Spanish Writing and Translation Community Center

MISSION

The SWTCC provides professional Spanish writing, editing, proofreading, translation, and interpreting services to the UTA community, to external clients, as well as non-profits and community members.

VISION

The Spanish language services provided by the SWTCC help clients and community members to eliminate language barriers, communicate effectively and professionally in Spanish, enhance intercultural communication and competence, and increase diversity awareness. Additionally, working for the SWTCC is an extraordinary opportunity for students seeking to develop their professional experience before graduation and make a positive impact in our community. 

OUR HISTORY

2015

The SWTCC takes its starting point from the Spanish Writing Center (SWC), which was the first center of its nature in Texas. Established in 2015, the SWC was a program designed to assist students in editing and refining various texts they produced for their Spanish courses. Since its inception, over 31 interns have provided tutoring services and workshops on grammar and composition to the UTA student community. Interns have also been instrumental in creating brochures and other promotional materials for events sponsored and/or organized by the SWC, including the Creation and Migration Speaker Series, which hosts renowned Latinx writers as speakers. The SWC offers tutoring services to about 282 students currently enrolled in Spanish programs. Interns also organize informative sessions to advertise SWC services and activities. Furthermore, they actively contribute to the creation and editing of content for the online student magazine Cuaderna Vía. Interns have also engaged in collaborative research through the creation of the OER handbook Manual de Redacción, currently available at the UTA Library repository at no cost to students.

2011

Since 2011, students in the Spanish Community Translation and Interpreting program have been actively engaged in service-learning and internships providing the DFW community with over 6,000 service-learning hours. Notably, they collaborate with Proyecto Inmigrante, a non-profit organization for immigration counselling services (translating more than 3,500 documents with an estimated value of $300,000 to $500,000). Additionally, they have collaborated with Stories to our Children, a program led by the Arlington Public Library that promotes literacy and storytelling among Latino families. The Spanish Community Translation and Interpreting Program collaborates with over 35 community partners and UTA departments and units. 

2023

The Spanish Community Translation and Interpreting Program was recognized with the 2023 Example of Excelencia at the baccalaureate level for its use of intentional, culturally relevant, evidence-based practices tailored to Latino students and their communities.