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3.00 Credits
Builds on skills learned in Beginning and Intermediate American Sign Language. Students will practice conversational skills and increase their understanding of the grammar of ASL including the use of space, facial grammar, semantics and syntactical structure. This course is taught in ASL and is designed for students who have demonstrated competency through former coursework, missionary service, or students who are native-users (CODAs). Students using ASL 3060 as an entry level class may receive vertical credits for lower level courses upon passing ASL 3060 with a grade of C or higher. Placement in Advanced American Sign Language classes require a screening for competency and skills. Placement is at the discretion of the Department Chair. This course requires purchase of software, see instructor for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Express five common errors that are made in interpreting situations. 2. Demonstrate strategies to match consumer language use and meaning. 3. Analyze the errors and propose corrections to their own sign productions. 4. Produce correct language interactions with members of the Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASL 2020 (Grade C or higher). FA
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3.00 Credits
Builds on skills learned in Advanced American Sign Language (ASL). Students will build their skills in conversational, grammatical and syntactical aspects of ASL. This course requires students to be actively involved in events of the Deaf community. This course is taught in ASL. Placement in Advanced American Sign Language classes requires a screening for competency and skills. Placement is at the discretion of the Department Chair. This course requires purchase of software, see instructor for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Produce interpretations of source language into accurate target Language. 2. Analyze native source language for grammatical structure and apply those grammatical structures in a spontaneous conversation in the source language. 3. Evaluate the accuracy of interpretation of target language of self and peers. 4. Modify evaluations of target language to improve and recreate more accurate interpretations of source language. 5. Produce correct language interactions with members of the Deaf community. Prerequisite: ASL 3060. SP
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3.00 Credits
This course increases the focus on the process of interpreting spoken English to American Sign Language and American Sign Language to spoken English. Instruction focuses on the various types of interpreting including education, mental health, medical, legal, video relay and remote video interpreting. Students will explore the history of the interpreting profession and discover the processes and requirements of becoming a certified interpreter. Students will discover ways that they can provide cultural mediation in an interpreting situation. A variety of teaching methods are employed, including lecture, videos, guest lecturers, practice interpreting sessions and recording videos for self-evaluation of signing skills. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. This course requires purchase of software, see instructor for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the patterns of interpreting from Spoken English to American Sign Language and from ASL to spoken English. 2. Apply the unique terminology associated with the interpreting profession. 3. Analyze the similarities and differences between interpreting in educational, medical, community, video relay and remote video interpreting settings. 4. Explain the important historical events in the development of the interpreting profession. 5. Describe the process required to earn a Utah Novice, Utah Professional and national certification in interpreting. 6. Devise cultural mediation during an interpreting assignment. Prerequisite: ASL 2300 and acceptance to the ASL/ENG interpreter training program. SP
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the foundation for concepts presented in ASL 3010 and ASL 3020. Course focuses on linguistic and grammatical structures of ASL including phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the complexities of ASL and evaluate and improve their linguistic and grammatical skills. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate in ASL using appropriate grammatical features. 2. Articulate communication errors due to the misuse of grammatical features. 3. Evaluate their own use of handshape, palm orientation, location, movement and non-manual signals. 4. Develop corrections to their own sign productions. 5. Compose modifications of signs to include time and adverbial content. Prerequisite: ASL 2020 and acceptance to the ASL/ENG Interpreter Training Program. FA
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the history of Deaf people in the United States. Students will examine the foundations of Deaf education, the rise of oralism, and trials that members of the Deaf Community have experienced. Students will explore the Deaf President Now Movement, various laws impacting the lives of Deaf people and the efforts that members of the Deaf Community have made to combat Audism. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate the effort that members of the Deaf Community have undergone to provide equity for services and recognition of culture. 2. Describe the creation, difficulties and successes of Deaf schools. 3. Analyze the impact of the Deaf President Now Movement. 4. Describe the effects of and propose ways to combat Audism. 5. Appraise the value of various technological advances that impact members of the Deaf Community. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the ASL Interpreting Program. SP
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3.00 Credits
This course explores ASL Literature including ABC Stories, Number Stories, Classifier Stories, Handshape stories, Narratives and ASL Poetry. Students will discover various artists/performers involved in creating and disseminating ASL literature. Students will examine De'VIA and its place in American Deaf Culture. Students will create and evaluate their own ASL literature. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Assess the genres of ASL literature. 2. Identify the creators of ASL Literature. 3. Analyze the various performers of the genres of ASL literature. 4. Create ABC Stories, Number stories, Classifier stories, Handshape stories, Narratives and ASL Poetry. 5. Appraise their own creation and the work of others based on ASL Literature. Prerequisite: ASL 2020 (Grade C or higher) and acceptance to the ASL/ENG interpreter program. FA
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
For students wishing instruction that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in this discipline. Occasionally, students request some type of non-traditional instruction, or an unanticipated opportunity for instruction presents itself. This seminar course provides a variable-credit context for these purposes. As requirements, this seminar course must first be pre-approved by the department chair; second, it must provide at least nine contact hours of lab or lecture for each credit hour offered; and third, it must include some academic project or paper (i.e., credit is not given for attendance alone). This course may include standard lectures, travel and field trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other non-traditional instruction methods. Note that this course is an elective and does not fulfill general education or program requirements. This course is repeatable up to 12 credits as long as the topic of the course is different each time. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Adapt their use of American Sign Language and culture depending on interests or context. 2. Integrate their knowledge of American Sign Language and culture of members of the Deaf community to actively participate in events or organizations. 3. Compose appropriate interpretations based on the need of consumers. Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the challenges of transliterating between spoken English and manually coded English sign systems. Students will be able to recognize varieties of manually coded English sign systems and internalize strategies to match consumer language use and meaning. Students will learn the developmental theories behind manually coded sign systems. This course will prepare students to apply specific components on state quality assurance exams for American Sign Language Interpreters. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate comprehension of the various manually coded sign systems. 2. Demonstrate the ability to produce manually coded signed English. 3. Describe the theories behind the development of manually coded sign systems. 4. Demonstrate strategies to match consumer language use and meaning. 5. Employ corrections to their own sign productions. Prerequisites: Acceptance to the ASL/ENG Interpreter Training Program. FA
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3.00 Credits
This course applies the knowledge gained in previous courses to the process of interpreting spoken English to American Sign Language and American Sign Language to spoken English. Instruction focuses on the profession and skills required to be an interpreter in a variety of settings. Students will participate in various interpreting scenarios. Participants will be expected to record their interpreting scenarios and participate in critiques of their own and other ASL interpreter's skills. Students will identify patterns of errors and apply techniques for repairing the interpreted messages. A variety of teaching methods are employed, including lecture, videos, guest lecturers, practice interpreting sessions and recording videos for self-evaluation of signing skills. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the patterns of interpreting from spoken English to American Sign Language and from American Sign Language to spoken English. 2. Contrast the similarities and differences between interpreting in educational, medical, community, video relay and remote video interpreting settings. 3. Develop interpreting skills for a variety of different settings. 4. Critique their own interpreting skills and the skills of others to discover where communication break-downs occur. 5. Develop strategies to improve communication in areas where break-downs have occurred. 6. Critique errors in their own interpreted messages. 7. Develop techniques for repairing interpreter errors. Prerequisites: ASL 2300 and a Utah Interpreter Provisional Permit and acceptance to the ASL/ENG Interpreter Training Program. SP
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the interpreting process with individuals who may require special attention such as individuals who are deaf/blind or have other considerations such as Cerebral Palsy or Usher's Syndrome. This course also prepares students to work with Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs), to work with an interpreter team, and to adjust their interpreter product based on feedback from participants. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the changes necessary for providing a quality interpretation for a deaf/blind individual. 2. Demonstrate the changes necessary for providing a quality interpretation for a deaf individual who also has other requirements based on issues such as Cerebral Palsy or Usher's Syndrome. 3. Facilitate working with Certified Deaf Interpreters. 4. Facilitate working in teaming situations. 5. Modify their interpreting process based on feedback from participants. Prerequisites: Acceptance to the ASL/ENG interpreting Program. SP
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