ITP 103 - Discourse Analysis and Translation

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Interpreter For The Deaf Train

Description:

This course serves as an introduction to principles of discourse analysis and translation. Both American Sign Language (ASL) and English source texts are used to cover a survey of the main theories of translation and interpretation. Students learn foundational skills for subsequent interpreting courses. This course focuses on the mental processing skills including but not limited to: visualization, listening and comprehending, shadowing, paraphrasing, abstracting, dual-task training and cloze skills. Students must pass this course with a grade of "C" or better in order to progress to ITP 104.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Eligibility for ENG 101L and admission to the Interpreter Training Program.

Corequisites:

ASL 209 

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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