Catalog 2010-2011 - South Texas College

SLNG 2189CAPSTONE: INTERNSHIP III- SIGN LANGUAGEINTERPRETERCRT HRS:01 LEC HRS:00 LAB HRS:06Internship III is an experience external to the college foran advanced student in a specialized field involving awritten agreement between the educational institutionand a business or industry. Mentored and supervised bya workplace employee, the student achieves objectivesthat are developed and documented by the college thatare directly related to specific occupational outcomes.This may be a paid or unpaid experience. This coursemay be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary.Prerequisite: Permission from the Department.SLNG 2238ADVANCED VISUAL/GESTURALCOMMUNICATIONSCRT HRS:02 LEC HRS:02 LAB HRS:01This advanced course provides further developmentusing non-verbal communication. Complex classifierswill be discussed as well as how to incorporate classifiersin the interpretation process.Prerequisite: SLNG 1315, SLNG 1345 or SGNL 2302.SLNG 2303TRANSLITERATINGCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This is a practice-oriented course designed to developthe foundation skills necessary for rendering spokenEnglish into a manually coded English format, and from amanually coded English system into spoken English. Anintegral part of this course will be defining, recognizing,and incorporating features of transliterations.Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, DRAM 1351, SPCH 1318, BIOL2401, PSYC 2301, PHIL 2306, SLNG 1321, SLNG 1311,SLNG 1315, SLNG 1347, SLNG 1344 or SGNL 2301, SLNG2187, SLNG 2401, SLNG 1345, SLNG 2411, SLNG 1350, andMid-Program Evaluation.SLNG 2330ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR DEAF SUPPORTSPECIALIST/SERVICE PROVIDERSCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course incorporates practical general training andexperiences in a structured classroom setting. Studentswill participate in various role-playing activities including,but not limited to, job coaching, mentoring, literacy,tutoring, and advocacy work.Prerequisite: SLNG 1345 or SGNL 2302, SLNG 1300.SLNG 2370TRILINGUAL INTERPRETING ICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course will include the development of inter-lingualskills (English to Spanish / Spanish to English / AmericanSign Language (ASL) to Spanish / Spanish to ASL). Thestudent will begin to demonstrate an ability to producedynamic equivalence from a source language to a targetlanguage with an emphasis in Spanish to ASL and ASLto Spanish.Prerequisite: Certification.SLNG 2372TRILINGUAL INTERPRETING IICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course will focus on the enhancement of trilingualinterpreting skills with continued exposure of morecomplex source material. This will include trilingualinterpreting experiences through the use of multimediamaterials in the classroom.Prerequisite: SLNG 2370 and SPAN 2311.SLNG 2373LATINO INTERPRETING ISSUESCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course provides a historical and contemporaryperspective of Latino cultures with an emphasis onMexican-American culture. Topics include culturalvalues, group norms, communication, languagedifferences among Latinos, and standard practices ofthe interpreting profession.Prerequisite: Certification, SLNG 1321.SLNG 2401INTERPRETING ICRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:03Interpreting I is an overview of the interpreting processand current models. It introduces the skills necessaryto achieve message equivalency in interpreting. Thestudent will identify interpreting process models andwill apply these models to text analysis. The student willdifferentiate contextual factors affecting language usagein the interpreting process, and will begin to demonstratean ability to produce dynamic equivalence from sourcelanguage to target language.Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, DRAM 1351, SPCH 1318, BIOL2401, PSYC 2301, PHIL 2306, SLNG 1321, SLNG 1311,SLNG 1315, SLNG 1347, SLNG 1344 or SGNL 2301, andMid-Program Evaluation.SLNG 2402INTERPRETING IICRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:03Interpreting II is an overview of the interpreting processand current models. It introduces the skills necessaryto achieve message equivalency in interpreting. Thestudent will identify interpreting process models andwill apply these models to text analysis. The student willdifferentiate contextual factors affecting language usagein the interpreting process, and will begin to demonstratean ability to produce dynamic equivalence from sourcelanguage to target language.Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, DRAM 1351, SPCH 1318, BIOL2401, PSYC 2301, PHIL 2306, SLNG 1321, SLNG 1311,SLNG 1315, SLNG 1347, SLNG 1345 or SGNL 2302, SLNG2187, SLNG 2401, and Mid-Program Evaluation.SLNG 2411INTERPRETING IN SPECIALIZED SETTINGSCRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:04 LAB HRS:01This course focuses on interpreting/transliterating forspecial populations (e.g., deaf/blind, high visual, oraldeaf) in a variety of settings (e.g., religious, artistic,medical, legal, mental health). Activities are designed toreinforce basic theories and techniques related to workingwith special populations in various settings.Prerequisite: SLNG 1321, SLNG 1344 or SGNL 2301.SLNG 2434AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) VCRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:02This course will provide students with expandingknowledge and utilization of American Sign Language(ASL) vocabulary demonstrating semantic accuracyand discourse strategies. Theory and practice of majorlinguistic principles In ASL will be discussed.Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, DRAM 1351, SPCH 1318, BIOL2401, PSYC 2301, PHIL 2306, SLNG 1321, SLNG 1311,SLNG 1315, SLNG 1347, SLNG 1344 or SGNL 2301, SLNG2187, SLNG 2401, SLNG 1345, SLNG 2411, SLNG 1350, andMid-Program Evaluation.SLNG 2431INTERPRETING IIICRT HRS:04 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:03This is a practice-oriented course designed to strengthenskills in the integration and application of cognitiveprocessing for more complex source material. Continuedexposure to simulated interpreting experiences throughthe use of multimedia materials will be incorporated intoclassroom activities.Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, DRAM 1351, SPCH 1318, BIOL2401, PSYC 2301, PHIL 2306, SLNG 1321, SLNG 1311,SLNG 1315, SLNG 1347, SLNG 1345 or SGNL 2302, SLNG2187, SLNG 2188, and Mid-Program Evaluation.Course Descriptions231