Program: ASL/Interpreting (B.A.) Program Code: (ASL/INT) Program Faculty: Buchholz, Siebert, Swabey*, Tourville (*department chair) Program Description: THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! The ASL/Interpreting major (B.A. only) is a new major at the college, first offered in fall 2002. ASL/English interpreters are language professionals who facilitate communication between people who do not share a common language. Students may choose to take a concentration in Interpreting or in ASL. In the Interpreting concentration students develop a specialized ability to facilitate communication between Deaf people and hearing people. As an interpreter, graduates work in several settings including health care, education, rehabilitation, performing arts and business. Interpreters relay the messages between the participants, they do not provide direct service or care. Students choosing the ASL concentration will study the language and culture of American Deaf people. These students may go on to work in the fields of linguistics, social work, education or theater. Many students may choose to double major (i.e., education, nursing, psychology, communication, theater) or pursue a master's degree in ASL or a related field. The ASL/Interpreting major prepares graduates to sit for the national interpreting exams. CSC also offers a minor in ASL. ASL Course Listing Major Requirements: There is a core of 19 specified credits that students in either concentration are required to take. Students in the Interpreting concentration take an additional 16 credits (for a total of 35 credits), and students in the ASL concentration take an additional 14 credits (for a total of 33 credits). Required supporting course work for all ASL/Interpreting majors: ASL 111, 112, 211, 212 Beginning American Sign Language I & II, Intermediate American Sign Language I & II COMM310 Intercultural Communication ENGL305W Linguistics: English Language ENGL310W Language as Power SOCI325W Cultural Anthropology THR 204 Oral Interpretation One of the following: PHIL220W Ethics PHIL330 Ethics in Communication PHIL340 Biomedical Ethics Additional required supporting course work/prerequisited for the Interpreting concentration: ASL 311, 312 Advanced American Sign Language I & II CORE MAJOR COURSES (19 credits): ASL 214 Fingerspelling Lab ASL 301 American Deaf Culture ASL 302 ASL Linguistics ASL 333 ASL Classifiers INT 306 ASL/English Translation INT 305 ASL & English Text Analysis INT 421 Senior Seminar INTERPRETING CONCENTRATION (16 credits): INT 321 The Interpreting Profession INT 405 Consecutive Interpreting INT 406 Simultaneous Transliteration and Interpreting INT 432 Internship One of the following: ASL 313 Conversational ASL INT 431 Health Care Interpreting INT 441 Educational Interpreting ASL CONCENTRATION (14 credits): ASL 311 Advanced American Sign Language I ASL 312 Advanced American Sign Language II ASL 313 Conversational ASL Minor Requirements: Although a minor is not offered in interpreting, students may choose to minor in American Sign Language. Prerequisites for the ASL minor: ASL 212 and ASL 301 (Deaf Culture) The minor consists of five advanced level courses: Two advanced courses in ASL- ASL 311 and ASL 312 Three additional upper division courses, selected with a departmental advisor.
Program Description: THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! The ASL/Interpreting major (B.A. only) is a new major at the college, first offered in fall 2002. ASL/English interpreters are language professionals who facilitate communication between people who do not share a common language. Students may choose to take a concentration in Interpreting or in ASL. In the Interpreting concentration students develop a specialized ability to facilitate communication between Deaf people and hearing people. As an interpreter, graduates work in several settings including health care, education, rehabilitation, performing arts and business. Interpreters relay the messages between the participants, they do not provide direct service or care. Students choosing the ASL concentration will study the language and culture of American Deaf people. These students may go on to work in the fields of linguistics, social work, education or theater. Many students may choose to double major (i.e., education, nursing, psychology, communication, theater) or pursue a master's degree in ASL or a related field. The ASL/Interpreting major prepares graduates to sit for the national interpreting exams. CSC also offers a minor in ASL. ASL Course Listing Major Requirements: There is a core of 19 specified credits that students in either concentration are required to take. Students in the Interpreting concentration take an additional 16 credits (for a total of 35 credits), and students in the ASL concentration take an additional 14 credits (for a total of 33 credits). Required supporting course work for all ASL/Interpreting majors: ASL 111, 112, 211, 212 Beginning American Sign Language I & II, Intermediate American Sign Language I & II COMM310 Intercultural Communication ENGL305W Linguistics: English Language ENGL310W Language as Power SOCI325W Cultural Anthropology THR 204 Oral Interpretation One of the following: PHIL220W Ethics PHIL330 Ethics in Communication PHIL340 Biomedical Ethics Additional required supporting course work/prerequisited for the Interpreting concentration: ASL 311, 312 Advanced American Sign Language I & II CORE MAJOR COURSES (19 credits): ASL 214 Fingerspelling Lab ASL 301 American Deaf Culture ASL 302 ASL Linguistics ASL 333 ASL Classifiers INT 306 ASL/English Translation INT 305 ASL & English Text Analysis INT 421 Senior Seminar INTERPRETING CONCENTRATION (16 credits): INT 321 The Interpreting Profession INT 405 Consecutive Interpreting INT 406 Simultaneous Transliteration and Interpreting INT 432 Internship One of the following: ASL 313 Conversational ASL INT 431 Health Care Interpreting INT 441 Educational Interpreting ASL CONCENTRATION (14 credits): ASL 311 Advanced American Sign Language I ASL 312 Advanced American Sign Language II ASL 313 Conversational ASL Minor Requirements: Although a minor is not offered in interpreting, students may choose to minor in American Sign Language. Prerequisites for the ASL minor: ASL 212 and ASL 301 (Deaf Culture) The minor consists of five advanced level courses: Two advanced courses in ASL- ASL 311 and ASL 312 Three additional upper division courses, selected with a departmental advisor.