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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the task of sign language transliteration. It covers the ability to translate simultaneous from a spoken English message into an equivalent signed message while retaining English features.The focus is on transliterating in Pre-K - 12 grade educational settings.Topics include analysis and interpretation of the macrostructure and microstructure of academic texts, transliteration of frozen texts, an introduction to team interpreting, and production of transliterations appropriate for contact language situations. Corequisites: EI202 Interpreting 2: Simultaneous & EI250 Practical and Ethical Applications of Interpretation.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the underlying principles of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Ethics and application of the Code of Ethics to the various situations and settings in which sign language interpreters work. It explores how professional interpreters apply these principles in their daily work and how deaf consumers perceive the ethical role and function of interpreters. In addition to ethical considerations, etiquette and protocol for each setting are discussed. Settings include K-12, post-secondary, religious, medical,mental health, deaf-blind, performing arts, business and industry, and vocational rehabilitation. Prerequisite:AL202 American Sign Language 4 with a grade of C or better. Corequisite: SO210 Deaf Culture and Community.
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6.00 Credits
This course comprises a practicum placement under the immediate supervision of a professional interpreter who functions as the mentor, and the general supervision of the instructor. It involves activities such as observing the mentor and a variety of interpreters at work; preparing videotapes for mentor critique; interpreting under mentor supervision; interpreting independently and meeting weekly with the mentor to discuss the practicum experience.Weekly meetings share observations and experiences gained from the practicum placement. class discussions focus on linguistic issues in interpretation, ethical dilemmas, situational concerns, and problem-solving.This field experience requires a minimum of 90 hours. Prerequisite:The following courses with a grade of C or better and with a GPA of 2.5: EI201 Interpreting 1: Consecutive; EI250 Practical and Ethical Applications of Interpretation; SO210 Deaf Culture and Community. Corequisite: EI202 Interpreting 2: Simultaneous and EI205 Transliteration.
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3.00 Credits
This composition course focuses on the organization and development of ideas, the subordination and coordination of sentences, and the practice of standard usage. Skills are developed in writing, revising, and editing paragraphs and short essays. Prerequisite:Appropriate placement test result.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on self-expressive, informative, and argumentative/ persuasive writing. Emphasis is placed on the composition of clear, correct, and effective prose required in a variety of professions and occupations. Prerequisites:The required developmental reading (DS050 Developmental Reading, DS051 Essential Reading & Study Skills, or DS080 Study Reading), or SL115 ESL4:Advanced Reading, and/or writing courses (EN099 Introduction to College English or SL116 ESL4:Advanced Composition) or permission of the instructor or designee.
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3.00 Credits
This course encourages a deeper understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in imaginative literature and a full-length book of nonfiction. Emphasis is placed on the use and development of critical thinking and language skills. Library-oriented research is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN106 English 1: Composition and Reading.
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4.00 Credits
This course satisfies the EN101 English 1: Composition requirement for non-native English speakers. It focuses on self-expressive, informative, and argumentative/persuasive writing. Emphasis is placed on the composition of clear, correct, and effective prose required both in academic settings and in a variety of professions and occupations in American culture. Patterns of organization and development, communicative grammar and syntax, and the significant acquisition of vocabulary and idiom are stressed. Prerequisite:An appropriate placement test result, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4:Advanced Composition.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on several kinds of reading and writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others. It emphasizes the comprehension and composition of clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Prerequisites:An appropriate score on the reading placement test, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL 4:Advanced Composition.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the effective oral and written contexts of occupational communications. It includes practice in oral presentations, business letters, resumes,memos, instructional materials and reports, and visual aids. It is designed specifically for A.O.S. degree programs. Prerequisite:An approproate placement test result; or successful completion of DS050 Developmental Reading, DS051 Essential Reading & Study Skills, or SL115 ESL4:Advanced Reading and successful completion of either EN099 Introduction to College English or SL116 ESL4:Advanced Composition.
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1.00 Credits
This mini-course emphasizes the basics of preparing, organizing, and delivering informative and persuasive speeches based on personal experience and a cursory look at current and local issues. It includes topic selection, gathering materials, and use of visual aids.This course does not substitute for EN150 Effective Speech.
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