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  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 This course provides a framework for understanding cultural and historical perspectives of the deaf community in America. Students will gain a deeper appreciation of in-group attitudes, values and beliefs of deaf people. They will study the American deaf community as a minority group with distinct social, linguistic, and political norms. Topics covered include misconceptions in the hearing world about deaf people, in-group perspectives, organizations of and by deaf people, and history of the deaf community from ancient to modern times.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 The study of the American Deaf Community and its culture from a sociological and intercultural point of view. Students will explore the meaning of culture, intercultural communication, American Deaf and American hearing cultures, attitudes and prejudices towards the Deaf Community, communication access, as well as Deaf art, literature, and folklore. Prereq: INT 105. Prerequisite:    INT 105.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-1-3 Overview of both traditional and contemporary perspectives on interpretation and interpreters. Topics include history of interpreting, cognitive models of the interpreting process, factors influencing the interpreted interaction, settings for employment, professional ethics, and the business of interpreting. Interpretation is studied as an intercultural as well as inter-lingual process. A field experience in which students observe working interpreters on the job is a required part of this course. Prereqs: ASL 230, ASL 231 and INT 105. Prerequisite:    Prereqs: ASL 230, ASL 231 and INT 105.
  • 3.00 Credits

    2-2-3 INT 242 is an introduction to the cognitive processing skills that are components of the complex process of interpretation. Students perform exercises and activities that help develop the ability to translate and consecutively interpret texts in both ASL and English. Students are first introduced to individual processing skills, and these components are later combined in the complex act of interpretation. The major skill areas developed by students include: visualization, shadowing, listening and comprehension, abstracting, structuring, paraphrasing, dual task, close, and sight translation. Prerequisites: ASL 215, 230 and 231. Pre- or Co-requisite: INT 240. Prerequisite:    ASL 215, 230 and 231. Pre- or Co-requisite: INT 240.
  • 3.00 Credits

    2-2-1-3 INT 251 prepares students for the processing skills needed to interpret between American Sign Language and English. Students learn discourse mapping, a systematic approach for analyzing texts to produce successful, effective interpreta- tions. Students progress from working with familiar to unfamiliar texts, and from translation to consecutive interpreting to simultaneous interpreting. Students also learn to evaluate both their work and the work of others. A field experience in which students shadow working interpreters on the job is a required feature of this course. Prereqs: ASL 232, INT 240, INT 242, and INT 106, which may be taken concurrently. Prerequisite:    Prereqs: ASL 232, INT 240, INT 242, and INT 106, which may be taken concurrently.
  • 3.00 Credits

    2-2-3 This is the second interpreting skills course, building upon information and skills learned in INT 251. It is a lab- oratory course with the focus in interactive interpretation and application of professional decision making. Students will practice activities that are dialogic and interactive, in which Deaf and hearing people interact and communicate with each other. Situational analysis, identification of features ofconversational style, application of interpreting coping stategies, and comparison of message equivalency will be applied to simulated practices and roles plays.Reflection and analysis are also an important part of this course. Prereq: INT 251. Prerequisite:    INT 251.
  • 3.00 Credits

    2-2-3 Transliteration between spoken and signed English messages, focusing on secondary and post-secondary educational settings. Course work includes analysis and interpretation of the macrostructure and microstructure of academic texts, translating frozen texts, and the application of interpreter management strategies frequently used in educational settings. Students work with rehearsed and unrehearsed texts. Prereq: INT 251. Prerequisite:    INT 251.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-1-3 This course allows students to learn best practices for interpreting in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to, legal, medical, mental health, deaf-blind, Deaf interpreting, performance arts, and vocational rehabilitation. Students will learn the requisite skills, knowledge and ethical considerations critical to working effectively in these unique situations. Field observation to observe working interpreters on the job is a required part of this course. Prerequisite: INT 240 with a C or better. Prerequisite:    INT 240 with a C or better.
  • 4.00 Credits

    3-0-10-4 This course offers students supervised practice in ASL/Eng- lish interpretation in actual work situations. It is the final, integrative course of the ASL/English Interpreting Program. Students are placed at a minimum of two different work situations during the semester, and must complete a minimum of 120 hours of successful internship experience. At weekly seminars and individual meetings with the instructor, students address topics related to the profession of interpreting, discuss progress and skill development, and explore career options. Prereqs: INT 252 and INT 255. Prerequisite:    Prereqs: INT 252 and INT 255.
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