SLIE-230 ASL to English I

Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.0, or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075 or ACLT-076; SLIE-204 with a minimum grade of 3.0, SLIE-215 with a minimum grade of 3.0 SLIE-220 with a minimum grade of 3.0 and a MCC ASLRI Score of at least 2.75.
Information and knowledge gathered in prerequisite classes will be utilized to begin interpreting sign to voice. Role play situations assist in rehearsing the ethics interpersonal skills and proper protocol of the interpreter.

Course Outcomes
1. Students will gain knowledge about the process of interpreting from ASL to English and apply that knowledge to classroom activities and evaluated hands-on performance tasks 2. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply such background knowledge as consumer perspectives and needs, the role(s) of the interpreter, and cultural adjustment issues to hypothetical and simulated interpreting situations through classroom dialogue, quizzes and activities/performance opportunities 3. Students will study common challenges to ASL to English interpretation and develop strategies for successfully navigating the challenges through focuses analysis of language features (such as finger spelling and ASL expansion) that give rise to specific interpreting strategies 4. Students will demonstrate ASL to English interpretation development by practicing appropriate English language prosody, conceptual accuracy, appropriate register choices, idiomatic and grammatical English language production, and professional interpreting teaming skills such as learning and asking for clarification. Students will analyze taped performance activities and provide written critique of their performance based on course goals