TRIN 2780 - Internship

Credits: 1-2
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: Students will have the opportunity to spend time observing professional interpreters and/or performing supervised work in the industry to gain experience and advance their skills. Certificate students are required to complete 1 credit (minimum 50 hours) of internship. Diploma students are required to complete 2 credits (minimum 100 hours) of internship; these may be completed as two separate one-credit enrollments. Students who are working as interpreters while enrolled in the internship may use paid working hours for up to 30% of the required internship hours. A Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services Background Study with no restrictions may be required for this course. This course may be repeated for a total of two credits.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): TRIN 1083  with a grade of C or higher or concurrently enrolled and instructor consent.
Note: students concurrently enrolled in prerequisite course must contact Records Office for verification.

 
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. discuss principal areas of personal and professional growth obtained from field experience.
2. make connections between in-class learning and real-world situations.
3. demonstrate appropriate behavior in a professional environment, including adhering to domain-specific protocols and to interpreting codes of ethics and standards of practice.
4. observe and/or perform specific interpreting and/or translation tasks under the supervision of a supervisor or mentor.
5. build professional network contacts in the field.

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