Discourse Analysis and Translation

Catalog description

4 Skills Lab Hours Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101L and admission to the Interpreter Training Program. Co-requisites: ASL 209 Description This course serves as an introduction to principles of discourse analysis and translation. Both American Sign Language (ASL) and English source texts are used to cover a survey of the main theories of translation and interpretation. Students learn foundational skills for subsequent interpreting courses. This course focuses on the mental processing skills including but not limited to: visualization, listening and comprehending, shadowing, paraphrasing, abstracting, dual-task training and cloze skills. Students must pass this course with a grade of “C” or better in order to progress to ITP 104 .