News & Announcements
5 August 2008 ASL3310 is on the books for Fall 2008 semester, the first full UVU semester. Keep coming back to the ASL3310 site for more information (that site will change almost daily for the next two weeks so stay tuned). Anyone interested in a Facebook page?
11 December 2007 ASL3310 has concluded for the Fall 2007 semester. Thanks to all of the students in the Fall 2007 course; we had a good time. Assistant Professor Will Garrow will be teaching Section 601 of ASL3310 during Winter 2008 semester. Check with Dr. Eldredge (eldredbr at uvsc dot edu) or Professor Garrow (garrowwi at uvsc dot edu) for more details.
5 November 2007 A new HTML version of the RID Code of Professional Conduct (CPC) and PDF of the CPC is available now for our discussion on Thursday. The class schedule has also been updated.
4 October 2007 New revised PDF of the 3310 schedule is available now. The 3310 class schedule has also been updated. Thanks for your patience.
29 August 2007 Outline for Chapter 1 was due 28 August 2007. The PDF of Chapter 1 of Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science (2nd ed.) is no longer available.
23 August 2007 We’re up on Facebook if anyone is interested. Ask for the address or invite in class.
Recommended listening: The Word Nerds (subscribe through iTunes and download to your iPod) is a brilliant weekly podcast on words, language, and why we say the things we do—all directly related to an interpreter’s metaknowledge here. Enjoy.
More good reading. Mother Tongue Annoyances: Tim’s Weblog on English communication. Learn more about avoiding “ums” and “uhs” while speaking and other fun and nefarious habits.
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Classes I Teach
ASL3310: Introduction to Interpreting
This course is an introduction to bidirectional (ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL) interpreting between Deaf and nondeaf people. Upon completion, this course will help prepare candidates to take the Utah State and/or RID NIC written examination.
ASL3330: Cross-Cultural Communication and Interpretation
This course is a continuation of ASL 3310, but focuses more heavily on 1) interpreting with special emphasis on intercultural communication, and 2) the development of language understanding with respect to intercultural communication.
ASL3350: Consecutive Interpreting
This course introduces students to theory, skills, and processes required to produce consecutive interpretations and focuses on developing basic abilities required to interpret rehearsed and/or spontaneous texts.
ASL3360: Simultaneous Interpreting
This course focuses on transitioning students from consecutive interpreting approaches to time-limited simultaneous interpreting and continues focus on developing cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts.
What is this site for?
This minisite is for use by Utah Valley University Interpreting classes. Class schedules, lecture notes, overheads, and extra reading materials can be found under your specific class’s site. In addition, information about the UVU’s American Sign Language and interpreting- related courses can also be found here.
Doug Stringham