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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: INTR 1321. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the Interpretation program. Acquisition of skills needed for interpreting contextually bound English lexical items to appropriate ASL, contact language varieties, and English-based signing systems. Focus on developing ability to produce semantically/conceptually accurate signs by analyzing English idioms and idiomatic expressions, multiple meaning English words, and ASL idiomatic expressions. Will include analysis and selection of alternative and synonymous signs to convey intent and meaning of the message. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SCPI Intermediate, completion of all prior A.A. degree courses and core requirements, INTR 2321, and 3360, or permission of program coordinator. Corequisites: INTR 3364 and 3366. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the Interpretation program. Acquisition of skills and vocabulary for interpreting in specialized settings such as medical, mental health, legal, rehabilitation, counseling, technical, and religious fields. Emphasis on acquisition of specific terminology, concepts, and protocol in each area. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SCPI Intermediate, completion of all prior A.A. degree courses and core requirements, INTR 2321, and 3360, or permission of program coordinator. Corequisites: INTR 3362, and 3366. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the Interpretation program. Designed to develop skills in sign to voice interpreting for persons who are deaf. Students will learn to voice simultaneously and consecutively when viewing videotapes of native signers who use a variety of signing modalities to communicate. Audiotapes will provide students with immediate feedback. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SCPI Intermediate, completion of all prior A.A. degree courses and core requirements, INTR 2321, and 3360, or permission of program coordinator. Corequisites: INTR 3362 and 3364. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the Interpretation program. Designed to develop interpreting and transliterating skills through the use of interactive videotapes and audiotapes. Students will also learn to select and assess appropriate modality and language levels. Emphasis will be on the process of interpreting and developing fluency, speed, and accuracy. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Associate of Arts degree in Interpretation or equivalent, QAST Level I/I or equivalent, IINTR 3362, 3364, and 3366, or permission of program coordinator. Corequisite: INTR 3268. Restricted to students who have been admitted to the Interpretation program. A course designed to teach and practice a model for ethical decision making within the field of interpretation. Students will study codes from international interpreting organizations, the RID Code of Ethics, the QAST Code of Ethics, the Arkansas Code for interpreters in the judiciary and the NCI Code of Ethics. The RID Ethical Practices System will be reviewed. Various interpreting scenarios presenting ethical dilemmas will be discussed and/or role playing applying the Humphrey/Alcorn Decision-Making Model to the NCI Code of Ethics. Three credit hours.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special topics. One, two, or three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of coordinator. Special topics. One, two, or three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the various communication methods, systems, and languages (English and American Sign Language) used by children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, condensed into one course specifically for students in the deaf education program. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the intra- and cross-cultural communication issues that provide the impetus for choice of communication method and/or language. Focuses on the development of conceptually accurate sign language skills utilizing English structure in an interactive approach for receptive and expressive sign language fluency. Duallisted in the UALR Graduate Catalog as INTR 5320. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: INTR 2320, 2342. Study of the fundamental concepts of linguistics and its application to the study of American Sign Language. Focuses on the current state of research of linguistic inquiry such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and use of language. Compares and contrasts basic similarities and differences between ASL and English with a goal to develop critical thinking about the structure of ASL. Includes a two-part videotape that supplements the textbook by providing examples of signs/concepts discussed in the course. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of American deaf culture and the factors that contribute to defining the deaf community as a cultural minority, focusing on an awareness and understanding of cultural diversity and preservation of language. Covers the cultural identity, group norms, rules of social interaction, values, and traditions held by members who are deaf. Societal attitudes regarding deafness and issues such as cultural oppression and language power by the majority culture will be discussed, as well as the contributions of folklore, literature, plays and works of art made by persons who are deaf to the larger American culture and to their own community organizations. The impact of modern technology, emerging issues, trends, and advocacy with the deaf community are presented. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as INTR 5340. Three credit hours.
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