This course is designed to improve skills in ASL to English interpretation. Emphasis is placed on receptive skills , equivalent messages, grammatically correct English, and appropriate content, mood, and register. This course provides an overview of educational interpreting in the US and discusses recent trends in the education of deaf students. Topics include history of deaf education, interpreter roles, and current employment practices for educational interpreters. This course provides work experience with a college-approved employer in an are related to the student's program of study.
Emphasis is placed intergrating classroom learning with related work experience.
Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate career selection, demonstrate employability skills, and satisfactorily perform work related competencies. Work experience seminar will be tailored to fit the student needs within a specific curriculum. B.A. Psychology, Gallaudet University, M. Ed.