World Languages Certificate, Spanish Interpreting Skills Option

Program Description

This program provides an introduction to interpreting skills for the courtroom or medical areas. Courses are designed to emphasize acquisition of speaking competency sufficient to communicate fluently (Spanish to English and English to Spanish) and to provide communication assistance between non-Spanish speaking medical personnel and non-English speaking patients with legal or medical groups.

For More Information Contact:
School of Communication, English, & World Languages
Northeast Campus:  (918) 595-7089
WorldLanguages@tulsacc.edu

Prerequisite Requirements

Students must complete SPAN 1103 - Elementary Spanish I  ,  SPAN 1213 - Elementary Spanish II , SPAN 2113 Intermediate Spanish I and SPAN 2143 Latin Civilizations and Culture or have instructor approval before beginning this program.

Students with advanced language experience may also test out of SPAN 1103 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 1213 Elementary Spanish II and SPAN 2113 Intermediate Spanish I by achieving a score of 50 or higher on the CLEP exam . Students with a score of 63 or higher will also be able to test out of SPAN 2143 - Latin American Civilization and Culture and SPAN 2513 - Intermediate Spanish Grammar and Conversation

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Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to:

• Demonstrate near-native communicative competency when rendering an interpretation in both A language and B language.
• Display behaviors that show cultural awareness of the nuanced intricacies of Hispanic cultures.
• Exhibit adherence to professional code of ethics and standard practices at all times.

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Careers

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Student Organizations

Spanish majors will benefit from participation in the Hispanic Student Association.

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Certificate Requirements

View a semester-by-semester course plan of study on the World Languages Certificate, Spanish Interpreting Skills Option Program Map