Interpreter Education (INT) at Virginia Highlands Community College


         
 
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INT 105 - Interpreting Foundations I-II
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 106 - Interpreting Foundations I-II
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 II of II.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
3-4 credits
INT 130 - Interpreting: An Introduction to the Profession
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
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 in a lab environment. Conducts research in the field of interpretation. Develops team interpreting techniques. Interacts with consumers of ASL-English interpretation.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: INT 107.
3-4 credits
INT 134 - English-to-ASL Interpretation I
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.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: INT 107.
3-4 credits
INT 233 - ASL-to English Interpretation II
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.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: INT 133 and INT 134.
3-4 credits
INT 234 - English-to-ASL Interpretation II
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.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: INT 133 and INT 134.
3-4 credits
INT 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