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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Foundations of Spanish Translation Micro-Credential
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Department: Modern Languages
The Micro-Credential in Spanish Translation is designed to help individuals develop basic skills for translating documents of a professional nature from English into Spanish. The program is germane to persons interested in careers such as educational services; business services; health services; communications; local government; social services; printing and publishing; chemicals and allied products; State government; and Federal Government. Employment in the occupation is expected to increase steadily as most of these industries expand. The micro-credential program is open to current college students and individuals seeking to add to their portfolio and make themselves more marketable to employers.
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Requirements
The program consists of 4 courses (16 credits) each of which must be passed with a grade of B or better, as follows:
Skills and Competencies to be Gained
Students will:
- Demonstrate their grasp of comparative grammar, style, rhetorical structures and levels
- of discourse.
- Develop a clearer understanding of the morphological and syntactical differences
- between English and Spanish.
- Be able to complete professional translations.
- Understand fundamental translation theories and methods.
- Use key source texts (dictionaries, books, websites) to develop translations.
- Learn the professional translation ethics, process, and work expectations.
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