The Mt. San Antonio
College Interpreter Training Program is designed
to prepare individuals for careers as Sign Language
Interpreters. Interpreters are needed wherever
communication happens between the hearing community
and the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
There are an endless number of settings in which
this communication takes place. Interpreters
are employed by school districts, cruise ship
companies, corporations, government agencies,
hospitals, colleges and universities, and a
vast number of other organizations and private
businesses.
Preparation
for the program includes fluency in American
Sign Language demonstrated by the completion
of SIGN 104,American Sign Language 4, (or the
equivalent skill) and English fluency demonstrated
by the completion of ENGL 1A.
National Certification:
There are many specialties within the field
of Sign Language Interpreting,but the focus
of this program is on preparing the interpreter
generalist. Although requiring some type of
certification is becoming more common in California,there
are still many job opportunities for the precertified
interpreter.
Completing the
certificate in Sign Language/Interpreting does
not make one a “Certified Interpreter;" however, graduates
of this program are encouraged to apply for
National Interpreting Certification (NIC) through
the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
at www.rid.org. |