<p>Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Recommended preparation: knowledge of English and at least one other language. Enforced requisite: course 20. Examination of salient lexical, structural, cultural, and social aspects of translating and interpreting between two languages or dialects. Survey of development of translation theories and rise of community interpreting and critical role of language brokering. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Linguistics

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College of Letters and Science

The department focuses on the scientific study of language in all aspects; programs emphasize linguistic theory in combination with fieldwork, experimentation, and computational methods.

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Fundamentals of Translation and Interpreting

LING 144

5 units