TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (SPANISH/ENGLISH) AA DEGREE

 

CORE COURSES:

Course List

CODE	TITLE	UNITS
Required Core
SPAN15	Spanish-English Linguistic Analysis	4
SPAN31	Intro to Translation and Interpretation: Spanish/English	4
SPAN32	Medical Interpretation English-Spanish	4
SPAN34	Spanish-English Consecutive Interpreting	4
SPAN36	English-Spanish Sight Translation	3
Select two courses from the following list:		8-9
SPAN11	Spanish Conversation for the Health Professions I
SPAN12	Spanish Conversation for the Health Professions II
SPAN33	Medical Interpretation English-Spanish II
SPAN40	Introduction to Website and App Translation and Localization
SPAN45	Hispanic and Latino/a Culture
TOTAL MAJOR UNITS		27-28
Additional Requirements		32-33
Complete Competency Requirements, general education pattern (MPC General Education,CSU General Education, orIGETC), and electives, if needed, for a total of 60 degree-applicable units.
Total Units		60

 

Please refer to the graduation requirements section of the Catalog for information about degree and certificate requirements including Reading and Writing, Mathematics, Information Competency, and General Education requirements.  

Check out our new Certificates of Achievement!

 

  

Spanish for Spanish Speakers Certificate of Achievement

Students are exposed to potential paths for bilinguals such as translation, teaching of  world languages, Chicano and other Hispanic literatures. The program assists students who are seeking careers in a variety of settings, including education, retail, medicine, travel, hospitality, entertainment, and community services.

This certificate is a stepping-stone to transfer, as it provides the required core for the AA-T in Spanish.

Courses required for this CoA:

 

SPAN 1S

SPAN 2S

SPAN 3S

Select ONE course from the following:

SPAN 4S

SPAN 5

Total Certificate Units: 18-20

 

 

Spanish Language Certificate of Achievement

The Certificate of Achievement in Spanish promotes fluency in Spanish and an understanding of Hispanic culture. This is a twenty-unit program of study of a second language and its culture that prepares students to interact appropriately with Spanish speaking persons in a variety of settings.

This certificate is a stepping-stone to transfer, as it provides the required core for the AA-T in Spanish.

 Courses required for this CoA:

SPAN 1

SPAN 2

SPAN 3

SPAN 4

Total Certificate Units: 20

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SPAN 1. ELEMENTARY SPANISH I

 

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course offers a systematic introduction to understanding, speaking, reading and writing the Spanish language. Emphasis is placed on communication skills, first in the classroom, then extending to wider cultural contexts.

• Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 1S. ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS I

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

 This course is parallel to Spanish 1A, but for Spanish Heritage Speakers. It provides instruction in standard Spanish usage, for heri­tage/native speakers with limited formal training in Spanish in oral, reading, and writing skills. Awareness of Mexican and other Hispanic cultures through appropriate readings and class discussions.

• Advisories: Native Spanish-speaking ability
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 2. ELEMENTARY SPANISH II

 

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course offers further study of elementary Spanish.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 1A
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 2S. ELEMENTARY SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course is a continuation of SPAN 1SA. It further develops all language skills in Spanish and increases awareness of the Hispanic cultures.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 1SA 
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 3. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH

 

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course provides a review and completion of all basic gram­matical structures with oral and written drills. Emphasis is placed on conversational practice with everyday vocabulary. Readings relate to Spanish-speaking cultures.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 1B
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 3S. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS I

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course is conducted totally in Spanish and includes a strong literary and composition component. Students are exposed to potential professional paths for bilinguals through readings and discussions about translation, teaching of foreign languages, Chicano and other Hispanic literatures. Students learn to use formal and academic Spanish in advanced compositions and conversation.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 1SB
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C, F

 

SPAN 4. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

 

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course provides a review of grammar and active vocabulary growth through oral and written composition. Emphasis is placed on conversa­tional practice using readings relevant to Spanish-speaking cultures.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 2A
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 4S. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II

5 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 85 hours lecture

This course is parallel to SPAN 2B, but it is designed for heritage, or native, speakers. It is conducted totally in Spanish with further emphasis on advanced grammar, reading, and writing, including a strong cultural and literary component. It is designed for heritage speakers to master formal, professional, and academic Spanish and deepen awareness of national and international Hispanic cultures. Students are exposed to potential professional paths for bilinguals.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 2SA
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C

 

 

SPAN 5. LITERATURE OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD

 

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

This course introduces students to the form and structure of various genres of literature in Spanish, and to the language of literary analysis through selections of prose, poetry, drama and film from Spain and the Americas, with attention to Chicano literature. It reveals the progression of a people and culture in American society, artistically expressed by Mexican-American writers who seek to understand themselves and the world around them. This course reinforces reading, writing, and speaking in Spanish. The course is conducted in Spanish.

• Course advisory: SPAN 2B or students should be heritage speakers or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU
• General Ed. Credit: CSU, Area C2; MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 10. SPANISH FOR THE PROFESSIONS

4 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 68 hours lecture

This course is designed for students interested in developing a functional use of Spanish for the professions (business, education, law, medicine, social work, and others.) It is designed to prepare students and community professionals to successfully interact with Spanish speakers. Language is developed in the context of specific communicative tasks. The course promotes equal access to public and community services. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online. 

• Course advisory: SPAN 1S or S PAN 3 OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU

 

SPAN 18. SPANISH THROUGH FILM

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

 Thought-provoking films expose students to authentic Spanish language as well as the culture and history of different regions in the Spanish-speaking world. Analysis and discussion of films with the goal of improving accuracy and fluency in Spanish.  Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

• Course advisories: SPAN 2 or SPAN 1S OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• GE Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B; MPC, Area C, F

SPAN 22. SPANISH COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

 This course focuses on text analysis, general academic writing, and the refining of formal modes of presentation and the sustained study of grammar and vocabulary with emphasis on complex structures. It is intended for heritage speakers or other linguistically qualified students who wish to increase their oral and writing skills in the context of themes, topics, and the literary and cultural production of the U.S. Hispanic population and other cultural productions of Latin America and Spain. This course familiarizes students with authentic texts written in different styles to provide a platform from which to practice the presentational modes of writing, such as description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 2 or SPAN 1S OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• GE Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C, F

SPAN 31. INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING: SPANISH/ENGLISH

4 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 68 hours lecture

 Students perform introductory translation assignments from Spanish to English and vice versa. They develop an understanding of translation theory through reading and class discussion and come to understand communicative translation and compare it to a direct, word-for-word approach. The grammar of Spanish is reviewed in detail. Taught in Spanish. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 3 or SPAN 1S OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU
• GE Credit: MPC, Area E2 

SPAN 32. MEDICAL INTERPRETATION. ENGLISH-SPANISH

4 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 68 hours lecture

 This course is designed to prepare students and community professionals to successfully interact with Spanish-speaking patients. The course is ideal for all those who are working or wishing to work as interpreters in healthcare settings but who have not had any formal training as health professionals. It is also ideal for students in the Nursing program, health professionals, medical assistants, athletic trainers, nurses, doctors, paramedics, pharmacy technicians, clinicians, etc. Language is developed in the context of specific communicative tasks, such as taking medical information, counseling and giving instructions to patients. Students will learn specific vocabulary for the Health Professions. 

Interpretation skills are developed by 1) using the new vocabulary 2) practicing real-life situations and 3) discussing how to improve different interpreting scenarios. Fluency in both Spanish and English is strongly recommended; may also be offered fully online.

• Advisories: SPAN 4 or SPAN 1S OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students; fluency in both English and Spanish is strongly recommended.
• Credit transferable: CSU

SPAN 50A INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION I

 

3 units • LG-P/NP • Total hours: 51 hours lecture

This course is designed to promote competency in the oral use of the Spanish language, and to increase fluency by reinforcing previously learned materials and by expanding vocabulary and patterns of speech. The course emphasizes the practical application of the language in everyday life situations and current events at the intermediate level.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 2 or SPAN 1S OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• GE Credit: CSU Area C2
• IGETC, Area 3B, 6A
• General Ed. Credit: MPC, Area C

 

SPAN 50B INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION II

3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture

This course is designed to promote mid-to-high intermediate competency in the oral use of the Spanish language, and to increase fluency by reinforcing previously learned materials and by expanding vocabulary and patterns of speech. The course emphasizes the practical application of the language in everyday life situations and current events at the mid-to-high intermediate level.

• Prerequisites: SPAN 50A or SPAN 3 OR, alternatively, students should be heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students.
• Credit transferable: CSU, UC
• GE Credit: CSU, Area C2; IGETC, Area 3B, 6A; MPC, Area C

 

WHY IS LEARNING SPANISH SO IMPORTANT?

• Spanish is a widely (and increasingly) spoken language in California.

   

• Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, after Chinese. Currently, there is a rapid growth of Spanish in the U.S.

   

• By 2050, the U.S. is projected to be the biggest Spanish-speaking country in the world. You may have noticed that politicians, other public figures, advertisers, government agencies, and businesses are starting to more widely use Spanish to connect with greater numbers and diversity of people in the U.S.

   

• The language services industry is the fourth fastest growing industry in the United States. This industry includes occupations in business, marketing, instruction, translation, interpretation, etc. Spanish linguistics plays a key role in many companies.

   

• Companies want to sell products locally and globally. Since there are more and more Spanish Speakers, fields such as localization, internationalization, translation and interpretation are growing rapidly in the U.S.

   

• Many organizations are developing a Spanish version for their products, websites, commercials, etc.

   

• The fusion of technology/engineering and world languages is the future. Tech companies in the Bay Area and around the world are adapting digital and technology products to different languages for global audiences. Knowledge of languages and cultures is necessary for this work. Websites, apps, marketing, and products need to be translated and adapted to appeal to audiences with different cultures.

   

• A bilingual, bi-cultural person has a broader perspective of the world, which is highly valued in this increasingly global economy.

   

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects interpreter and translator jobs to increase nationally by 18% by 2026 (much faster than the national job growth average).^[1] As of 2018, California has the largest number of jobs in these occupations.

   

• There is a shortage in medical interpreting Spanish/English in the area.

   

• There is a shortage for bilingual instructors in California after Proposition 58 passed, which opens the possibility for more classes to be taught in Spanish and languages other than English. Spanish instructors and teachers who can teach content in other subjects in Spanish are greatly needed.

   

• Spanish permeates all areas and industries because of the growth of the Latinx/Hispanic population and the resilience of Spanish language and Latinx culture among families. Anybody who opens a business or plans to open a business in the future will have to consider these linguistic and cultural changes to reach this rapidly growing population.

• Learning Spanish can help you develop life-changing skills. By completing a degree or certificate in Spanish, you will join over 400 million people who speak the language while learning more about your culture and the culture of others.