Perspectives on Deaf culture will be discussed. This course provides students with the opportunity to expand expressive and receptive use of the language at an advanced level. Special focus will be placed on increasing sign clarity, fluency, and nonmanual behavior. Deaf culture will be included in class discussions. Course content includes the ways in which signers construct meaning and messages in ASL, grammatical variation, and discourse strategies over a variety of topics.
Emphasis is on accuracy and fluency.
This course is designed to compare the grammatical structures of American Sign Language and English. Students are introduced to the linguistic and culturally-based communication issues that impact the interpreting process. An overview of the profession of interpreting, this course introduces students to the field of interpreting as a profession. Course content includes the history of interpreting, terminology, the responsibilities, skills, aptitudes of interpreters, the process of becoming an interpreter, employment environment and options, and current issues.