The course provides an overview of the career of sign language interpreter. Included are the interpreter's role and responsibilities, Code of Ethics issues, evaluation systems for determining competency and logistical considerations. Various statutes will be examined with regard to their implications for interpreting and related services. These include The American With Disabilities Act (ADA), the education for all Handicapped Children Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Prerequisites: SPA 1613C, 1630. (3 hr. lecture)
In-depth discussion and application of techniques and principles for interpreting situations in educational, social service, free-lance interpreting and the business aspects of interpreting. Prerequisites: EHD 1400, SPA 2614C. (3 hr. lecture)
In-depth discussion and application of techniques and principles for interpreting situations in legal, medical, oral and deaf/blind. Prerequisite: EHD 1401, SPA 2614C. A.S. degree credit only. (3 hr. lecture)
Provides an overview of the field, including the role and responsibilities of educational interpreters, their working conditions and related issues. Also covered are evaluation systems for educational interpreters and the Florida Educational Code of Ethics. Opportunities for skill building will be included with emphasis placed on signing with conceptual accuracy, mastering various sign systems and developing expertise in the use of technical signs. (3 hr. lecture)
The course examines various settings in which interpreters work. These include social service and rehabilitation, employment-related, mental health and substance abuse treatment, religious, performing arts, legal and other settings. Also considered are specific deaf and hard of hearing consumers who present unique challenges for interpreters such as oral deaf persons, people who are both deaf and blind and those who would be classified as having minimal language skills (MLS). The course includes lecture and skill building opportunities. Prerequisites: EHD 1400, SPA 2614C. (3 hr. lecture)
The course includes field observation and supervised practical interpreting experience in a one-to-one interpreting situation in the community. The student is assigned to a practicing interpreter who acts as a mentor for the duration of the internship. A minimum of 240 hours is spent in the internship experience. This includes meetings with college staff and the interpreter/mentor. Prerequisites: All courses in the subject major must have been completed prior to enrolling in this course. (240 hrs.)
Provides continued instruction in the linguistic principles of American Sign Language and an additional 500 sign concepts. Course includes lecture, discussion and lab practice, which are conducted in ASL. Prerequisite: SPA 1612C. (4 hr. lecture)
Provides an overview of aspects of deafness including demographics, Audiology, education, rehabilitation, assertive devices and organizations on deafness and interpreting. (3 hr. lecture)
Course is designed for persons who already have an understanding of ASL principles. Provides an overview of the various systems of manual communication used in the U.S. including PSE, Cued Speech and signed English. Prerequisite: SPA 2614C. (3 hr. lecture)
The course will focus on increasing the students' receptive understanding of signed communications. Examples of American Sign Language (ASL) will be presented via videotapes and live interactions with deaf persons. Students will identify all the components and linguistic features of ASL and will provide appropriate English translations either in speech (paraphrasing) or in written form. Prerequisite: SPA 1613C (3 hr. lecture)
Provides linguistic principles of American Sign Language at the intermediate level and an additional 500 sign concepts. Lecture, discussion and lab practice are included. Students have increased opportunities for interaction with members of the deaf community. Increasingly, class sessions are conducted in ASL. Prerequisite: SPA 1613C. (4 hr. lecture)
Provides linguistic principles of American Sign Language at the advanced level and an additional 500 sign concepts, including idioms used in ASL. Lecture, discussion and lab practice are included. Class sessions are conducted predominately in ASL. Prerequisite: SPA 2614C. (4 hr. lecture)
This course will provide practice communication in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will use previously acquired knowledge of ASL vocabulary and linguistic principles to communicate in the language. Prerequisite: SPA 2614C. (3 hr. lecture)
Content focuses on acquiring both expressive and receptive skill in the manual alphabet of American Sign Language, commonly known as fingerspelling. A performance test is given at the beginning of the course to determine existing competency. Prerequisites: SPA 1612C, 1613C. (3 hr. lecture)
The course provides and in-depth study of the lives and experiences of deaf and hard of hearing persons and it examines why many deaf people consider themselves to belong to a unique cultural group. Characteristics of the culture are examined along with the impact of hearing loss on one's family, friends and employment. Multicultural issues will be covered since the impact of hearing loss is addressed differently in various ethnic groups. Also examined are societal attitudes regarding disability in general and hearing loss and communication difficulties in particular. Prerequisites: SPA 1613C, 1630. (3 hr. lecture)
