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MAND 56B
Simultaneous Interpretation II

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Course Description

This course will continue to build students' simultaneous interpretation skills. Students will begin to interpret more complex legal proceedings at faster speeds. Students will be introduced to the testimony of expert witnesses, legal motions, jury instructions, and other complex materials. Students will also acquire the skills necessary to build glossaries for complex proceedings and in the process expand vocabulary to include terminology related to drugs, violence, medical, weapons, DNA and other specialized topics. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to interpret proceedings at speeds of 145+ wpm. This course will help students to review and practice Certification Exams.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Listen attentively to discourse while performing the simultaneous interpreting task.
• Render interpretations of numbers and names using different techniques.
• Demonstrate complex interpreting assignments involving specialized vocabulary.
• Interpret vocabulary related to the following: drug cases, jury instructions, ballistics, forensic pathology, serology, violence, opening and closing arguments.
• Interpret complex proceedings up to 145+ wpm.

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Course Details

Units

4.5 Units

Hours

• Weekly Lecture Hours: 4.5
• Weekly Lab Hours: 0

Gen Ed

General Education Class

Program Status

Program Applicable

Credit

Credit - Degree Applicable

Transferability

Transferable to CSU only

Grading Method

Letter Grading

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite(s)

MAND 56A or equivalent

Advisory(ies)

ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5

Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

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