1. Student will begin to render messages into target language consecutively with increasing accuracy and consistency.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of acquired note-taking, listening, and rendering skills.
Course Description
This course begins the in-depth study of the theory and practice of consecutive interpretation and sight translation (continued in Advanced Consecutive Interpretation). It reviews legal and medical concepts and covers policy and law relevant to interpreter practice, theory, skill development, and special issues in legal, medical, and business settings using authentic materials and contextually meaningful situations.