The course allows the student the advantage of learning the different techniques in rendering effective oral communication facilitation between consumers. This course acquaints students with the basics of interpreting and the professional requirements for being an interpreter. It introduces students to the role of the interpreter, the code of ethics, situation assessment required for effective interpreting, and certification for interpreters. This course provides an in-depth study of the field of interpreting by expanding on the basics introduced in IPP 121. Lecture and discussion sessions address ethical decision-making and cultural issues, as well as the various settings in which interpreters work.
Students observe professional interpreters throughout the semester.
This course provides students with an analysis of interpretation theory and the development of processing skills which are applied to consecutive interpretation. This course expands students knowledge of the impact of deafness on the development of language and cognition and the socialization of deaf individuals in a hearing world. This course presents factors that contribute to defining deaf persons as members of a cultural minority. The course explores the impact of language on the culture as well as the role of norms, values, traditions, and minority groups within deaf culture. Identity and membership in deaf culture are also included.