Special Topic: English/ASL Translation.

Catalog description

This course will focus on translation from written English to ASL. Texts will be examined at the lexical, phrasal, sentential, and extended text levels. Idiomatic and metaphorical language will also be explored. The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the lexical and syntactical relationships between ASL and English, with the end goal being the students' ability to produce grammatically and conceptually correct signed translations of printed English texts.