This intensive ASL course for working interpreters focuses on the development of advanced ASL communication skills, including complex sentence types, inflection and registers. The emphasis is on grammatical sophistication and production fluency. This course introduces students to the production aspects of interpretation. Students analyze texts linguistically and functionally, focusing on register, style, affect and meaning. Students are introduced to team interpreting.
Students work with recorded material and with guest speakers.
Emphasis is on accuracy and fluency. Students are introduced to relay and oral interpreting. This course, third in a series of three, prepares experienced interpreters with skills and knowledge to become mentors and resources for less experienced or entry-level interpreters. This course traces the history of ASL and English use in educational settings. Students will investigate the design and implementation of Signed English systems, their theoretical and philosophical roots, their use with deaf children, and materials for skill upgrading.