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INTERPRETER TRAINING
ITP 270 Beginning Sign to Voice
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Interpreting basic sign language communication into the spoken word. Practical experience in consecutive and
simultaneous sign to voice interpreting with increasingly complex and diverse materials. Includes applying the process of
interpreting, discourse styles and registers, assignment considerations, physical considerations, and application of the
Code of Professional Conduct. Also includes voicing considerations, linguistic/syntax, American Sign Language
(ASL)/English comparisons, pre-and post-situational assessment, giving/receiving feedback, and professional issues.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 210 and SLG 202.
Information: Additional lab hours outside of class are required.
Offered: Spring.
ITP 280 Advanced Sign to Voice
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Interpreting complex sign language structures into the spoken word. Includes voicing considerations, team interpreting,
registers, word/phrase selection, current issues, and environmental dynamics.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 270.
Information: Additional lab hours are required outside of regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Fall.
ITP 285 Educational Interpreting/Transliterating
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Interpreting in educational settings. Includes transliterating, professional readiness, settings and expectations, and legal
and ethical issues.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 250 or 280.
Information: Additional hours may be required outside of regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Spring.
ITP 286 Video Relay Interpreting
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Development of interpreting and transliteration skills and receptive and expressive skill refinement in video relay call
situations. Includes FCC regulations, application of Code of Professional Conduct, call management, and specialized
protocols. Also includes support systems, situational and language assessments, team interpreting, and equipment usage.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 250, 280.
Information: Prerequisite(s) may be waived with consent of instructor.
Offered: Summer.
ITP 289 Topics in Interpreting
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Continued development of interpreting and transliterating skills and receptive and expressive skills refinement in
consecutive and simultaneous interpreting situations. Topics include specialized settings, specialized vocabulary,
specialized protocols, support systems, situational and language assessment, facilitating the communication process, and
preparation for national certification exams.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 250, 280.
Information: Additional lab hours may be required outside of regularly scheduled class.
Offered: Spring.
ITP 290 Interpreter Training Field Experience
2 cr. hrs. 6 periods (1 lec., 5 lab)
Supervised interpreting opportunities in community settings. Includes selection criteria, completion of documentation
assignments for portfolio, problem solving, site orientation, student performance evaluations, observation of professional
interpreters, Code of Professional Conduct in practice, professional job expectations, and current issues.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 250.
Offered: Spring.
ITP 296 Independent Study in Interpreting
1-3 cr. hrs. 3-9 periods (3-9 lab)
Extensive practice in identified areas of expressive/receptive interpreting/transliterating under supervision of an instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 210, ITP 220 or 270.
Information: Consent of instructor required before enrolling. Course content and performance objectives will be
determined by conference between student and instructional faculty.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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