Florida International University

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES

(Miami, Florida)

Translation & Interpretation

Program

Introduction     Faculty    Certificates    Courses    Registration    Questions    Links

Director:

Erik Camayd-Freixas, Ph.D.

 



Introduction

Established in 1980, our program offers T&I courses for bilingual students as well as for professional translators and interpreters. Whether you are looking for a primary or secondary career, or simply for an addition to your current skills and résumé, our training can place a horizon of opportunities within your reach. We can help you...

Start a career in translation and/or interpretation

Add a new dimension to your current occupation

Maintain and improve your professional T&I skills

There is a growing demand for translators and interpreters at all levels. To be a professional...

GET THE TRAINING AND THE CREDENTIALS!

Want to sample or explore the field?    You may take one or as many as five courses without any commitment to join the program.

Courses offered on evenings and Saturdays!



Faculty

   Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas

   Program Director

   Ph.D. Harvard University

   Federally Certified Interpreter

   tel. (305) 348-6222 (voice mail)

   fax (305) 348-1085

   e-mail: camayde@fiu.edu

   Dr. John B. Jensen

   Ph.D. Harvard University

   Linguistics and Portuguese

   Conference Interpreter

   ATA-Accredited Translator

 

   

   Dr. Isabel Castellanos

   Ph.D. Georgetown University

   Sociolinguistics

 

   Dr. Ana Roca

   A.D. University of Miami

   Applied Linguistics

   ATA-Accredited Translator

   

   Dr. Leonel de la Cuesta

   J.C.D. Universidad Católica

   J.S.D. Université Paris-Sorbonne

   Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

   ATA-Accredited Translator

   Dr. Joan Torres-Pou

   Ph.D. Rutgers University

   ATA-Accredited Translator

 

   

   Dr. María Asunción Gómez

   Ph.D. Rutgers University

   ATA-Accredited Translator

 
   

Plus an Adjunct Faculty of distinguished professionals in the field:

   
   Kirk Anderson, M.A.    Irene Tomassini, M.A.
   David Botta, P.E.    Emma Trollerud, M.A.
   Adriana Schaked, M.S.    Stephen Weinreb, M.D.

 




 

Certificates

·  Certificate in Translation Studies (Spanish / English)

·  Certificate in Legal Translation & Court Interpreting (Spanish / English)    


Courses

 

Class Schedule: for This Term and the Next

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Core Courses

        SPT-3800  Foundations of Translation

        SPT-3812  Foundations of Interpreting

        SPT-4801  Translation Practica

        SPT-4802  Interpretation Practica

Translation Program Courses

        SPT-4803  Practica in Legal Translation

        SPT-4805  Translation in Communication Media

        SPT-4807  Practica in Business Translation

        SPT-4808  Practica in Technical Translation

        SPT-4809  Practica in Medical Translation

        SPT-4809  Web-Based Medical Translation

        SPT-4940  Judicial T/I Internship

Interpretation Program Courses

        SPT-4803  Practica in Legal Translation

        SPT-4804  Practica in Legal Interpretation

        SPT-4806  Oral Skills for Interpreters

        SPT-4813  The Interpreter and Language

        SPT-4941  Judicial T/I Internship

        SPT-5990  T&I for Int'l Professional Services

 

NEW:

Portuguese T&I courses

 

Registration Information

 

Frequently Asked Questions:    (click below)

             

Links:     (click below)

              

Translation & Interpretation Program

Department of Modern Languages

Florida International University

Miami, Florida    33199

U.S.A.                        

 

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