INT595: Deaf Interpreter

School of Language, Education, and Culture Department of Interpretation and Translation

08/29 - 12/12/2022

5:00 - 7:40 PM

3 Credits

E-Mail Policy

Students are expected to check my.gallaudet.edu and their official university e-mail account regularly. I will respond to e-mails within 24-48 hours from Monday to Friday.

Office Hours

I am always happy to answer questions or to discuss sensitive matters. One of my favorite parts about teaching is talking and meeting with students. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in class or to schedule a meeting via e-mail.

Course Description

This course is designed for deaf interpreting students, who are interested in becoming a sign language interpreter (deaf interpreter). The course will introduce the basic principles of translation and amalgamate theory and practice. The goal will be to produce and identify literal and dynamically translated target texts. Students will also have the opportunity to learn fundamental linguistics and apply that to their translation work.

Course Materials

1

On Translation

"On Linguistics Aspects of Translation" By Roman Jakobson p.232-239

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2

Mapping Our Course: A Collaborative Venture

"Interpreter Discourse: English to ASL Expansion/ASL to English Compression" by S. Lawrence p. 205-216

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3

Toward a Science of Translating: With Special Reference to Principles and Procedures Involved in Bible Translating

by E.A. Nida

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GoReact Software

For this class, we will use GoReact. GoReact is a web-based tool for recording your video assignments and for me to provide video feedback and instructions. I think you will find it easy to use and very helpful for this Fall. Course subscription to GoReact https://www.goreact.com

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