Languages | Interpreter Preparation

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
  • A journeyman certification in the field to be taught 
Instructional Council (IC)
Languages
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Interpreter Preparation
Subjects
IPP
Course Subjects

ASL, ITP, IPP, LIN, INT, DST

Course Titles and Keywords

interpreting pedagogy, interpreting and translating studies, interpreting theories, research in interpreting, interactive interpreting, K-12 interpreting, simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting, translation.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Interpreting pedagogy, research in interpreting, interpreter training, linguistics, ASL and English linguistics, interpreting theories, translation and interpreting studies.

Description

Nationally recognized interpreting certifications from RID, BEI, or other interpreting organizations

Rationale

Accrediting organization, CCIE, requires our instructors to be nationally certified