Course

Language and Culture in Action – Interpretation II

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Sign Language Interpretation
Course code
INTR 2400
Credits
1.50
Semester length
Flexible delivery ranging over 1 to 15 weeks
Max class size
16
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This methods course provides further opportunities for students to develop simultaneous interpreting skills while using a variety of general and technical texts. Students will be challenged to reflect on and integrate new and prior skills, knowledge and experiences with their emerging professional identity.
Course content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

  • The ability to work as part of a team is crucial for successful interpretation.
  • Interpreters work with a diverse group of consumers and must adapt their interpretation strategies to meet the consumer’s needs.
  • The ability to accurately assess one’s own interpretation is crucial for successful interpretation.
  • To interpret accurately, interpreters need to prepare accordingly for every assignment they attend.
Learning activities
  • Lecture/discussion
  • Demonstration/practice
  • Participation
Means of assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations. Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Attendance and participation
  • End-of-fourth-semester portfolio of the student’s work.

This is a mastery/non-mastery course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Interpret from ASL into English and from English into ASL, incorporating all main points and necessary supporting detail
  2. Successfully interpret as part of a team
  3. Adapt one’s interpretation to meet the language needs of a variety of consumers in a range of settings
  4. Accurately analyze one’s areas of strength and areas which need improvement
  5. Plan development strategies for continued growth as an interpreter
  6. Utilize preparation materials in a constructive and timely manner
Textbook materials

T.B.A.

Requisites

Prerequisites

INTR 2300 and INTR 2310 and INTR 2375 with a B or better

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for INTR 2400
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.