Spanish Translation Major Department of Education and Language Acquisition Prof. Mabel Gonzalez Quiroz 1

 : Outlook for Translators and Interpreters  “projected to increase 24 percent”  “much faster than the average for all occupations” Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, Edition 2

 “strong demand in health care settings and work related to homeland security”  “the broadening of international ties”  “the increase in the number of foreign language speakers in the United States” Growth driven by: 3

 "demand will remain strong for translators of the languages referred to as ‘PFIGS’— Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish" 4

 Monitoring, translation, and transcription of wiretaps for the Drug Enforcement Administration  Communications regarding international narcotics trafficking  Communications regarding the legitimate import/export of controlled substances Homeland Security 5

 Communications between US and foreign companies  Communications between US headquarters and their foreign branches  Communications between foreign companies and their US branches  Documents pertaining to international banking International Ties 6

 Translation of hospital documents (admissions forms; surgical consent forms; patient-education materials)  Interpretation during doctor-patient encounters  Bilingual patient trainers (e.g., home dialysis, insulin injection and diabetes monitoring, post-surgical home care, nutrition education) Health Care Settings 7

 Mostly certificate programs Undergraduate degree programs:  SUNY Binghamton – Translation Minor  Miami-Dade College – A.S. Degree  Kent State Univ., Ohio – B.S. Degree  Southern Nazarene Univ., OK – B.A.  Cal State, Long Beach – B.A.  U. Texas, Brownsville – B.A. (Fall ’09) Where are the Programs? 8

Increased Demand for Well-Trained Translators and Interpreters Recognition of a New Field of Studies 9

Hunter College offers the only B.A. program in the NY area. Requires:  36 credits in Spanish  12 credits in English  An internship in Translation and/or Interpretation Hunter College 10

Spanish Translation: Distribution of credits  English: 15  Humanities: 6  Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sc.: 3  Business and Technology: 3  Social Science: 6  Cooperative Education: 6  Education and Language Acquisition: 18  Liberal Arts 3 LaGuardia Community College 11

 Guarantees the transfer of all credits.  Contacts: Professor Ana Maria Hernandez Professor Maria Cornelio Articulation Agreement between LaGuardia and Hunter 12

 Total no. of students now in program: 29  Total no. of internships done so far: 16  Total no. of graduates so far: 8  1 Ph.D. in Translation Studies at Kent State  1 preparing to apply to medical school  1 teaching in a private elementary school  2 medical interpreters  1 court interpreter  1 in-house translator for a charter school Success Stories 13