SPA 340 Legal Interpreting I
3 hours
This intermediate course reinforces interpreting techniques and strategies acquired in previous courses to apply them to a variety of legal settings (police, courts, immigration). This course introduces students to the contextual knowledge of the law and legal language that they need to operate in diverse legal settings and promotes discussion and reflection regarding issues of social and linguistic justice in the legal system. Students engage in intensive hands-on practice in consecutive interpretation and sight translation based on diverse simulated courtroom situations, including pre-trial and trial proceedings. Students will have an opportunity to attend appropriate civil, criminal, and/or family court proceedings.