# Legal and Community Interpreting (LCI) courses Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 17 courses Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44208/44418/44420 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### LCI 200 — Orientation to Community Interpreting - **Units:** .5 - **Hours:** .5 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to the interpreting profession: Description of judicial and healthcare specializations; linguistic assessment and recommendations. Required to enroll into the LCI Certificate Program. ### LCI 201A — Introduction to Legal and Community Interpretation - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** POSCI 021, SPAN 022B. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Principles of translation and interpretation: Introduction to the three modes of interpretation (consecutive, simultaneous and sight);essential terminology used in court proceedings, health services institutions, and educational environments; translator and interpreter code of ethics; protocol; differences between the U.S., Latin American, and other systems; the linguistic, cultural and professional expectations in the field of translation and interpreting; professional opportunities in the different fields. ### LCI 201B — Introduction to Medical Interpreting - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** LCI 200 or Instructor's approval. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/lci.md) Principles of healthcare interpretation: Introduction to modes of interpretation, terminology use in healthcare settings, regulations and ethics, and professional organizations, requirements, and opportunities. ### LCI 202 — Sight Translation-Spanish - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Principles of sight translation (oral), skills and practices: Legal terms used in court proceedings, legal vocabulary development in English and Spanish, sight translation practice with documents in English and from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries. ### LCI 203 — Consecutive Interpretation-Spanish - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to principles of consecutive interpretation: Development of oral interpretation skills, vocabulary used in legal, health services, and educational instances, and examination of characteristics of Spanish used by participants in the different official contexts and fields; skills include note-taking. ### LCI 204 — Simultaneous Interpretation-Spanish - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Principles of simultaneous interpretation: Skills and practices, terminology used in different fields, lexical characteristics of Spanish used by participants in the legal, health services, and educational institutions. ### LCI 206A — Advanced Skills and Exam Preparation - Legal - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Advisory:** LCI 202, LCI 201A, LCI 203, LCI 204. - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Preparation for advanced legal interpretation certification exams: Sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation skills and strategies, and ethics. Not open for students who successfully completed LCI 206. ### LCI 206B — Advanced Skills and Exam Preparation - Medical - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Advisory:** LCI 200 or Instructor's approval. - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/lci.md) Preparation for advanced medical interpretation certification exams: Sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation skills, strategies, and ethics. ### LCI 212A — Interpreting for Prenatal Genetic Disorders - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 1 hour lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Other: Conditional Enrollment: Instructor's approval of language competency. Interpreting for prenatal genetic disorders: Concepts, vocabulary and healthcare interpreting for genetics in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of prenatal disorders. ### LCI 212B — Interpreting for Pediatric Genetic Disorders - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 1 hour lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Other: Conditional Enrollment: Instructor's approval of language competency. Interpreting for pediatric genetic disorders: Concepts, vocabulary and communication techniques used in pediatric genetic disorders; challenges to healthcare interpreters when working on assignments for diagnosis, treatment and counseling of pediatric genetic disorders. ### LCI 212C — Interpreting for Cancer Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 1 hour lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Other: Conditional Enrollment: Instructor's approval of language competency. Interpreting for cancer genetics: Concepts, vocabulary and counseling for genetic cancers; challenges for healthcare interpreters when working in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of genetic cancers. ### LCI 212D — Interpreting for Autism Spectrum Disorder - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 1 hour lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Other: Conditional Enrollment: Instructor's approval of language competency. Interpretation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Overview of ASD diagnosis & management, vocabulary and genetics; challenges of interpreting for ASD appointments. ### LCI 212H — Interpreting in Palliative Care and End of Life - **Units:** 1 - **Hours:** 1 hour lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Other: Conditional Enrollment: Instructor's approval of language competency. Interpretation for palliative care and end of life: Structure, organization, terminology of palliative care; California End of Life Options Act; medical interpreter's responsibilities and ethical obligations under California law; emotional impact of difficult discussions. ### LCI 214A — Public Speaking for Interpreters - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to public speaking for interpreters: Analysis of common structure of English language speeches in a variety of contexts, registers, and styles; building and preparing speeches; giving speeches before an audience observing best practices of delivery; applying lessons learned to realm of interpretation. (Language neutral class) ### LCI 214B — Translation - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to translation for language professionals: Analysis of texts in a variety of contexts, registers, and styles; review of important grammar differences between English and Spanish; skills relating to idiomatic syntax and terminology recognition, register equivalence, research in source and target languages, revision and editing for style, grammar, meaning retention. ### LCI 214C — Spanish Reading and Writing for Interpreters and Translators - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Spanish reading and writing for Spanish/English interpreters and translators: Analysis of Spanish language texts and audio materials in a variety of contexts, registers, and styles; review of important grammar differences between English and Spanish; issues encountered by bilingual and bi-cultural speakers. ### LCI 214D — English Reading and Writing for Interpreters and Translators - **Units:** 2 - **Hours:** 2 hours lecture - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule English reading and writing for Spanish/English interpreters and translators: Analysis of English language texts and audio materials in a variety of contexts, registers, and styles; review of important grammar differences between English and Spanish; issues encountered by bilingual and bi-cultural speakers.