You will learn by reading and discussing information about the profession.

What you learn in this course will give you an overview of the interpreting profession and the employment opportunities it provides.

No Prerequisites

If you complete this course and do well, you will be able todiscuss the following topics:

• American Sign Language and Deaf Culture
• Opposing Views of deafness and the implications for interpreters
• A history of the profession and the establishment of RID
• RID certification and the VQAS
• Basics Terms
• The Process of Interpreting
• The challenges of interpreting between English and ASL
• Different settings for employment
• Making a living as an interpreter

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at the Final exam in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 2 proctored exams in this course.

Last Updated: August 19, 2010 2:13 PM