Hallo, I´m German and would like to study “Translating and Interpreting”, English/Spanish, (Bachelor (Hons)) by distance learning. Now I ´m looking for a well-established University with a good reputation in Europe and the USA (with examination center in Germany and the USA), but I didn´t found one yet. Can someone please help me? Thanks in advance Michaela P.S. Sorry for my english I´m working on it (-;
Hi - You may find the information in this old thread to be helpful. http://www.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?p=183872
That would be nice- I have been looking for one for quite a while, but no decent DL programs in either Translation or Interpreting seem to exist. May I suggest you look for degrees in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics? These degrees tend to offer a curriculum that combines the technical, psychological and social aspects of learning, using, and in some cases, teaching languages. Two I know of offered by DL are Applied Linguistics from University of Massachussetts and Ball State University. I can find you more and provide links if this is what you want. However, most of these degrees are Master's degrees, whereas it is hard to find DL linguistics courses at the Bachelor's level. You can look up Charter Oak State College, where you can combine credits from an unlimited number of sources to create your own Concentration (in, say, Foreign Language and Linguistics). Another option is to double major in the two languages you want to translate (or at least, in your second language if the other language is native to you). Proficiency examinations make it so that you will not have to take courses for what you already know- but may need to take some courses in specified technical vocabulary and/or literature in the language that you major in. If your country is like mine, MUCH more important than the major of your degree would be if you have certification to translate to/from your languages of choice. A Bachelor's degree may be in social sciences, human services, or, frankly, Culinary Arts or Computer Science and it matters not at all here in the USA. Again, if your country is like mine, a major in Sociology and/or Psychology would be a perfect match for an interpreter (and would work just fine for getting into a Master's program in Linguistics). Hope this helps a bit, I can do more research for you if you like.
Check these out University of Texas at Brownsville *Online Graduate Certificate in Translation http://www.utb.edu/vpaa/cla/ml/tio/Documents/Translation.pdf University of Wisconsin - Madison *Online Business Spanish Certificate Program http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/online/spanish/business-certificate.htm National Center for Interpretation Specializations in Legal, Medical and Immigration Interpretation as well as Professional Translation (avaliable during the summers) http://nci.arizona.edu/ Collegeof Charleston MA Legal or Medical Interpreting http://lcwa.cofc.edu/legalint/ New York University *Professional Certificate in Translation http://www.scps.nyu.edu/areas-of-study/foreign-languages/professional-certificates/translation.html Niagara College Language Interpreter Certificate http://www.niagaracollege.ca/ce/cert_lang_interp/ http://www.umasstranslation.com/academics/interpreting-certificates/
Hi, thank you for your answers. In any case I´m looking for a Bachelor with English (grammar, linguistics…) and perhaps Spanish to be able to perfectly translate in English-German-((Spanish)). The OU offers "Modern Language Studies". That would be an option. I still wait for the feedback whether I can further study this course also from the USA. Then there is a course offered in Germany called "International Business Communication". It´s a mix of economic science with linguistics (English, translation teachings, interpreting) and cultural sciences, management techniques, intercultural authority and bases of the economical informatics. This Bachelor would be my first choice, but there are too many present-meetings )-: Michaela
You will find that you will not be able to complete a degree program at the Open University from the USA. However, you may want to look at this degree program offered by UNISA: http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=16255
Hi, many thanks. The Unisa sounds ok. The University offers the Bachelor “Translation Studies”. I could do examinations in Germany and/or the USA. Is the Bachelor only one year to take? That´s strange. In Germany you´ll need at least 3 years. Has someone already studied Translation at the Unisa? Michaela
That is an "Honor's Bachelor." You can not even begin that program until you already have completed a standard Bachelor's degree. That is why it is only for one year. I have heard it being referred to as if it were something in-between an American Bachelor's and and American Master's.
The standard Bachelors degree in South Africa (and England and Australia) is a three year degree. The Honors degree takes another year. Typically, if you want to go to grad school, you need the Honors degree.
Ah okay I understand. So first I have to do a Bachelor. In Germany one can study "Amerikanistik/Anglisik". Do you know an excellently bu not expensive (US)-University which offers (Bachelor) american-studies (history/culture/language...) by distance-learning? That would be also an option. Or however BA English (NOT Literature!).
TESC has a BA in foreign langauges http://www.tesc.edu/3588.php One advantage of this school is that you can take classes anywhere in the world as long as the school has regional accreditation (USA) or foreign equivilance. You will see that US degree content is different from european degree content. Typically in the US only around 25% to 35%% of the degree is devoted to the major (such as language), the rest is general education. The UK University London Birkbeck has this degree in spanish and latin studies: http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/undergraduate/birkbeck/sla/structure.shtml
Absolutely! Empire State College (of the State University of New York, a wonderful college system which carries respectable name recognition in the United States) offers an online BA in Cultural Studies. You can make your concentration in American Studies, or work with your academic advising team to create a concentration that fits your needs EXACTLY. They are $207.00/credit with a requirement that you take 32 of your credits with them. The rest can be either transfer credits, proficiency examinations or you can complete a portfolio assessment with them and receive credit for your prior learning. Frankly, its almost too good to be true. If they had what I was looking for (or if I change my mind about what I am looking for) I would definitely be pursuing my degree with them. http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/ESCdocuments/policies.nsf/allbysubject/Cultural+Studies?opendocument http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/studaccount.nsf/html/undergraduatetuitionandfees.html
Hey, look what else I just happened to come across (thank TimD, he suggested that I look into this school for my own program, and also happens to have what you are looking for): Columbia College: BA in American Studies. $220/credit. Also a very nice choice.
Hi, Thank you. Columbia College sounds interesting. I don´t know if you know http://www.anabin.de There I can see whether a degree of a university or college will be accepted in Germany or not. The Columbia College seems to be fine, but there will be a problem with Thomas Edison State College and Empire State College. Now I´ve also got the information from the OU that if I plan to continue my studies with The Open University from the USA I only need a forwarding address in Europe/UK because it´s not possible for the University to send course materials to the USA - it would take too long. And I am not sure if there will be a problem because of he language since the OU teaches British English.
Thomas Edison State College and Empire State College are not accepted (recognized?) in Germany? Why? Both are state colleges with regional accreditation! Is US RA not recognized in Germany?