Educational
Interpreting I - this course may be repeated for college credit up to three
times.
This course
prepares students to offer sign language interpreting services for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (DHH) with specific focus on service provision in the
elementary and middle school level educational settings**. Students will
explore the rationale and methods of the service delivery models specifically
targeting educational interpreting, address the ethics of educational
interpreting, and learn about the certification process for educational
interpreters in the state of
**This first course does target K – 8
environments, but covers general service provision philosophy and rationale
that would be applicable to all levels.
Those who work in other educational settings would clearly benefit from
this course as well. The Educational
Interpreting II course will continue the study to cover high school,
vocational, and secondary settings.
Prerequisite(s): Three
semesters of college sign instruction in: ASL, PSE/CASE or SEE
Next class offering: ENG 183C, CRN# 14702, Mondays
4:00pm - 6:50 pm,
Class begins 9/22/08 and concludes 12/15/08
Required text: Best Practices in Educational
Interpreting, second edition (2004)
Brenda
Chafin Seal
ISBN# 0-205-38602-4