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WRITCOM X 403
Learn how to adapt your approach to writing for a variety of situations and audiences in this course designed for folks who want to improve their written communication skills.
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CHIN X 401.12
This course offers students a comprehensive higher level approach of proficiency and mastery of the interpreting techniques that they have learned in previous interpretation courses. 
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SPAN X 464
This course part of the Interpretation and Translation certificate enhances interpretation skills as well as accuracy and speed techniques required for the three modes of interpretation: sight, consecutive and simultaneous.
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JOURN X 469.3
A thorough foundation in broadcast news journalism, from reporting to writing to presentation, this course covers how different types of stories fit into the context of a newscast; and broadcast standards and ethics.
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WRITCOM X 401
Master sentences, shape strong paragraphs, and develop compelling pieces through the exercises in this course for adults who want to brush up on their written communication skills for everyday life.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
CHIN X 401.07
Students learn what interpreters are expected to do at each stage of a lawsuit and how to prepare for each task. The course also covers the many aspects of depositions, including what they are, their purpose in the legal process, how they differ from a trial, and the challenges and rewards they present to the interpreter.
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CHIN X 401.08
This course, part of the Interpretation and Translation certificate, builds on the skills learned in Chinese X 401.07 Consecutive Interpretation I.
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SPAN X 461B
Using audiotapes and a variety of documents, this course emphasizes practice in consecutive interpretation in adjudicatory hearings (ALRB, DSS, DMV, and others) and escort and interview interpretation.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 11, 2025
SPAN X 461A
Using actual trial transcripts and other legal documents, this course emphasizes techniques and practice in consecutive interpretation in courtrooms and in other settings in which consecutive is required.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 11, 2025
WRITCOM X 404
Build skills in improving your own writing or the writing of others in this workshop focusing on sentence editing, basic grammar and punctuation, and different writing contexts.
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JOURN X 465.5
Learn to identify stories, target particular outlets, shape pitches and write stories designed for various media entities.
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CHIN 702
This is a required course for students who have passed the fluency exam and plan to enroll in the interpretation and translation certificate program. This course is designed for highly bilingual students to improve language skills in both languages and elevate proficiency to professional levels.
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SPAN 702
This is a required course for students who have passed the fluency exam and plan to enroll in the interpretation and translation certificate program. This course is designed for highly bilingual students to improve language skills in both languages and elevate proficiency to professional levels.
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LAW UL 731
This free student information session includes an overview of the program curriculum and requirements, review of key resources to aid students in their studies, and an overview of the profession. 
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LAW X 430
This course introduces students to the legal concepts embodied in terminology. Students learn the fundamentals of criminal and civil courts in both the federal and California systems.
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JOURN X 417
Advanced Journalism Certificate students acquire real-world experience while earning academic credit. For more information about prerequisites and the application process, email journalism@uclaextension.edu.
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LAW X 430.01
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the administrative operations of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Students will gain an understanding of how the courts work and how cases are processed through the system.
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JOURN X 462
Analyze the rights and responsibilities of media professionals in the age of artificial intelligence.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2025
JOURN X 457.2
Discover what makes opinion writing--editorials, columns and commentaries--stimulating, memorable, provocative and persuasive.    
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WRITCOM X 402
Learn to use tools of persuasion in writing situations of all kinds
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
JOURN X 440.1
Explore issues facing professional journalists, past and present, and the practices that have come to define the field.
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JOURN X 428
Explore the practices of news gathering and multimedia story distribution through visual media
Format: In Person | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITCOM 702.1E
Transform your resume into a powerful tool that will get you noticed in a competitive job market.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 22, 2025
WRITCOM 703
Learn to master the writing process to develop stronger written communication in any context of your life.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 8, 2025
CHIN X 401.06
This course introduces students to the basic skills and techniques of simultaneous interpretation by practicing shadowing (repeating everything a speaker says verbatim) and dual tasking (concurrently performing two different tasks, such as oral shadowing while writing down something unrelated). 
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CHIN X 401.10
This course part of the Interpretation and Translation certificate builds on the skills learned in Chinese X 401.06 Simultaneous Interpretation I.
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SPAN X 462A
This course part of the Interpretation and Translation certificate trains students in simultaneous interpretation through strategies, techniques, exercises, accuracy and well-paced, natural interpretation.
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JOURN X 439
This course develops the research, interviewing, analysis, and writing skills necessary to generate the data, anecdotes, and character details necessary to tell compelling stories.
Format: In Person | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 6, 2025
JOURN X 440.3
Examine various media contexts, emerging platforms, AI, and challenges to the journalism profession, common career trajectories, and new specializations  
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JOURN X 440.2
Translate theory into practice by learning hands-on approaches to journalistic practice.
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SPAN X 460B
This course emphasizes the acquisition of appropriate vocabulary and practice in solving problems of contrastive syntax.
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SPAN X 460A
This course emphasizes the acquisition of appropriate vocabulary and practice in solving problems of contrastive syntax.
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CHIN X 400.02
This course is designed to teach and build upon fundamental strategies of sight translation, one of the major tools of the interpreter. Students practice orally interpreting into the target language…
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