2015-2016 Catalog

LANG 2340 Simultaneous Interpretation - Medical

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(3) LANG 1110; LANG 1120; and LANG 1130 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

Students begin this course with training techniques including shadowing, dual tasking, and paraphrasing. They progress to simultaneous interpretation of oral exchanges common in medical settings. Students develop personalized glossaries of relevant terminology and evaluate their performance throughout the course.