ASL 2207 Role of the Interpreter
This course will address how setting, register and preferred language mode of clients impacts the role of the interpreter. During weekly in-class role plays, students will employ interpreting techniques learned in other advanced interpreting courses as well as elements of the Demand-Control Schema.
Prerequisites: ASL 1102 and ASL 2202 and ASL 2231
Course Outcomes
- Increase both sign and spoken vocabulary as it relates to a variety of settings, register levels, and language/signing modes.
- Determine appropriate ethical decision making abilities based on Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of professional conduct.
- Demonstrate appropriate speed, fluency and syntax when interpreting, transliterating, and voicing.
- Determine the appropriate role of the interpreter based on setting, language register, and language mode.
Credit Hours: 3
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
- Department: American Sign Language
- Repeatable Credit: No
- Offered Online: No
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 5, Rm 312
Faculty: Gibson
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Course Fee: $25.00
Open Seats: 1
Meets: TTH from 5:30PM to 7:20PM
Section: 100
Open Seats: 1
Meets: TTH from
5:30PM to 7:20PM
5:30PM to 7:20PM
Section: 100