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ITP 203 Linguistics of American Sign Language
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the linguistic structure of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes history, language requirements,
linguistic fields, communication systems, assimilation/ symmetry, ASL and English comparisons, time/tense indicators,
semantics, morphology, syntax, phonology, modulation/inflection and classifiers/SASSes. Also includes conjunctions,
reality principle, conversational regulators, relative clauses, ASL research topics, gloss/transcription, current issues, and
linguistic research paper.
Prerequisite(s): SLG 202 and WRT 102.
Information: Student is required to write a linguistic research paper.
Offered: Fall.
ITP 205 Advanced Fingerspelling and Numbers
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Advanced receptive and expressive fingerspelling and number skills. Includes lexicalized fingerspelling, related
theories/methodologies, numbers, advanced monetary designations, basic and advanced mathematical functions,
acronyms for deaf-related organizations and services, common abbreviations, commonly fingerspelled words, major cities,
states, and proper nouns.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 105 and SLG 101.
Information: Additional lab hours are required outside of regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ITP 210 Introduction to Interpreting
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Introduction to the field and role of a sign language interpreter. Includes defining the client(s), sign language systems and
situational assessments, Repetitive Motion Injury RMI, history of spoken and sign language interpreters, certification and
licensing of sign language interpreters, and prerequisite knowledge and skills. Also includes the profession of an
interpreter, interpreter role and ethics, process of interpreting, settings, and assignment related topics.
Prerequisite(s): SLG 202 and WRT 102.
Offered: Fall.
ITP 215 Classifiers and ASL Literature
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
This course is a continuation of the major grammatical features of American Sign Language (ASL) to develop
communicative and interactive competencies in the culture and language of the deaf. Includes a focus on ASL literature by
introducing students to ASL storytelling and poetic techniques, film analysis, story analysis, and its techniques. Also
includes ASL narratives, classifiers and size and shape specifiers (SSASes), and perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): SLG 202 and WRT 102.
Information:
This course is taught in ASL and utilizes receptive skills through ASL literature and poetic videotapes. Students are
expected to experiment with ASL storytelling and the use of classifier techniques.
Additional hours may be required outside of the regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Spring.
ITP 220 Interpreting I
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Practical experience in consecutive and simultaneous voice to sign interpreting with increasingly complex and diverse
materials. Includes applying the process of interpreting, discourse styles and registers, assignment considerations,
physical considerations, application of the Code of Professional Conduct, and giving and receiving feedback, and
professional issues. Also includes linguistic/syntax, American Sign Language (ASL) comparisons.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 210 and WRT 102.
Information: Additional lab hours may be required outside regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Spring.
INTERPRETER TRAINING
ITP 250 Interpreting II
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Continuation of ITP 220. Continued development of expressive and receptive interpreting skills in educational and
community situations. Includes practical considerations, interpreterøs role, certification, licensure, communication
systems, multiple roles, and code of Professional Conduct. Also includes interpreting, transliterating, idiomatic interpreting,
sign invention, team interpreting, giving and receiving feedback, current issues, and environmental dynamics.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 220.
Information: Additional lab hours may be required outside of class.
Offered: Fall.
ITP 268 Etymology
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Designed to improve and increase English vocabulary and conceptual American Sign Language (ASL) correlates for the
sign language interpreter. Includes word origins, common word families, contextual vocabulary building, English idioms,
and ASL signs having multiple English translations.
Prerequisite(s): REA 075 and SLG 202.
Offered: Spring.
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