Spanish Translation Major Department of Education and Language Acquisition Prof. Mabel Gonzalez Quiroz 1

Spanish Translation Major

Department of Education and Language Acquisition

Prof. Mabel Gonzalez Quiroz

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2006-2016: Outlook for Translators and Interpreters “projected to increase 24 percent” “much faster than the average for all

occupations”

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09

Edition

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“strong demand in health care settings and work related to homeland security”

“the broadening of international ties” “the increase in the number of foreign

language speakers in the United States”

Growth driven by:

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"demand will remain strong for translators of the languages referred to as ‘PFIGS’— Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish"

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Monitoring, translation, and transcription of wiretaps for the Drug Enforcement Administration

Communications regarding international narcotics trafficking

Communications regarding the legitimate import/export of controlled substances

Homeland Security

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Communications between US and foreign companies Communications between US headquarters

and their foreign branches Communications between foreign companies

and their US branches Documents pertaining to international banking

International Ties

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Translation of hospital documents (admissions forms; surgical consent forms; patient-education materials)

Interpretation during doctor-patient encounters

Bilingual patient trainers (e.g., home dialysis, insulin injection and diabetes monitoring, post-surgical home care, nutrition education)

Health Care Settings

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Mostly certificate programs Undergraduate degree programs:

SUNY Binghamton – Translation Minor Miami-Dade College – A.S. Degree Kent State Univ., Ohio – B.S. Degree Southern Nazarene Univ., OK – B.A. Cal State, Long Beach – B.A. U. Texas, Brownsville – B.A. (Fall ’09)

Where are the Programs?

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Increased Demand for Well-Trained

Translators and Interpreters

Recognition of a New Field of Studies

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Hunter College offers the only B.A. program in the NY area. Requires: 36 credits in Spanish 12 credits in English An internship in Translation and/or

Interpretation

Hunter College

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Spanish Translation: Distribution of credits English: 15 Humanities: 6 Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sc.: 3 Business and Technology: 3 Social Science: 6 Cooperative Education: 6 Education and Language Acquisition: 18 Liberal Arts 3

LaGuardia Community College

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Guarantees the transfer of all credits. Contacts:

Professor Ana Maria Hernandez [email protected] Professor Maria Cornelio [email protected]

Articulation Agreement between LaGuardia and Hunter

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Total no. of students now in program: 29 Total no. of internships done so far: 16 Total no. of graduates so far: 8

1 Ph.D. in Translation Studies at Kent State 1 preparing to apply to medical school 1 teaching in a private elementary school 2 medical interpreters 1 court interpreter 1 in-house translator for a charter school

Success Stories

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