Legal Interpretation in Criminal Proceedings

This advanced course covers the different court proceedings that take place in the course of the prosecution of a criminal case. Criminal cases will be followed through the State and Federal Systems from the arraignment process through the sentencing hearing. Students will perform role-playing exercises in simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation as appropriate and based on the type of interpretation required in court.

Note: prerequisites: Successful completion of Entrance Exam, "Introduction to Translation and Interpretation", "Consecutive Interpretation", "Simultaneous Interpretation", and "Introduction to Court Interpretation". Certified or registered interpreters are welcome to enroll without completing above prerequisites. Elective for the Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English).

Other Credit: CIMCE #1858. 5 points of ATA Continuing Education in Category A.

Course Number: LING-40072   Credit: 3 units

This course is part of the following Certificate Program(s):

• Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English)

There are no sections of this course planned for the current quarter. Please contact the Arts, Humanities & Languages department at (858) 964-1051 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.