SPA 311 - Medical Spanish

4 Hour(s)
This course will focus on the acquisition or expansion of a specialized vocabulary and technical terminology relevant to the field of health care interpreting. It will introduce the student to the prevalent modes of interpreting in health care and aspects of interpretive theory; including the techniques of sight, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation (in drills from English to Spanish and vice-versa). Students will develop improved listening skills required for effective interpreting as well as participate in drills that will help increase recall and short-term memory. These practice drills and simulations will be designed to approximate as closely as possible the challenges faced by medical interpreters, and will expose the student to a variety of interpreting settings that they might encounter: hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices, mental health facilities. Students will also be required to complete a minimum of ten hours service learning at an assigned site.

FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): SPA 301 or consent of the instructor