This certificate program, sponsored by the Division of Extended Education, trains you for county, state, and federal examinations required for employment as certified interpreters and translators. It also prepares you for positions in which Spanish/English interpreters are used by government agencies and private businesses in today's bilingual, bicultural world, including positions as telephone interpreters with Language Line Services (http://www.languageline.com/careers.php3). Offering proof of completion of the certificate program fulfills the eligibility requirements to take the American Translator Association’s certification examination (http://www.atanet.org).

This specific program is unique to Cal State L.A and there are no affiliated interpretation and translation programs at other Cal State campuses.

This program consists of seven courses. The program instructs students in how to sight translate, interpret consecutively as well as simultaneously, and how to correctly translate legal, medical, business, and literary documents. The final program course also consists of intensive preparation and mock test sessions for the state or federal certification written and oral exams that are necessary to work as an interpreter for the courts.

OPEN HOUSE DATE:

If interested in this program, come visit us during our Open House at Extended Education which will be held on:

Saturday, July 25
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.     R.S.V.P. by Monday July 20
Location: King Hall Lecture Hall 2

Refreshments will be served.
Please call (323) 343-4922 (voicemail) to reserve your space.

SCREENING TEST DATE:

Saturday, August 1, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Location: King Hall Lecture Hall 1

$20 cost for test

The fee must be paid prior to taking the test. To register call (323) 343-4900.
The location will be given out after you register for the test.
Parking is $1.00 per hour or $6 all day. Bring $1, $5 bills or coins!!
Click here for the Campus Parking map.

Summer Quarter 2009 courses start Saturday, June 27^th.

Fall Quarter 2009 courses start Saturday, September 26^th.

Employment Opportunities

Interested in Teaching for us? The Division of Extended Education invites application for instructor positions in the Legal Interpretation and Translation: English-Spanish Certificate Program. Read more about it in this Employment Flyer.

Positions exist in a variety of areas: federal, state, superior, and municipal courts; California state administrative hearings; labor-related hearings; government agencies (e.g., Immigration and Naturalization Service); medical centers; insurance companies; financial institutions; international corporations; law enforcement agencies; private businesses; and consulting assignments. Salaries range from $30,000 to $50,000 a year and more.

Admission Requirements

• Completion of a minimum of 54 quarter units (36 semester units) of post-secondary education or equivalent knowledge and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform upper-division course work.
• Successful completion of a bilingual placement test in the following areas: reading comprehension, spelling and grammar; writing; listening comprehension; dictation; short translations; speaking fluency, and diction.
• Applicants with California State Administrative Hearing certification may take courses or complete the program without taking the proficiency test by providing a photocopy of their certification.

Placement with screening
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Program Content

Required Courses
ML 790A	Legal Translation: Contrastive Analysis of English-Spanish Grammatical Structures	4 Units
ML 790B	Legal Translation: Elements, Foundation and Style	4 Units
ML 791A	Translating and Interpreting for Criminal/Penal Proceedings	4 Units
ML 791B	Translating and Interpreting for Criminal/Penal Proceedings	4 Units
ML 792A	Translating and Interpreting for Civil Proceedings and Administrative Hearings	4 Units
ML 792B	Translating and Interpreting for Civil Proceedings and Administrative Hearings	4 Units
ML 793	Legal Interpretation and Translation Laboratory Practicum	4 Units

Optional (Medical) Courses
ML 898/50	Introduction to Medical Interpretation and Translation	3 Units
ML 898/51	Fundamentals of Medical Interpretation	3 Units

Advisement and Information
Contact Joann Edmond
Associate Director of Programs
Division of Extended Education
Voicemail: (323) 343-4922
Email: jedmon2@cslanet.calstatela.edu