General Information

• Name: Interpreting III
• 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 202

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Develops the student's receptive and expressive skills in interpreting for deaf individuals. Follows a sequenced series of consecutive interpretation to simultaneous interpretation skills.

II: Course Objectives

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

• Produce accurate ASL representation of English and vice versa in various environmental registers;
• Simultaneously interpret at least three text (ASL to English and vice versa;
• Recognize and Identify culturally linked information within texts, both ASL and English.
• Produce and justify linguistic assessments of selected interpretation models and corresponding transcriptions

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 ciritcal life skills. AM 203 (INterpreting III) 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 similarites and differences between American Sign Language/English
* Locate and evaluate information

Personal Development:
* Demonstrate ability to interact with those who have a different culture and language
* Develop knowledge of people 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 facilitate equal access communication opportunities for members of the Deaf Community