Translation and Interpretation
16 courses · Evergreen Valley College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
TI 041 Vietnamese Grammar for Translation & Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with the analysis and description of some of the most relevant aspects of the Vietnamese language in translation and interpreting. The course focuses on a wide range of grammatical and syntactical structures as well as the development of vocabulary in the legal and medical translation and interpreting fields. Applying the rules of grammar and orthography in writing through interactive activities and literature analysis is also emphasized.
TI 042 Fundamentals for Vietnamese Translation & Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides an introduction to the translation and interpreting profession focusing on the theory, techniques, methods, and challenges associated with the field of translation and interpreting. The course also concentrates on helping students to acquire needed language skills such as technical terminology and modes of translation and interpreting as well as ethical principles and standards of practice in legal and healthcare settings.
TI 043 Vietnamese/English Linguistic Analysis For Translation & Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with an analysis and description of some of the most relevant aspects of the Vietnamese and English languages as well as the Vietnamese and American cultures, focusing on the aspects of translation and interpreting.
TI 044 Vietnamese Sight Translation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces students to the fundamental skills of sight translation/interpreting focusing on the legal equivalence requirements of this mode of interpretation. It emphasizes reviewing reading comprehension skills, analyzing texts upon first reading, acquiring vocabulary research skills, expanding vocabulary, and understanding the role of the interpreter. Essential skills for Sight Translation/Interpreting as well as challenges faced in Sight Translation/Interpreting are also discussed.
TI 045A Vietnamese Consecutive Interpreting 1
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 042 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces students to the fundamental skills of Consecutive Interpreting focusing on the legal requirements of this mode of interpretation in legal, healthcare, and other community settings. The course emphasizes note taking techniques and strategies to acquire these skills, memory building skills and development, and understanding the role of the interpreter. Essential skills for Consecutive Interpreting as well as challenges faced in Consecutive Interpreting are also discussed. Field trips may be required.
TI 045B Vietnamese Consecutive Interpreting 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 045A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course focuses on providing students with more complex and extensive skills needed in Consecutive Interpreting. The course emphasizes advanced note-taking techniques and strategies to enhance memory, and message transfer skills as well as legal and healthcare legislation and regulations. Critical thinking, ethical decision-making abilities, and cultural responsiveness are also discussed and practiced. Field trips may be required.
TI 046A Vietnamese Simultaneous Interpreting 1
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 042 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces students to the fundamental skills of Simultaneous Interpreting focusing on the legal requirements of this mode of interpretation. The course emphasizes the practice of decalage, paraphrasing, chuchotage, and shadowing. General and technical vocabulary attainment as well as managing the interpreting encounter are also discussed to help students acquire simultaneous interpreting skills of up to 125 words per minute.
TI 046B Vietnamese Simultaneous Interpreting 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 046A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course helps students continue to build simultaneous interpretation skills focusing on providing students with more advanced and intense practice as well as techniques in mastering required language and interpreting skills of this mode of interpretation. Complex terminology acquisition and extensive cultural training are also discussed to help students acquire simultaneous interpreting skills of up to 145+ words per minutes. Field trips may be required.
TI 051 Fundamentals of Spanish Tramslation and Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides an introduction to the translation and interpreting profession focusing on the historical origins, theories, techniques, methods, and challenges associated with the fields of translation and interpreting. Students will focus on comprehension of source language texts and accurate expression of content and style in translations. Theoretical readings will be used to familiarize students with strategies, techniques, and challenges faced in the translation and interpreting process.
TI 052 Spanish Grammar for Translation and Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with the analysis and description of some of the most relevant aspects of the Spanish language in translation and interpreting. The course focuses on a wide range of grammatical and syntactical structures as well as the development of vocabulary in the legal, medical, and educational translation and interpreting fields. Applying the rules of grammar and orthography in writing through interactive activities and literature analysis is also emphasized.
TI 053 Spanish/English Linguistic Analysis for Tanslation and Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 052 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with an analysis and description of some of the most relevant aspects of the Spanish and English languages as well as the Spanish and US cultures, focusing on the aspects of translation and interpreting.
TI 055 Sight Translation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course will introduce students to the fundamental skill of sight translation as used in the legal, medical and educational fields. There will be emphasis on reviewing the necessary reading comprehension skills, acquiring the ability to analyze text upon first reading, acquiring vocabulary research skills, expanding vocabulary and understanding the role of the interpreter. Students will practice paraphrasing, chunking, prediction and expanding and condensing exercises to finally develop the skills necessary for performing sight translation of complex texts.
TI 056A Consecutive Interpreting I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 055 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course will introduce students to consecutive legal, medical, educational, and community interpretation. Students will learn how to comply with the legal equivalence requirements of consecutive interpretation. They will also be introduced to the proper usage of this mode of interpretation at various settings. There will be a focus on memory building skills as well as note-taking techniques. Students will begin to develop their own note-taking system and symbols. Through guided exercises students will continue to build vocabulary and learn how to deal with various factors encountered when using the consecutive mode of interpretation.
TI 056B Consecutive Interpreting II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 056A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course builds on the skills acquired in Consecutive Interpretation I. Students will continue to enhance retention while developing personal note-taking systems in more demanding situations with lengthier messages. There will be an emphasis on complying with the equivalence requirement and limiting omissions. Students will learn how to deal with challenges to interpretation and make corrections on the record. Students will acquire terminology related to complex interpreting assignments in the legal, medical, and educational settings.
TI 057A Simultaneous Interpreting I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 055 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course will introduce students to simultaneous interpretation in the medical, legal and educational fields. Students will learn how to comply with the equivalence requirements of simultaneous interpretation in the above-mentioned fields. There will be emphasis on reviewing; the history of simultaneous interpretation, the role of the interpreter, relevant settings and research skills. Students will practice paraphrasing, chunking and shadowing exercises to increase vocabulary and create a strong foundation to begin acquiring simultaneous interpreting skills up to 125 words per minute.
TI 057B Simultaneous Interpreting II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- TI 057A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course will continue to build students' simultaneous interpretation skills. Students will begin to interpret more complex legal, medical and educational proceedings at faster speeds. Students will be rendering simultaneous interpretation of complex materials such as testimony of expert witnesses in the legal field, patient education sessions in medical settings, and parent information sessions in educational settings, among others. Students will also acquire the skills necessary to build glossaries for complex subjects, and in the process expand vocabulary to include terminology related to drugs, violence, weapons, DNA, medical topics, special education terminology, and other specialized vocabulary. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to interpret proceedings at speeds of 145+ wpm.