General Information

• Name: Interpreting II
• Discipline: American Sign Language (AM)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: AM 201

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Develops the student's receptive and expressive skills in interpreting. Includes a series of activities leading from consecutive interpretation to simultaneous interpretation skills.

II: Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• Demonstrate skills in auditory and visual discrimination of semantic pairs;
• Demonstrate ability to assess speakers'/signers' affect, register and style in ASL and English;
• Demonstrate ability to analyze context of interchange and content of utterance;
• Demonstrate close abilities of visual and auditory information.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

The General Education Mission is to provide a core of critical life skills. AM 202 (Interpreting II) addresses four specific general education student learning outcomes from all four major areas:

Communication:
- Understand how to best communicate with persons who use sign language and those who have various levels of hearing

Analysis:
- Compare and analyze the similarities and differences between American/European Deaf and Hearing histories
- Locate and evaluate information

Personal Development:
- Demonstrate ability to interact with those who have a different culture and language
- Develop knowledge of the history of people's different cultural and linguistic backgrounds

Community Commitment:
- Understand the diverse needs of Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafened
- Use information presented in class to participate and possibly assist in equal opportunities for members of the Deaf Community