Interpreter Education (INT) at Thomas Nelson Community College
- INT 105 - Interpreting Foundations I-II
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Develops fundamental skills of interpreting, including cognitive processes and intralingual language development in English and ASL. Reviews Process Models of interpreting, and uses one to analyze interpretations. Develops feedback skills essential to the team interpreting process. Part I of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 107 - Translation Skills
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Further develops fundamental skills needed for the task of interpreting Targets comprehending source language (either ASL or English), transferring content into memory store (breaking from original form), restructuring into target language, maintaining message equivalence, conveying implicit and inferred information, and applying appropriate discourse structure. Review Process Model of interpreting, and uses it to analyze translations. Further develops feedback skills essential to the team interpreting process. Prerequisite:
INT 105.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 130 - Interpreting: An Introduction to the Profession
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Introduces basic principles and practices of interpreting, focusing on the history of the profession, logistics of interpreting situations, regulatory and legislative issues, resources, and the Code of Ethics. Describes the state quality assurance screening and national certification exam systems, including test procedures.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- INT 133 - ASL-to-English Interpretation I
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Begins consecutively interpreting monologues from the source language (ASL) to the target language (English). Watch entire ASL monologues process them, analyze them, then choose appropriate English to match the message. Eventually interpret the monologue into English. Puts interpreting theory into practice ina lab environment. Conducts reasearch in the field of interpretation. Develops team interpreting techniques. Interacts with consumers of ASL-English interpretation. Prerequisite:
INT 107.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 134 - English-to-ASL Interpretation I
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Begins consecutively interpreting monologues from the source language (English) to the target language (ASL). Listen to entire English monologues, process them, analyze them, then choose appropriate ASL to match the message. Puts interpreting theory into practice in a lab environment. Conducts research into the field of interpretation. Develops team interpreting techniques. Encourages interaction with consumers of ASL-English interpretation. Prerequisite:
INT 107.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 141 - Transliterating I
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Studies the skills required to transmit spoken English into a manual code for English or an interpreting product with more obvious English influences, and vice versa. Introduces a variety of manual codes and their relationship to American Sign Language and Contact Signing. Prerequisite:
INT 107.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- INT 193 - Studies In
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Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- INT 233 - ASL-to English Interpretation II
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Perform simultaneous interpretations of monologues in the source language (ASL) to the target language (English). Process an incoming ASL monologue while simultaneously producing an appropriate interpretation in English. Conduct research in the field of interpretation. Apply team interpreting techniques. Interact with consumers of interpretation. Prerequisites:
INT 133 and
INT 134.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 234 - English-to-ASL Interpretation II
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Perform simultaneous interpretations of monologues in the source language (English) into the target language (ASL). Process an incoming English monologue while simultaneously producing an appropriate interpretation in ASL. Conduct research in the field of interpretation. Apply tem interpreting techniques. Interact with consumers of interpretation. Prerequisites:
INT 133 and
INT 134.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3-4 credits
- INT 236 - Interpreting in Special Situations
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Studies roles, responsibilities, and qualifications involved in interpreting in specific settings, such as medical, legal, conference, religious, and performing arts. Addresses specific linguistic and ethical concerns for each. Prerequisite:
ASL 102 and
INT 130.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
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