| Sign Language Interpreting |
INTR 430 - Introduction to Interpretation
Credits:
4.00
A survey of traditional and contemporary perspectives on
interpretation and interpreters; introduces the cognitive
processes involved in interpretation and factors that
influence those processes. Several models of interpretation
explored. Particular attention given to interpretation as an
intercultural, as well as interlingual, process. Students
engage in a research project related to course content.
INTR 438 - A Sociocultural Perspective on the Deaf Community
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the deaf community and deaf culture.
Discussion of similarities to, and differences from,
mainstream hearing culture. Supplemental videotapes focus
on aspects of culture including deaf education,
autobiographical sketches, deaf norms and values, and
deaf literature and folklore. Theoretical issues of culture
and linguistics applied to deaf culture, American Sign
Language, and the variety of cultural perspectives of the
deaf community. Students engage in a research project
related to course content. Pre- or Coreq: ENGL 401. Writing
intensive.
INTR 439 - Ethics and Professional Standards for Interpreters
Credits:
4.00
Seminar course using readings, theory, and discussion of
hypothetical situations and role plays to explore ethical
standards and dilemmas in ASL-English interpretation. Covers
personal and professional values, ethics, and morality;
professional principles; power, responsibility, and group
dynamics; the interpreter's role; cross-cultural issues; and
the decision-making process. Students engage in a research
project related to course content. Prereq: INTR 430. Writing
intensive.
INTR 539 - Comparative Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters
Credits:
4.00
Examines the basic similarities and differences between the
linguistic structure of American Sign Language and spoken
English; focuses on each language's communication functions
and how they serve these functions. Students engage in a
research project related to course content. Prereq:
ENGL 505; Pre-or Coreq: ASL 532.
INTR 540 - Principles and Practices of Translation
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to theory and practice of translation. Students
analyze pre-prepared interpretations and translations to
discover how expert interpreters produce target language
messages which are pragmatically equivalent to the source
language messages. Particular attention paid to the
form/meaning distinction. Students prepare translations from
texts of their choosing. Pre- or Coreq: ASL 532.
INTR 599 - Special Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Occasional offerings dependent on availability and interest
of faculty. Barring duplication of subject, may be repeated
for credit.
INTR 630 - Principles and Practices of Consecutive Interpretation
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the theory and practice of consecutive
interpretation. Analyzes and integrates specific subtasks
of the interpreting process culminating in the performance
of prepared and spontaneous consecutive interpretations.
Students work with a variety of texts, language models,
and settings with the goal of producing a grammatically
correct target language text which is equivalent to the
source language text. Prereq: INTR 540.
INTR 636 - Principles of Simultaneous Interpretation
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the theory and practice of simultaneous
interpretation. Particular attention is given to processes
involved in translation from consecutive to simultaneous
interpreting. The advantages and limitations of both types
of interpreting are compared. Students apply theoretical
information to the process of simultaneous interpreting.
Students engage in a research project related to course
content. Prereq: INTR 630.
INTR 658 - Deaf/Hearing Cultural Dynamics
Credits:
4.00
Deaf culture and mainstream American culture compared,
contrasted, and analyzed from a variety of perspectives.
Cultural interactions between deaf and hearing people are
examined, and students will explore potential cultural
conflicts between deaf and hearing people. This course is
team taught by deaf and hearing instructors, and is
conducted primarily in ASL. Students also engage in a
research project related to course content. Prereq: ASL 532;
INTR 438.
INTR 732 - Simultaneous Interpretation of Discussions, Speeches, and Reports
Credits:
4.00
Focuses on simultaneous interpretation of group discussions,
speeches, and reports. Students apply theory learned in
INTR 636 to a variety of texts, language models, and
settings. Students engage in a research project related
to course content. Prereq: INTR 636. Writing intensive.
INTR 734 - Field Experience and Seminar I
Credits:
4.00
Gives students the opportunity to observe professional
working interpreters, with some direct interpreting
experience as deemed appropriate. Students integrate
knowledge, theoretical understanding, and skills acquired
in the interpreting program by working closely with on-site
supervisors (interpreters) in addition to attending a
bi-weekly seminar with the UNHM field experience
coordinator. Pre- or Coreq: INTR 732.
INTR 735 - Field Experience and Seminar II
Credits:
4.00
Gives students the opportunity to gain supervised
interpreting experience. Students engage in actual
interpreting assignments and receive support and
mentorship from a professional interpreter, enabling them
to integrate knowledge, theoretical understanding, and
skills acquired in the interpreting program. Students work
closely with on-site supervisors (interpreters) in addition
to attending a biweekly seminar with the UNHM field
coordinator. Prereq: INTR 734.
INTR 744 - Principles and Practices of Translation
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the theory and practice of literal
transliteration. Students analyze pre-prepared
transliterations to discover how expert transliterators
produce semantically correct messages in signed and
spoken English which are equivalent to the source texts.
They will then produce transliterations which are
semantically and pragmatically equivalent to the source
texts. Students engage in a research project related to
course content. Prereq: INTR 636.
INTR 798 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
Selected topics that vary by semester. Possible course
topics are interpreting in educational settings, working
with specific populations, or other topics of importance
to interpretation. Descriptions available in departmental
office during preregistration. Students engage in a research
project related to course credit. Prereq: INTR 636;
permission. May be repeated for credit if topics differ.