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INTR 2340: Interpretation Theory and Practice 3: Community
Effective date
September 2023
Department
Sign Language Interpretation
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This practical course provides opportunities to build and enhance ASL-English interpreting skills during simulated practice in the classroom and while doing volunteer interpreting in the community. Students will gain versatility in meeting the needs of Deaf, hard of hearing, and Deafblind consumers across a spectrum of varied language use. The primary language of instruction will be ASL. The classes in May and June will be augmented by ongoing volunteering in the summer and a one-week practical learning experience at a Deafblind camp in August.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
INTR 2240.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use preparatory materials and schema of the local Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind community to predict and prepare for an interpretation task
- Engage with consumers to effectively determine appropriate target language variety
- Describe the differences between acting as an interpreter or as an intervenor
- Produce interpretations that meet the goals of the particular speakers/signers/settings
- Communicate in a variety of close-up and/or tactile ways with people who are Deafblind
- Critically evaluate the relative success/effectiveness of an interpretation
- Engage with consumers to seek and incorporate their feedback
- Participate in theoretical discussions and reflective seminars conducted in ASL
- Reflect on their own interpreting skills and identify focus areas for ongoing development
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/seminars; small group work; simulated interpretation practice; interpretation practice in community; course readings/videos
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
B+
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Interpreting Assignments |
|
Assignments |
15 |
Written analyses |
|
Assignments |
25 |
Self-reflections and goal-setting |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20 |
|
|
Other |
10 |
Volunteer interpreting log |
Course topics
- Spectrum of (ASL) language use in the Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind community: - Varieties of English-influenced Contact Sign - Close-up ASL and/or hand-over-hand tracking - Tactile ASL - Pro-tactile signals - Hand-to-hand fingerspelling with adapted British manual alphabet
- Power and responsibility in the roles of interpreter and intervenor: - Duties of an intervenor compared to those of an interpreter - Ethical challenges in maintaining appropriate boundaries - Social variables that impact meaning-making - Awareness of privilege, intersecting identities, allyship, one’s own positionality and bias
- Ongoing skill enhancement for the steps and sub-processes in interpretation: - Predicting what to expect from the discourse - Concentrating and attending to source message - Representing meaning, dropping source language form - Planning to express meaning using target language form - Producing a clear and cohesive target message - Monitoring and critiquing one’s own process and results - Strategies for managing the time constraints of simultaneous interpreting - Strategies for using consecutive interpreting and interaction management - Criteria for opting between simultaneous and consecutive mode - Strategies for effective co-interpreting as a team
- Analysis and assessment of interpretation: - Features of a successful interpretation - Think Aloud Protocol (TAP) as a learning tool - Demand-Control framework as a learning tool - Peer feedback and shared analysis - Consumer feedback - Self-reflection and identification of focus areas/goals for one’s own development
- Professional demeanour and interaction, including: - Clear, respectful, effective interpersonal communication - Punctuality, effort, enthusiasm - Patience with self, others, and circumstances - Discretion, diplomacy, confidentiality - Working collaboratively with peers, consumers, teachers, and others
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.