Certificate of Achievement-Advanced in Mandarin Translation and Interpretation

De Anza College

This certificate program is designed to prepare students for a career in legal and court interpretation. The courses in this program and designed to prepare students to pass the California Court Interpreter Certification Exam. All program participants must be fluent in Mandarin and English and have a speaking proficiency equivalent to that of an educated native speaker. The potential careers students may enter upon completion include administrative hearing interpreters Braille translators conference interpreters court interpreters escort interpreters guide interpreters legal translators literary translators localization translators medical interpreters and medical translators.Upon completion, students will be able toDifferentiate between translation and interpretingIdentify text type and audience in order to execute translation decisionsDemonstrate appropriate grammar terminology through a verbal discussionApply grammar and composition rules accuratelyApply the terminology used in translation and interpretingApply the appropriate use of sight translation in various settingsInterpret complex proceedings at speeds of 145 plus words per minuteUse consecutive interpretation in the appropriate situations in court, hospital and social services settings

Intercultural And International studies Division