College of Education and School of Literature, Cultures, and Linguistics
Once participants have demonstrated their language proficiency and passed the final exam for the training in Special Education, they begin the hands-on preparation in Interpreting. This portion of the program consists of a total of ten (10) hours of training, including regular individual interpreting practice both into and out of English.
With the aid of videos, readings, class discussion, and regular practice, participants will learn about interpreting standards of practice, sight translation, ethics, confidentiality, the role of the interpreter and role boundaries, respect, impartiality, professionalism, fundamentals of the effects of cultural differences on effective interpretation, and advocacy for communication.
The class sessions are fully online, face-to-face and synchronous (held in real time). Participants will be required to attend each class session, and to complete additional individual practice assignments in their own time, between class sessions.