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