As a Minor

Translation is the language of global communication, whether the text to be translated is a company’s year-end report, an ad campaign, a politician’s speech, a poem, or a novel. The interdisciplinary minor in Spanish-English translation, suitable for both Arts and Sciences and Business majors, allows students with good skills in English and Spanish to perfect their knowledge of both languages and gain the ability to produce fluent, accurate, and effective translations between them.

The minor is open to all students who have successfully completed a 4000-level Literature or Culture and Civilization course in Spanish. To complete the minor, students must take three courses:

• SPA 4003, Spanish-English Translation Workshop
• The capstone, SPA 4004, Seminar in Translation: Spanish-English
• One 3000 or 4000-level course from the list of approved electives offered by the Departments of English, Communication Studies, or Modern Languages and Comparative Literature.

Program Prerequisite

Any 4000-level course in Literature or Culture and Civilization offered by the MLCL Department’s Spanish program.

Required Courses

Capstone Course: SPA 4004: Seminar in Translation: Spanish-English

Workshop

SPA 4003: Translation Workshop: Spanish to English

Electives

Choose one of the following courses:

COM 3069 Intercultural Communication

• ENG 3680 Advanced Essay Writing: Style and Styles in Prose
• ENG/COM 3700 Introduction to Linguistics and Language Learning
• ENG/COM 3750 The Structure and History of English
• ENG/COM 4015 Globalization of English
• ENG 4030 Stylistics
• SPA 4011 Structures of Modern Spanish
• SPA 4013 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SPA 4014 Hispanic Bilingualism
• SPA 4015 History of the Spanish Language
• SPA 4501-2 Spanish for Global Markets I or II

Students are expected to complete the minor requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.

Contact

The Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature
Professor Esther Allen
646 312-4214