This course consists of introducing students to the theory, application, and practice of English/Spanish and Spanish/English community interpreting. Throughout the course, students will practice and perfect sight translations, consecutive interpretations, and simultaneous interpretations in English/Spanish and Spanish/English. The translations and interpretations will primarily cover the fields of social services, schools, and other community-based settings. Legal and medical interpreting will also be discussed but will not be practiced in this course. This course is primarily designed to assist students who are interested in pursuing a career related to interpreting and/or translating as well as those who wish to improve their proficiency in written and oral Spanish. Prerequisite: WL301 and WL302.

Introduction to methods, techniques, and problems involved in translating from French into English. Emphasis is on the practice of translating general materials with some consideration for the translation of specialized materials, such as subtitles. The course will also involve the discussion of translation problems, recognition of appropriate solutions, and the use of specific translation strategies in French to English translation. Prerequisite: WL311 or equivalent. Co-requisite TI405.

Introduction to methods, techniques, and problems involved in translating from Japanese into English. Emphasis is on the practice of translating general materials with some consideration for the translation of specialized materials, such as subtitles. The course will also involve the discussion of translation problems, recognition of appropriate solutions, and the use of specific translation strategies in Japanese to English translation.  Prerequisite: WL301. Co-requisite TI405.

This is an advanced course in translation with a focus on medical, scientific and technical texts or literary texts. Students will deepen their knowledge of translation theory and will be trained to build and consolidate their skills in specialized translation. The course will, therefore, combine practical translation work with use of a range of methodologies and utilities for exploiting and managing language resources for the purposes of translation. The practical translation element will focus on written translation, into English, of technically complex texts; these may include extracts from scientific research papers, patents, technical instructions, brochures, clinical trials, and other popular scientific texts. Prerequisites: WL301 and TI405, recommended: TI415