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Interpreter Training Program

Interpreter Training Program courses are specifically designed for students enrolled in that program. Interested students should contact the Ms. Janice Rogers, Program Director. After completing courses in the Interpreter Training Program, students will be able to:

1. Perform sign language skills in a variety of settings.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking and appropriate decision-making skills when ethical dilemmas arise.
3. Display and maintain professional relationships with various stakeholders.
4. Utilize effective interpersonal and cross-cultural/multicultural communication skills.

Department Faculty

Course Descriptions

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ITP 119 FINGERSPELLING & NUMBERS: 1 credit
Prerequisite: ASL 104 or program approval
This course is designed to assist students develop and improve their expressive and receptive skills in fingerspelling and numbers. The course will focus on the development of reading numbers and fingerspelled words in a signed presentation. Upon completion, students will gain skills in reading, comprehending numbers and fingerspelled words in a signed message.

ITP 123 ARTISTIC INTERPRETING: 1 credit
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ITP 201 or program approval
This course is designed to teach students the skills needed to interpret poetry, drama in a visually artistic manner, and music. Emphasis will be placed on the appropriate use of conceptually accurate signs, facial expression, movement and rhythm. Upon completion, students will be able to understand how to conceptually interpret/transliterate poems, songs, and plays.

ITP 201 INTERPRETING I: 4 credits
Prerequisite: ASL 105 or program approval
This course is part of one of a three part sequence. This course will focus on the role and responsibilities of the interpreter, certification criteria/ evaluations, skills and competencies needed, introduction into the variety of interpreting settings, history and terminology used in the field, and modes of communication used by the Deaf community. Upon completion, students will be able to understand the role and responsibility needed to become a professional sign language interpreter as well as build receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language.

ITP 202 INTERPRETING II: 4 credits
Prerequisite: ITP 201 or program approval
This course is part two of a three part sequence. This course will focus on the interpreting process, physical factors and positioning needed for interpreting in various settings, qualitative linguistic analysis, and probable miscue caused while interpreting. Upon completion, students will gain experience in interpreting appropriately in a variety of settings as well as build expressive and receptive skills in five major areas: education, rehabilitation, medical, paralegal, religion.

ITP 203 INTERPRETING III: 4 credits
Prerequisite: ITP 202 or program approval
This course is part three of a three part sequence. This course will focus on interpreting/transliterating English colloquialism, conversational, expressions, gestures and idioms unique to the Deaf and Hearing cultures. Transliterating techniques, working with Deaf-Blind consumers and oral interpreting will be discussed. Upon completion, students will be able to successfully interpret/ transliterate for Deaf/Hard of Hearing consumers who utilize various modes of communication.

ITP 213 PRACTICUM I: 2 credits
Prerequisite: ITP 201 or program approval
This course is part one of a sequence. Students will receive beginning field study experience in various interpreting/transliterating situations with a weekly seminar. Upon completion, students will begin to understand the translation process, compensation, and the interpreter’s role in the field.

ITP 214 PRACTICUM II: 2 credits
Prerequisite: ITP 202 or program approval
This is part two of a sequence. Students will continue to receive field study experiences in a variety of settings. Voicing techniques will be discussed. Upon completion, students will have gained experiences in sign to voice assignments.

ITP 225 PSYCHOLOGICAL/SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DEAFNESS: 3 credits
In this course, students will study the various causes of deafness, the psychosocial perspective of deafness, modes of communication among the Deaf community, and support services used. Upon completion, students will understand the psychosocial aspects of the Deaf community.

ITP 226 ETYMOLOGY FOR INTERPRETERS: 3 credits
Prerequisite: ASL 104 or program approval
This course provides the students with the fundamentals of language building for interpreters/transliterators that include definitions and multiple meanings for words. Upon completion, students will have enhanced knowledge of the English language and its meaning of words.

ITP 227 INTERPRETING IN THE MULTI-CULTURAL SETTING: 3 credits
Prerequisite: ITP 203 or program approval
This course will provide the student with information, knowledge, and skill building exercises for improving interpreting/ transliterating skills within the diverse Deaf community. Focus will be on the major 5 groups: African American/ Black, Native American, Hispanic/Latino/Puerto Rican/Mexican American, Euro-American, and Asian Pacific Islander American. Upon completion, students will enhance their interpreting skills within these diverse cultures of the Deaf community.