2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

Beginning ActingTHTR 1031 3 CreditsMnTC: Goal 06This course teaches students the basics ofacting. In addition to training and developingthe actor’s voice and body, students are taughtmethods to enter a creative state, create theworld of a play, create characters and playscenes. Students use vocal and physical warmups, read plays, apply acting vocabulary andconcepts, write performance plans, work withphysical and imaginative exercises, analyzeplay texts, and attend and evaluate the actingin a live theatre production. The course workswith students at all levels to increase thestudent’s abilities in the performing arts.Theatre Production and DesignTHTR 1041 4 CreditsMnTC: Goal 06In this course, students explore how plays“come to life” on stage through scenery,costumes, lighting and sound. Studentsexplore basic theory and practice ofproduction, tools and building methods, designprinciples, traditions of theatre design, andcreating designs which enhance the meaningof plays in performance. Problem-solving indesigning and running shows helps studentsexperience “real world” issues in technicaltheatre. Students have opportunities to gainskills and insight in many technical andbackstage areas through hands on experiencewith Century Theatre productions.Creative DramaticsTHTR 1051 3 CreditsThis course teaches techniques of creativeplay through unscripted (improvisational)exercises. Improvisational techniques areused to inspire the imagination and guidestudents to create both collaboratively andspontaneously. Students learn to use objects,visual art, music, and folktales in creativeexercises. Students learn how to plan andlead improvisational teambuilding activitiesusing small or large groups. This courseserves students interested in teaching, acting,directing group activities, or counseling.Intermediate ActingTHTR 2031 3 CreditsThis course expands and deepens the workof the student actor. Physical and vocalexercises continue to expand the studentactor’s technique. Contemporary and classicalplays are explored and used for performing.Singer/actors also have the option to workon a musical theatre piece. Students study atleast one stage dialect while preparing scenesand monologues. Audition techniques are alsotaught as part of the course.Prerequisite: THTR 1031 or consent ofinstructor. Recommendation: THTR 1020.Fundamentals of DirectingTHTR 2061 3 CreditsThis course introduces the beginningdirector to the basic tools of the director’scraft. Students will learn the basicsof interpretation, blocking, movement,composition, communication, and terminologyof stage direction. The needs of studentsinterested in theatre, acting, television, film,video production, or elementary and secondaryeducation are served by this course.Translation andInterpretingOrientation to InterpretingTRIN 1000 1 CreditThis course introduces students to basicconcepts in legal, medical, and educationalinterpreting. Students will practice basicinterpreting skills, review interpreter codes ofethics and standards of practice. Completinga basic self-assessment will help studentsevaluate their preparation for undertaking acourse of study in interpreting. Students willrole play various ethical situations and analyzea tape of their interpreting.Introduction to Translationand Related SkillsTRIN 1021 3 CreditsThis course prepares students for furthertraining in both translation and interpreting. Itfocuses on issues of accuracy and naturalness.Students will practice translating textsfrom one language to another and they willevaluate the quality of translations based ontheir ability to preserve meaning, while beingnatural and understandable to readers.Prerequisite: TRIN 1000 or consent ofinstructor. Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG 00907 Course Descriptionswith a grade of “C” or higher. Assessmentscore placement in ENGL 1021 or completionof ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendations: Students have alanguage proficiency level equivalent tothe American College Teachers of ForeignLanguages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview(OPI) advanced-mid or higher rating in bothEnglish and the second language.Standards of Practice andSkills of InterpretingTRIN 1031 3 CreditsIn this course students will compare andcontrast interpreting codes of ethics inthe legal, medical, and educational fields.Students are introduced to the professionalstandards of practice, and role play andpractice techniques to help them implementthe standards of practice. Students also beginpracticing and developing cognitive capacitiesrequired for consecutive and simultaneousinterpreting.Prerequisite: TRIN 1021 or concurrentenrollment. Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Assessment score placement in ENGL 1021or completion of ENGL 0090 with a “C” orbetter. Recommendations: Students havea language proficiency level equivalent tothe American College Teachers of ForeignLanguages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview(OPI) advanced-mid or higher rating in bothEnglish and the second language.Beginning Skills of InterpretingTRIN 1041 4 CreditsIn this course, students will conduct erroranalysis of their interpreting and refine theirunderstanding of units of meaning. Activitiesto develop cognitive capacities for both theconsecutive and simultaneous modes willform the core of this course. Topics includememory enhancing activities, shadowing anddual-tasking, as well as memory aides suchas note-taking, visualization, and chunking.Students will also continue to discuss ethicallychallenging situations and the role of theinterpreter.Prerequisite: TRIN 1021, TRIN 1031, andconsent of instructor. Students must havea language proficiency level equivalent tothe American College Teachers of ForeignLanguages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview651.779.3300 195