Education Interpreter Program (EIP)
- EIP 90 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 93 - Studies In
- 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
- EIP 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 96 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 97 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 98 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 99 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 100 - Foundations of Vocabulary Building
- Expands general expressive and receptive sign skills necessary for effective communication. Includes incorporation of non-manual skills, including mime and gestures. Includes expressive and receptive vocabulary building within context, refinement of sign production and general memory exercises.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 101 - Orientation to Deafness I
- Provides an overview of the Deaf community and its inherent Culture. Includes deaf Culture, Deaf community dynamics, causes of hearing loss/deafness, and education of the Deaf. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture one hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 102 - Orientation to Deafness II
- Further investigates the dynamics of the Deaf Community and its inherent Culture, including the differences between the Deaf community/Culture, and the Hearing community/Culture in areas such as socio-linguistics, political aspects and the development and the role of organizations of and by the Deaf. Prerequisite: EIP 101 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture one hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 111 - Intro to Expressive & Receptive Fingerspelling & No Sys
- Provides intensive practice in expressive and receptive fingerspelling and numbers with emphasis on clarity, accuracy and speed. Focuses on increasing skills in vocabulary, spelling, letter production, number incorporation and improving fluency.Lecture one hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 112 - Advv. Express. & Receptive Fingerspelling & Nos. System
- Provides more intensive practice in expressive and receptive fingerspelling and numbers with an emphasis on clarity, accuracy, speed and fluency. Addresses appropriate incorporation of fingerspelling and numbers into expressive skills and appropriate comprehension of receptive fingerspelling and numbers within texts. Prerequisite: EIP 111 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 150 - Express. Vocab. Bldg. & Exp. Text Ana. for Inter. I
- Expands and improves expressive sign language skills necessary for effective communication and interpreting. Includes vocabulary building within context (spoken and written), refinement of sign production and auditory memory.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 151 - Exp. Vocab. Bldg and Exp. Text Anal. for Inter II
- Further develops expressive sign language skills, with a continuing emphasis on vocabularly building within context (spoken and signed) and appropriate sign production. Prerequisite: EIP 150 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 160 - Recp. Vocab. Bldg and Recp. Text Anal. for Inter I
- Expands and improves receptive sign language skills necessary for effective communication and interpreting. Includes vocabulary building within context (signed), receptive sign analysis and visual memory training. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 161 - Recep Vocab Bldg & Recep Text Anal. for Inter. II
- Further develops receptive sign language skills, with a continuing emphasis on vocabulary building within context (signed) and receptive sign analysis. Prerequisite: EIP 160 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 181 - Pre-Interpreting Skills I
- Develops fundamental skills towards the task of interpreting, specifically building memory and processing skills (both auditory and visual). These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 182 - Pre-Interpreting Skills II
- Further develops fundamental skills towards the task of interpreting, including review of the Models of Interpreting. English skills and text analysis of spoken English and signed source messages. Prerequisite: EIP 181 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 193 - Studies In
- 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
- EIP 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 197 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 200 - Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Overview
- Reviews linguistical aspects of ASL, including ASL phonology and ASL morphology. Introduces ASL syntax, including topicalization and question forms. Includes classifiers and locatives and time references and time sequencing.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 201 - Linguistics of American Sign Language for Inter. I
- Emphasizes linguistical aspects of ASL, including ASL phonology, time references and time sequencing, pronominalization, directional placement, and an introduction to classifers and locatives. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 202 - Linquistics of American Sign Language II
- Review and expands linguistical aspects taught in EIP 201, including more intensive practice with classifiers and locatives, and emphasizes additional linguistical features of ASL (e.g., pluralization, numbers in ASL, and unique morphological characteristics, such as loan signs and noun-verb pairs). Prerequisite: EIP 201 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 203 - Linquistics of American Sign Language III
- Emphasizes ASL syntax, including ASL sentence types and grammatical features as well as additional morphological characteristics (e.g., temporal aspect and distributional aspect). Prerequisite(s): EIP 200 or EIP 201/EIP 202 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 211 - Sign-to-Voice Transliterating I
- Introduces skill development techniques for consecutive sign-to-voice transliterating. Incorporates use of visual memory and visual processing skills in reading sign language (e.g., contact signing/Pidgin Signed English). Develops fluency, accuracy and speed through extensive practice with a variety of consecutive sign-to-voice materials. Emphasizes incorporation of appropriate English grammar and vocal intonation. Prerequisite: EIP 181 and EIP 202 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 212 - Sign-to-Voice Transliterating II
- Further develops consecutive sign-to-voice transliterating skills through extentive practice. Continues to develop and refine fluency, accuracy and speed. Additonal enancement of appropriate English grammar skills and appropriate vocal intonation. Prerequisite: EIP 211 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 213 - Sign-to-Voice Transliterating III
- Introduces skill development techniques for simultaneous sign-to-voice transliterating skills. Develops fluency, accuracy and speed through extensive practice with a variety of simultaneous sign-to-voice materials. Emphasizes use of appropriate English grammar and vocal intonation. Prerequisite: EIP 212 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 214 - Sign-to-Voice Transliterating IV
- Further develops simultaneous sign-to-voice transliterating skills through extensive practice., Continues to develop and refine fluency, accuracy and speed with a variety of simultaneous sign-to-voice materials. Accentuates use of appropriate English grammar and vocal intonation. Prerequisite: EIP 213 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 215 - Advanced Sign-to-Voice Interpreting I
- Provides instruction on refining and enhancing sign-to-voice skills, specifically simultaneous sign-to-voice transliterating and interpreting. Students will self-identify strengths (in voicing) and areas of weakness as the springboard for individual improvement through group work and feedback. Group work will entail student self-analysis and giving and receiving feedback. Prerequisite: EIP 214 and EIP 203 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 216 - Advanced Sign-to-Voice Interpreting II
- Further refines and enhances simultaneous sign-to-voice skills. Continued emphasis on student self-analysis and group feedback. Prerequisite: EIP 215 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 231 - Expressive Transliterating I
- Introduces the skills required to transmit spoken English into a manual code of English consecutively. While a variety of manual codes and their relationships to ASL will be identified, concentration will be on the use of contact signing/Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and the incorporation of conceptually accurate signs. Incorporates use of auditory memory and auditory processing skills in listening to spoken English. Develops fluency and accuracy through extensive practice with a variety of consecutive voice-to-sign materials. Prerequisite: EIP 181 and EIP 202 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 232 - Expressive Transliterating II
- Further develops consecutive voice-to-sign transliterating skills through extensive practice. Continued emphasis on contact signing/Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and conceptually accurate sign choices. Prerequisite: EIP 231 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 233 - Expressive Transliterating III
- Introduces skill development techniques for simultaneous voice-to-sign transliterating. Emphasis is on the use of contact signing/Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and the incorporation of conceptually accurate signs. Develops fluency and accuracy throught extensive practice with a variety of simultaneous voice-to-sign materials. Prerequisite: EIP 232 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 234 - Expressive Transliterating IV
- Further develops simultaneous voice-to-sign transliterating skills through extensive practice. Continued emphasis on contact signing/Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and conceptually accurate sign choices. Prerequisite: EIP 233 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 235 - Advanced Expressive Transliterating I
- Provides instruction on refining and enhancing simultaneous voice-to-sign tranliterating skills. Students will self- identify strengths (in signing) and areas of weakness as the springboard for individual improvement through group work and feedback. Group work will entail student self-analysis and giving and receiving feedback. Prerequisite: EIP 234 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 236 - Advanced Expressive Transliterating II
- Further refies and enhances simultaneous voice-to-sign transliterating skills. Continued emphasis on student self-transliterating skills. Continued emphasis on student self-analysis and group feedback. Prerequisite: EIP 235 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 240 - Interpreting in the Educational Setting
- Examines the roles, responsibilities and communication techniques of the Educational Interpreter. Provides information on the needs of the Deaf student and methods used in teaching students who are Deaf and hard-of-Hearing. Emphasizes skill development using conceptually accurate signs. Prerquisite: EIP 214 and EIP 234 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 242 - Interpreting in Special Situations
- Presents techniques and vocabulary involved in interpreting in specific contexts (e.g., medical, legal, platform, artistic, etc.). Prerequisite: EIP 214 & EIP 234 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hours per week.1 credits
- EIP 245 - Interpreter Ethics and Responsibilities
- Reviews the basic principles and practices of interpreting, including the logistics of interpreting situations, regulatory and legislative issues, resources, review of the Code of Ethics, professional appearance, and interpreter responsibilliities. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 246 - Ethical Decision Making and Negotiation
- Reviews the principles and practices of interpreting in the work place, including ethical concerns, professionalism and related behaviors. Emphasizes techniques for dealing with professional ethical concerns and ways to objectively negotiate situations that can be confrontational. Prerequisite: EIP 214 and EIP 234 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 250 - Expressive Fingerspelling and Numbers in Context
- Provides extensive expressive skills practice with incoporation of fingerspelling and numbers into the interpretation process. Prerequisite: EIP 214 and EIP 234 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 251 - Receptive Fingerspelling and Numbers in Context
- Provides extensive receptive skills practice with incorporation of fingerspelling and numbers into the interpretation process. Prerequisite: EIP 214 and EIP 234 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 255 - Content-based School Vocabulary
- Emphasizes vocabulary used within a school community (K-12), especially in the classroom. Classroom vocabulary includes the language of instruction and terminology specific to the subject being taught. Addresses transliteration of specialized vocabulary and making choices to match concept, meaning and register of this vocabulary. Prerequisite: EIP 214 and EIP 234 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 260 - English-to-ASL Interpreting: An Overview
- Introduces interpreting skills from English to ASL. Review of ASL structure and linguistical features and text analysis of English sources into ASL. Incorporates use of visual memory and visual processing skills. Emphasis on appropriate incorporation of 'restructuring' between English and ASL. Prerequisite: EIP 181 and EIP 200 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 261 - Introduction to English-to-ASL Interpreting
- Develops consecutive interpreting skills from English to ASL. Review of ASL structure and linguistical fatures and text analysis of English sources into ASL. Incorporates use of visual memory and visual processing skills. Emphasis on appropriate incorporation of "restructuring" between English and ASL. Prerequisite: EIP 181 and EIP 200 or consent of instructor.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 262 - English-to-ASL Interpreting II
- Builds on consecutive voice-to-sign interpreting skills. Continued review of ASL structure and linquistical features, text analysis of English sources into ASL and appropriate "restructuring". Prerequisite: EIP 261 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 263 - English-to-ASL Interpreting III
- Introduces skills needed for simultaneous voice-to-sign interpreting. Emphasis on appropriate processing time needed for simultaneous "restructuring" into ASL. Prerequisite: EIP 262 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 264 - English-to-ASL Interpreting IV
- Further refines and enhances simultaneous voice-to-sign interpreting skills. Continued emphasis on appropriate processing time needed for simultaneous "restructuring" into ASL. Prerequisite: EIP 263 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 280 - Interactive Transliterating
- Provides instruction on transliterating in interactive situations. Prerequisite: EIP 216 and EIP 264 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 281 - Interactive Interpreting
- Provides instruction on interpreting in interactive situations. Prerequisite: EIP 216 and EIP 264 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 289 - Preparation for Performance Evaluations: Transliterati
- Provides a "mock" performance evaluation with a focus on transliterating. Students will receive feedback as well as perform self-analyses in order to better prepare them to take the Transliterating component of the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS). Prerequisite: EIP 214, EIP 280 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 291 - Preparation for Performance Evaluations: Interpreting
- Provides a "mock" performance evaluation with a focus on interpreting. Students will receive feedback as well as perform self-analyses in order to better prepare them to take the Interpreting component of the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS). Prerequisite: EIP 216, EIP 264, EIP 281 or consent of instructor. These courses may not transfer to any other VCCS institutions in ASL or INT programs.Lecture 1 hour per week.1 credits
- EIP 293 - Studies In
- 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
- EIP 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 296 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- EIP 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits