High demand for interpreters requires higher enrollment in trilingual
\nprogram<\/p>\n
By Jon Coker <\/p>\n
The interpreting for the deaf department has the only trilingual
\ncertification program in the United States. <\/p>\n
“There are deaf people of all shapes, colors and sizes, and it’s nice
\nto have interpreters of various demographics who they can relate with.
\nIt makes them feel more comfortable,” Julie A. R\u00e1zuri, instructor in
\nthe trilingual interpreter certification program, said Oct. 15. <\/p>\n
There are eight students in the enhanced interpreter training class
\nthat meets Saturdays. <\/p>\n
She stressed Texas’ demand for more interpreters fluent in Spanish,
\nEnglish, and American Sign Language, and said recruiting more
\nstudents from various demographics would help the program expand. <\/p>\n
Rosa Lucio, department secretary, explained the structure of the
\nprogram here. <\/p>\n
“Other universities offer both Spanish and American Sign Language in
\nseparate departments, but students at those schools are not educated
\non combining the two, where at SAC, students learn how to interpret
\nthe languages as they develop them,” Lucio said. <\/p>\n
This college’s interpreter training and enhanced certification
\nprogram has been hailed as “state of the art” by universities all
\nover the state of Texas. <\/p>\n
To obtain an enhanced trilingual certificate, students must complete
\n72 coursework hours in the interpreting program. <\/p>\n
The program also requires a minimum of 240 hours of internship and a
\npassing grade on the certification test. <\/p>\n
R\u00e1zuri said by the end of the course series, students are fluent in
\nEnglish, Spanish, and American Sign Language and ready for a job as a
\ntranslator. <\/p>\n
In a recent census, statistics showed that 80 percent of the
\ncertified interpreters in Texas are female. Department faculty
\nbelieve this is because women tend to be more nurturing and patient. <\/p>\n
Statistics also show that about one-eighth of the deaf population in
\nTexas is Hispanic, and by 2050, it is estimated that the ratio will
\ndouble. <\/p>\n
“In 1999, the Legislature said that someone needed to respond to the
\nneeds of the deaf community, and one year later, SAC picked up the
\nchallenge and defended the nonprofit trilingual program,” R\u00e1zuri
\nsaid. <\/p>\n
Trilingual interpreters translate Mass at noon Fridays in the
\nCatholic Student Center, 312 W. Courtland St. <\/p>\n
For more information on the program, call Lucio or Chair Lauri
\nMetcalf at 733-2071 or to contact an interpreter for an event, call
\nJo Hilton at 785-6084. <\/p>\n
Link:
\nhttp:\/\/media.www.theranger.org\/media\/storage\/paper1010\/news\/2007\/11\/02\/News\/High-Demand.For.Interpreters.Requires.Higher.Enrollment.In.Trilingual.Program-3073107.shtml<\/p>\n
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High demand for interpreters requires higher enrollment in trilingual program By Jon Coker The interpreting for the deaf department has the only trilingual certification program in the United States. “There are deaf people of all shapes, colors and sizes, and…<\/p>\n