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INTR 2120: Foundations of Practice 1
Effective date
September 2023
Department
Sign Language Interpretation
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course provides students with an introduction to the profession of American Sign Language - English interpretation and will involve three significant areas: observation of interpreters at work in the field; development of pre-interpreting foundational skills; and an introduction to the decision-making framework known as the Demand Control Schema.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze the work of interpreters, based on observation in the field
- Recognize their own personal filters and frame of reference
- Apply techniques learned through observations to their own emerging professional practice
- Apply the Demand Control Schema to decision-making as it pertains to the field of interpreting
- Demonstrate pre-interpreting skills including closure techniques, discourse prediction skills, memory and multi-tasking
- Analyze and diagram samples of discourse to determine the main points and supporting detail
- Reconstruct English texts working from a diagram of their own design
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 15
Total Hours: 60
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 15
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Lecture/seminar, small group work, guest speakers, course readings/video
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
B+
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Project |
25 |
Field Research Individual Project, Presentation |
|
Project |
25 |
Field Research Group Project, Presentation |
|
Project |
10 |
Field Research Group Project, Reflection |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Professional Reflection Journals |
|
Other |
10 |
Professional Accountability |
Course topics
- Course content will be guided by research, empirical knowledge, professional standards and best practice. Professional interpreters’ work: Techniques for effective observation, Skills for interpersonal interacting & questioning, Reflective journals
- Foundational skills for interpreting: Listening for comprehension, Speaking for clarity, Identifying main points in spoken texts, Discourse mapping, Multi-tasking while listening and speaking
- Ethical decision-making: Ethical codes, Demand Control Schema
Learning resources
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.