Students learn to write resumes, cover letters and to how find clients or employers. Marketing, advertising, and negotiating are covered in depth, as are legal and tax issues. Modern Media Translation and Interpretation Introduces a variety of translation and interpretation modes and situations that relate to the non-printed media, film, television, radio and telephone. General Introduction to Consecutive Interpretation Provides students with an opportunity to learn the theory of consecutive interpretation, including basic concepts such as verticalization and symbolization, while practicing balancing listening and notetaking. Special attention is paid to developing sensitivity to register and accuracy in expression.
Students work on developing problem-solving strategies.
The course is offered in English to students of all GSTI languages together, and is offered as an elective to complement the language-specific consecutive interpreting courses. Introduction to Court Interpretation Provides an introduction to the profession of court interpreting for students of all languages. Students are given an overview of the US criminal justice system, English legal language, criminal and civil procedure, with English templates for developing terminology glossaries in their own languages. The court interpreter's code of ethics is presented, and students engage in role-playing activities to illustrate the basic tenets of the code. Working in language groups, students develop scripts for a mock trial presented at the conclusion of the course, illustrating the linguistic and cultural issues that arise in court cases involving their languages.