This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
LI 160 Spanish Legal Interpreting* (3 Hours)
Prerequisites : Selective admissions approval and LI 130 with a "C" or higher and LI 140 with a "C" or higher.
Corequisites: LI 150.
This course develops the knowledge, techniques and practices needed to function as a bilingual interpreter in a legal environment. Students will be introduced to basic legal situations, procedures and order of events, with vocabulary and terminology in both English and Spanish. Upon completion, students should be able to apply legal interpreting techniques in a variety of legal settings. This course is taught in English and Spanish.