IT 112 - ASL/English Translation Techniques

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Kapiolani Community College

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4 hours lecture per week for eight weeks Prerequisite(s): ENG 100; ASL 202 or equivalent; IT 111; or instructor's consent. Comment: IT 112 is an 8-week, modular course. IT 112 focuses on analyzing, processing, and translating various texts in American Sign Language and English without the immediate time constraints typically encountered while interpreting. Strategies for obtaining message equivalence between the two languages are discussed and practiced while using texts drawn from materials typically found in educational settings. Various translated works are examined to illustrate the differences in the organization of information in ASL and English. Upon successful completion of IT 112, the student should be able to: Analyze source language texts for content, context, affect, and register. Analyze a source text for gender, age and regional differences. Compare and contrast ASL and English vocabulary, syntax, and other linguistic features during the translation process. Identify and explain the goals/intentions a source text has and how they affect a given translation. Demonstrate strategies for finding the equivalent message in the source and target languages. Incorporate the appropriate ASL and English linguistic and cultural features into translations. Discuss various language models and translations in both ASL and English. Produce transcriptions of texts translated into ASL. Produce translations of various texts in ASL and English. Demonstrate sight translation of selected English texts. Discuss the purpose of back translation and demonstrate its use. Identify and analyze aspects typically found in children's literature. Translate children's stories into ASL that can be incorporated into K-12 settings. Display a portfolio of various translated stories and texts. Participate in translation activities and produce individual and group translations. Provide structured feedback and evaluations to classmates during small group activities. Demonstrate expanded ASL and English vocabularies by 3-5 lexical items per week.

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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