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| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| INT 625 | Interpreting as a Practice Profession I | 4 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Terp practice prof I |
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Catalog Description: In this series of courses, students will examine the theory, practice, application and evaluation of a continuum of interpreting modes, including sight translation, consecutive, and simultaneous interpreting. Students will work with live and recorded interlocutors in order to expand their range of modes/styles/and language flexibility to provide consumer-based interpreting services to a wide-range of consumers (Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing). This series of courses will incorporate the practicum observations, supervision sessions (case conferencing) and hands-up practice to enhance students' skills in decision-making around meaning transfer, ethical dilemmas, and interpersonal communication. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: Upon completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of current research pertaining to translation theories and practice. 2. Compare & contrast various translation/interpreting theories and discuss their relevance to ASL/English Interpreting. 3. Utilize various theories/models/frameworks to analyze his/her own work and discuss with colleagues via supervision sessions (case conferencing). 4. Assess interpreting scenarios/situations for EIPI demands to determine consumer, linguistic, and interpersonal needs. 5. Assess controls at student's disposal, compare to EIPI demands identified and determine if there is a match. 6. Continue to assess and respond to changing EIPI demands in the scenario. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): New Program |
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Faculty and facilities needed: No facilities needed. Year 1, no new faculty. Year 2, one more tenure line faculty needed. |
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Brief Course outline: Brief Course Outline: ¿ Week 1: Historical, Current, and Emerging Views of the interpreting task - where have we come from and where are we going? ¿ Week 2: Theories, theories, theories - what are they good for? ¿ Week 3: Potential Variances within the communities we serve - thought world, linguistics, educational. ¿ Week 4: What is a task analysis? How do you view the interpreting task, as a professional? ¿ Week 5: Modes of interpreting as a continuum of control options (translation, consecutive, and simultaneous) ¿ Week 6: Practical application employing the continuum of controls (translation, consecutive, and simultaneous) ¿ Week 7: If you were to develop a theory/model/construct to depict the interpreting task, what might it look like? ¿ Week 8: Applying your theory/model/construct to your colleague's work samples. ¿ Week 9: Practical application of task analysis and theories/models/constructs as they apply to the interpreting practitioner. ¿ Week 10: Practical application of task analysis and theories/models/constructs as they apply to the interpreting practitioner. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | ----------------- | Approved | November 06 2009 |
| 2 - Division | Elisa Maroney | Approved | December 01 2009 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mickey Pardew | Approved | December 03 2009 |
| 5 - Graduate Committee | Mary Bucy | Approved | December 11 2009 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Katherine Schmidt | Approved | February 10 2010 |
| 7 - Dean | Hilda Rosselli | Approved | March 05 2010 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Rejected | March 10 2010 |
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