SPA 440: Legal Interpreting II at John Jay College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Legal Interpreting II (SPA 440) at John Jay College has 2 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 2 of 2 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Aida Martinez-Gomez Gomez and Sara Dowd.
Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Aida Martinez-Gomez Gomez ranks chillest (Fair) and Sara Dowd least chill (Fair).
Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.
Requirements
Prerequisites: ENG 201, SPA 333 and SPA 340
About this course
This advanced course is designed to further improve interpretation skills, accuracy and speed, as applied to legal settings. All modes of interpretation are reviewed, but special emphasis is made on simultaneous interpreting. Legal concepts and terminology related to court proceedings and criminology will be reviewed and expanded, accompanied by in-depth discussions of social and linguistic justice in the legal system. The pace of interpreting will be faster and the exercises and assignments in this course contain more complex legal terminology. The training is hands-on with actual court documents, transcripts and sample recordings for practice, as well as sample court interpreter certification exams.
Best professors for SPA 440 at John Jay, Fall 2026
- Aida Martinez-Gomez GomezChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.3 (7) · difficulty 3.3/5 · 100% would take again
- Sara DowdChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.0 (3) · difficulty 3.0/5 · 100% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
SPA 440 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:58 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about SPA 440 at John Jay
- Who teaches SPA 440 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
- Aida Martinez-Gomez Gomez and Sara Dowd are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is SPA 440 at John Jay hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.1 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a SPA 440 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.