Certificate of Achievement in Mandarin Translation and Interpretation

This certificate program is designed to prepare students for a career in legal and court interpretation. All program participants must be fluent in Mandarin and English and have a speaking proficiency equivalent to that of an educated native speaker. The potential careers students may enter upon completion include administrative hearing interpreters; Braille translators; conference interpreters; court interpreters; escort interpreters; guide interpreters; legal translators; literary translators; localization translators; medical interpreters and medical translators.Upon completion, students will be able toDifferentiate between translation and interpretingIdentify text type and audience in order to execute translation decisionsDemonstrate appropriate grammar terminology through a verbal discussionApply grammar and composition rules accuratelyApply the terminology used in translation and interpretingApply the appropriate use of sight translation in various settings

Upload an official school transcript. Students must be 18 years old to attend college. Students who are younger than 18 (but at least 16 before first day of classes) can attend with proof of secondary/high school completion or the equivalent. All documents must be in English or officially translated into English.