LANG 2220 - Legal Terminology and Sight Translation

4.5 Credits

Students explore the origins of legal terminology and learn high-frequency terminology used in civil and criminal proceedings. This course involves extensive practice in sight translation of various types of course documents.

Prerequisites: (3) LANG 1110, LANG 1120, and LANG 1130

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Develop sight translation skills through paraphrasing, vocabulary development and text-analysis activities.
Sight translate typical documents in the legal setting.
Analyze renditions for additions, omissions, meaning changes, pauses and hesitations.
Improve vocabulary in working languages.

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