INT 460 Current Issues for Interpreters

Investigates current issues facing the professional interpreter. Students discuss issues of multilingualism/multiculturalism, legal statutes and liability, certification and quality assurance, confidentiality, accountability, minority status of non-English language users and issues of culture, oppression, and empowerment of non-English using communities, the interpreter as a cross-cultural mediator, and other contemporary issues.
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Satisfactory Grading: Ineligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.

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