C55370CP - Community Spanish Interpreter Pathway
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Program Requirements
Major Requirements
SPA 111 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3
SPA 112 - Elementary Spanish II Credits: 3
SPA 120 - Spanish for the Workplace Credits: 3
SPA 181 - Spanish Lab 1 Credits: 1
SPA 182 - Spanish Lab 2 Credits: 1
SPI 113 - Intro. to Spanish Inter. Credits: 3
SPI 243 - Medical Interpreting I Credits: 3
Total Credits: 17
In order to be successful in your completion of this Certificate your Spanish language skills should be that of a Heritage or Native speaker. Look below to see the definitions of learners as it applies to this interpreting program.
Language Learner: A person who is learning a new language. They may have some experience with the language or none at all. They need to develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, in addition to understanding the cultural context of the language. In order to be successful at this, the student needs to be motivated to learn the language and be willing to invest the necessary practice time to develop those language skills. Immersion in the language is key.
Heritage Speaker: A person who has learned a language by being exposed to it and not by studying it in a formal school setting. They may have been born in a Spanish Speaking country and moved to the US as a child or they may have been born in the US and acquired the language as they grew up. They may have even been used as interpreters by family and friends since they went to school in the US and learned English (speaking, writing, reading) which enabled them to acquire English as their dominant language. They may speak very regionally, which means that they acquired the Spanish commonly used by their family and friends, but they can learn regionalisms from other countries fairly quickly since they already speak Spanish.
Native Speaker: A person who was born and raised in a Spanish country so they acquired Spanish as their first language. They’ve had the opportunity to go through the school system of that country which enabled them to learn to speak, read, and write grammatically correct. They have also been exposed to the Spanish culture of that country. They can communicate fluently and spontaneously.”
