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Foreign Language Interpreting

FLIN 115 - Legal Interpreting (3 credits)

Prerequisite: FLIN 105. This course introduces students to the trial process common to all American courts by examining fundamental courtroom procedures, the hierarchy of courts, the legal process, and the divisions of the legal system of the United States, Missouri, and Kansas. Students will analyze legal and civil documents and focus on the characteristics of legal English: its terminology, its linguistic structures, and its social and psychological functions. Additional instruction will focus on sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting in legal settings.

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MCC-Maple Woods (2 classes)
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