
November 5
November 7
Medical Translations/Interpreting
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation/Interpreting in the Medical field
Readings: Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 249-253
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 12
November 12
HOLIDAY: MONDAY VETERANS DAY OBSERVED
Week 12
November 14
Medical Translations/Interpreting
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation Medical Field
Assignments DUE every other Wednesday:
Medical Discussion Board Due
Class exercise: sight interpretation
Readings: Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 178-208
Online Resources listed in Module
Week 13
November 19
November 21
Legal Translations/Interpreting
Quiz 3: Medical Terminology/Vocabulary
Written translations: English to Spanish Translation/Interpreting Legal Terms
Class exercise: English to Spanish oral mock deposition
Readings: Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 1-22
Online Resources listed in Module
November 22-25
HOLIDAY: THANKSGIVING THRUSDAY-SUNDAY
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Date |
Course Topics/Discussions |
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Week 14 November 26
November 28 |
Legal Translations/Interpreting Written translations: English to Spanish Translations/ Interpreting Legal Terms Assignments DUE every other Wednesday: Legal Discussion Board Due Class exercise: English to Spanish oral mock deposition. Readings: Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 23-46 Online Resources listed in Module |
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Week 15 December 3
December 5
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Legal Translations/Interpreting Review for Final Exam Written translations: English to Spanish Translations/Interpreting Legal Terms Readings: Interpreter’s Companion pgs. 87-100 Online Resources listed in Module |
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Week 16 Finals Week December 10 December 12 |
Final Review
LAST CLASS: Final Exam: Two Written Translation of English to Spanish and of Spanish to English |
BA 051 AND SANTA ANA COLLEGE POLICIES
IMPORTANT POLICIES:
Please read the following POLICIES carefully. If you have any questions, please make sure you post them in the General Course Questions discussion.
CELL PHONES
Please be courteous to others and turn cell phones OFF while in class, as this time is programmed for instruction. Do not text during class.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
Attendance & participation is very important, as the online videos, Power Points and lecture notes are the primary source for assignments, class exercises and test questions. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course. However, because of enrollment demand a student may be dropped by the instructor from an online class when not logging in to the class and/or not participating in the first discussion and/or not submitting the first assignment A student may be dropped for non-participation if they have missed in excess of 10% of the total course activities including but not limited to class attendance, discussions, assessments, etc.
LATE WORK
Students will not be permitted to turn in late work unless I approve it. Late work will not be accepted unless accompanied by a valid reason, such as extraordinary circumstances that are beyond the student's control. If late work is accepted, it will only be accepted once during the semester.
ASSIGNMENTS
There will be seven (7) homework assignments required during the semester. These will require creative thinking on your part and the appropriate use of Spanish and/or English grammar, sentence structure, colloquial, regional and slang knowledge. Each assignment is worth 200 points and will be graded within 1 week of submission. Report Assignment: One of the homework assignments is to write a one-page report documenting the procedures in translation/interpreting of a business, legal, medical or educational event.
The assignments are due no later than the deadline posted on Canvas. Please contact me ahead of time if you have an excruciating circumstance that prevents you from submitting an assignment on time to discuss makeup activities as no Late Assignments will be allowed. If late work is accepted, it will only be accepted once during the semester. All assignments have a due date clearly stated. Please post any questions or doubts about assignments and deadlines in the General Course Question section located above NetTutor (for the Hybrid class) and Module 1. There are seven (7) class exercises worth 200 points each during the semester. There are five (5) discussions each worth 100 points during the semester.
GRADING SCALE
Your grades will be determined based on the scale below:
Percentages for Grades
90 TO 100 % = A (3780 to 4,200)
80 TO 89.9% = B (3360 to 3779)
70 TO 79.9% = C (2940 to 3359)
60 TO 69.9% = D (2520 to 2939)
BELOW 59.9% = F
AVAILABLE POINTS - GROUP WEIGHT
Assignments-Homework (7) 200 pts each=1400 20%
Class Exercises (7) 200 pts each=1400 20%
Discussions (5) 100 pts each= 500 10%
Quizzes (3) 200 pts each=600 15%
Final 400 points=400 35%
Total Available Points= 4200
QUIZ STRUCTURE
There are three quizzes for this course. Each quiz will consist of 20 True/False & Multiple-Choice Questions each worth 10 point for a total of 200 points. The quizzes will be done in class on Canvas. You will have 1 hour to complete the quiz once you start. You will find the Quizzes posted on the Quiz tab in Canvas.
FINAL EXAM
The Final exam will be worth 400 points and will consist of 2) written translations: One (1) English to Spanish and One (1) Spanish to English.
DROPPING A CLASS
The official starting date for this course is Wednesday, February 7, 2018. If you decide to drop the course, you should officially withdraw. Do not just stop submitting work, for that may result in an “F” grade. Any student who cannot continue a course has an obligation to officially withdraw through WebAdvisor.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
- Start Date Fall Semester 2018 August 27, 2018
- End Date: December 16, 2018
- Last Day to Add (add code required) September 9, 2018
- Last Drop Date with “W” November 18, 2018
- Last Drop Date without “W” September 9, 2018
- Last Date to get Refund September 9, 2018
PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC HONESTY
This course allows you to utilize resources available to you to complete the coursework, homework, and class exercises including online references, dictionaries and glossaries. Be sure to cite any online sources or material you use for your assignments (e.g. website, author, date). The work you submit should be your own and a student found cheating on any exam or assignment will receive no credit for that exam or assignment. A second instance of cheating will result in further disciplinary action. See Academic Honesty Policy in the Catalog
CANVAS
All course materials, including the syllabus, suggested resources, review handouts, and multiple-choice quizzes will be posted on Canvas. All required information will be available on Canvas, so you must have internet access. Students are encouraged to download the Canvas Student App for your smart phone or mobile device. If you are having trouble accessing Canvas please go to the Canvas Troubleshoot page
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITIES
Your success in this course is important to me. Santa Ana College and I are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your ability to do well in this course, I encourage you to speak with me as soon as possible. Also, please contact Disabled Student Programs & Services so that we can all collaborate on your classroom accommodations in a timely manner. DSPS is located in vl-203 and their phone number is 714-564-6264. The DSPS office requires documentation of your disability to receive reasonable accommodations. If you do not have documentation they will work with you to acquire it. I look forward to supporting you to meet your learning goals.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
It is the policy of the Rancho Santiago Community College District to provide an educational, employment and business environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment, as defined and otherwise prohibited by State and Federal law.
The Rancho Santiago Community College District forbids any form of sexual harassment. Prompt disciplinary action will be taken against any student or employee engaging in sexual harassment.
If you feel that you have been the victim of sexual harassment, please contact the Office of Human Resources (714) 480-4788.
NO TROLLS
Learning is the goal of this course; as such the classroom space is a safe and open space, conducive to learning. Respect for yourself, fellow classmates and me, the instructor, is required for lively and productive discussion. Dissenting opinions are not only tolerated, but they are encouraged. “Trollish” behavior in the online environment is not permitted and will be subject to disciplinary action. A troll is defined as someone who deliberately starts quarrels or posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic responses to elicit a negative emotional response from a target. We can disagree, but let's do so respectfully.
Course Summary:
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