INT: Interpreting

INTRODUCTION TO INTERPRETING Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ASL 2140 or departmental approval Provides an introduction to the role of the interpreter, highlighting the application of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Professional Code of Conduct in daily interaction with Deaf and hearing consumers. Also includes discussion of basic theories, guidelines, principles, and practices of interpreting. Environmental considerations of communication and interpreting will be discussed.

COGNITIVE PROCESSING AND TRANSLATION Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in INT 2131 or department approval This course is a continuation of INT 2131, Introduction to Interpreting, with an emphasis on processing and translating signed messages and written English. This course provides application of techniques and principles of signed interpretation of voiced message, and voiced interpretation of signed messages. Students will practice using live, audio-taped, and videotaped materials to reinforce skill development.

CONSECUTIVE ENGLISH TO ASL INTERPRETING Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in INT 2200 or department approval This course is a continuation of INT 2200 and a transition into hands-on language production with clarity and understanding. This course provides advanced in-depth discussion and application of techniques and principles, as well as expanded concentration on advanced expressive and receptive manual communication skills. Students will use audio-taped materials to reinforce skill development to improve speed and accuracy in their expressive and receptive intermediate interpreting skills.

CONSECUTIVE ASL TO ENGLISH INTERPRETING Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in INT 2201 or department approval This course is a continuation of INT 2201. This course leads the student through the steps of making a compressed, idiomatic English voicing product that accurately relays the Deaf signer's expanded message. Students will work consecutively from a signed message to a voiced interpretation. The three components of understanding, telling, and, saying will be the main focus of the course. Video-taped material will be used for skill development.

CONSECUTIVE INTERACTIVE INTERPRETING Pre-requisite: Minimum grade of C in INT 2202 or department approval This course is a continuation of INT 2202. This course provides extensive hands-on practice using skills, strategies, and techniques learned in the first three courses of the interpreting sequence. This course will focus on consecutive interactive interpreting from spoken English to signed ASL, as well as, from signed ASL to spoken English.

SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERPRETING Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ASL 2200 or department approval Selected Topics in Interpreting is based on the needs and areas of interest of the class and professor. May include field work as part of the class. Can be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit and grade forgiveness cannot be applied. The description for the Selected Topics in Interpreting course will be specified in each course proposal.