Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2020Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review:
Course Revision:
HPR 207 Techniques and Theories of Baseball/Softball
Course Revision with Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
FAR 101 Drawing I
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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for spring 2020 review:
New Courses:
MCL 370 Introduction to Community Interpreting and Translation. Prerequisite: Minimum of five semesters of study of a language other than English or equivalent. Overview of concepts and skills in community interpreting and translation. Students will develop critical awareness of standard use of English and a second language. Taught in English. Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2021.
SPA 403 Spanish Court Interpreting. Prerequisites: MCL 370, SPA 399, and a minimum Advanced-Low proficiency in English and Spanish (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Builds on consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills learned in MCL 370, with a focus on fundamental knowledge skills, and dispositions related to Spanish court interpreting. Taught in Spanish. Offered spring semester, beginning spring 2021.
SPA 407 Spanish Court Interpreting and Translation Practicum. Prerequisites: MCL 370, SPA 399, and a minimum Advanced-Low proficiency in English and Spanish (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages). Supervised legal interpreting and translation, focused on fostering habits of critical self-reflection required to successfully pass the NY Unified Court System Interpreting Exam. Some emphasis on improvement in translation of legal texts from Spanish to English. Also targets attainment of Advanced-Mid language proficiency on the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish. Offered fall semester, beginning fall 2020.
