AACC can help you prepare for a fulfilling career in the growing field of professional interpreting. Our program
will enable you to develop the skills necessary to use your knowledge of languages to help other people
communicate in settings like schools, hospitals, offices, social service settings, and more. Interpreters play a
critical role in effective global communication and bridging language gaps to facilitate understanding and
connection. Given the rapid growth in populations of individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), federal
civil rights legislation, national interpreting ethics and standards, hospital accreditation agencies and many state
and municipal laws strongly endorse or promote the use of interpreters, the profession of interpreters is
experiencing unprecedented growth.
Whether you are brand new to the field of interpreting, or you have field experience with limited formalized
training, this program will help you:
- Learn about different interpreting techniques.
- Become familiar with the diverse settings, and delivery modes.
- Familiarize yourself with the differences between a career in public services interpreting and other
language-related fields.
- Learn about the principles of ethics and professional conduct as they apply to the interpreting field.
- Learn how to control the communication flow of an interpreting encounter to ensure that all parties are
recognized and heard during the meeting.
This program incorporates authorized materials from The Community Interpreter International Edition, a
program of Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC (CCC). AACC lead program faculty members are licensed as CCC
trainers.
To be successful in this program you should have an Advanced (Low-High) command of a target language as
determined by the ACTFL to interpret effectively. Dually enrolled AACPS students would need to be Maryland
Seal of Biliteracy eligible.
will enable you to develop the skills necessary to use your knowledge of languages to help other people
communicate in settings like schools, hospitals, offices, social service settings, and more. Interpreters play a
critical role in effective global communication and bridging language gaps to facilitate understanding and
connection. Given the rapid growth in populations of individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), federal
civil rights legislation, national interpreting ethics and standards, hospital accreditation agencies and many state
and municipal laws strongly endorse or promote the use of interpreters, the profession of interpreters is
experiencing unprecedented growth.
Whether you are brand new to the field of interpreting, or you have field experience with limited formalized
training, this program will help you:
- Learn about different interpreting techniques.
- Become familiar with the diverse settings, and delivery modes.
- Familiarize yourself with the differences between a career in public services interpreting and other
language-related fields.
- Learn about the principles of ethics and professional conduct as they apply to the interpreting field.
- Learn how to control the communication flow of an interpreting encounter to ensure that all parties are
recognized and heard during the meeting.
This program incorporates authorized materials from The Community Interpreter International Edition, a
program of Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC (CCC). AACC lead program faculty members are licensed as CCC
trainers.
To be successful in this program you should have an Advanced (Low-High) command of a target language as
determined by the ACTFL to interpret effectively. Dually enrolled AACPS students would need to be Maryland
Seal of Biliteracy eligible.