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  "college": "solano-community-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "World Languages - Spanish",
  "id": "spanish-english-communication-specialist-ca",
  "name": "Spanish/English Communication Specialist",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "world-languages-spanish",
  "sourceUrl": "https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/program/spanish-english-communication-specialist-ca-summer-2023",
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      "markdown": "**Minimum Units Required:** 38.0 units\n\nThis program prepares students to communicate in the workforce with increased cultural responsiveness and increased Spanish/English linguistic proficiency. Students will gain an understanding of the ethical and professional standards required in various professional settings with an introduction to Spanish/English Interpreting. Students that earn this certificate may be employed in any field that needs bilingual communication specialists.\n\n### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Demonstrate a high intermediate/advanced linguistic proficiency (reading, writing, speaking, listening) in the use of specialized vocabulary and grammatical structures applied to various community work environments.\n\n-   Apply cultural responsiveness and linguistic skills to successfully identify and solve potential communication pitfalls in the workforce.\n\n-   Identify, define, and analyze the important differences between interpretation and translation, and articulate the specialized skill-set required of each area.\n\n### Program Requirements"
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