ITP 212 - Educational Interpreting

 
Description
This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), will discuss issues related to interpreting in the K-12 classroom.  Students will analyze the major transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthood and the changes required in professional roles, responsibilities and ethical decision-making.  This course will compare and contrast working in the community versus K-12 environments, reviewing the testing requirements and state laws governing each setting.  Students will interpret educational content and review the requirements for a student who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and what the interpreter’s role is in this process.

1. Compare the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct and the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Guidelines for Professional Conduct.
2. Explain the role and responsibilities of the educational interpreter as part of the educational IEP team.
3. Apply terminology related to the educational setting and to the educational interpreting process.
4. Describe the physical factors, logistics and planning involved when working in various situations within the educational setting such as interpreting in the classroom, on stage, for meetings, field trips and when media is used.
5. Explain the process for developing new signs for technical material and for language for which there is currently no accepted sign.
6. Demonstrate ability to produce dynamically equivalent interpretations of material that is typical of the educational setting at various grade levels and subjects.

1. Laws related to educational interpreting
2. Ethical consideration in the school/educational setting
3. Differences between educational interpreting and community interpreting
4. Working conditions in a school setting
5. The history of deaf education
6. Interpreting within different education settings
7. Differences between interpreting and transliterating

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