Core Translation & Interpreting
Issued by
Tombolo Institute at Bellevue College
This certificate program teaches the fundamentals of translation & interpreting fields. It is composed four embedded courses: Interpreting Fundamentals, Translation Fundamentals, Terminology & Technology, and Professional Practice. By the end of the program, students will be able to apply professional conventions and behavior norms, code of ethics, industry technology, and terminology. Students also learn how to effectively manage and market a private practice.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Basic terminology management
- classification of concepts
- Code Of Ethics
- Confidentiality
- Editing
- Formatting
- Impartiality
- object categorization
- Proofreading
- Sight Translation
- Terminology and content research
- Translation
- Triangle model
Standards
Apply professional interpreting conventions appropriately to convey meaning accurately. Apply appropriate codes of ethics and professional practice. Apply existing and emerging interpreting technology. Comprehend and synthesize equivalency without linguistic and/or cultural interference. Analyze self-performance and apply corrections as appropriate
Apply professional translation techniques and theory appropriately. Apply appropriate codes of ethics and professional practice. Apply existing and emerging translation technology to be able to produce a digital translation. Comprehend and synthesize equivalence without linguistic or cultural interference.
Apply best professional practices to terminology. Use appropriate technology to extract and manage terminology and corpora. Analyze and evaluate translation, interpreting, and terminology technology.
Apply appropriate management conventions to manage a private practice (e.g., customer service and communication, time management, and finances.) Evaluate background to inform specialization and market business effectively. Demonstrate knowledge of translation and interpreting professions and legislative issues.