Faculty Syllabus

COURSE GRADING SYSTEM:

1. Weekly Readings & Summaries                           30%
2. YWTBAI? Quizzes                                                20%
3. Interpreter Interview Research Project                 20%
4. Fieldwork                                                               20%
5. Deliverables (CRP, IRRs, & Course Assessment) 10%

                                                                  TOTAL            100

So You Want To Be An Interpreter? (SYWTBAI) by Humphrey & Alcorn 5th edition ISBN: 978-0976713265

1.     Readings & Chapter Questions

Students will complete all textbook chapters & chapter questions & submit to Google Classroom (GC) AND a summary to FlipGrid (FG) and have discussions with classmates on their posts (for participation credit.)

2. Weekly Quizzes

Based on chapter readings, discussions, and activities.

3. Research Project

Students will select a topic, an interpreter who has knowledge of the topic to interview, & develop an accessible presentation on the topic chosen using this google doc (sign on with your ACC email.) All students will review two classmates’ presentations and provide a substantial response. Every aspect of the project must be completed on time to receive the credit.

4. Fieldwork

Students will complete the following 4 cultural, language, and professional opportunities from the following categories & write a summary of the opportunity:

• Interpreting Observation: 

Students must:

• Obtain permission from consumers and interpreters prior to observing,
• Dress & behave professionally & in a non-distracting manner,
• Pay attention and take good notes (not just signs but also decisions the interpreters are making) to be used for debriefing,
• Request brief time to debrief with interpreter(s) and engage in a meaningful discussion of the work evidencing critical thinking, and
• Write a brief summary of the opportunity. 

• Attendance at a Cultural/Language Immersion event (aka Deaf event)

Students must:

• Dress & behave professionally & in a non-distracting manner,
• Pay attention, 
• Sign at all times, 
• Be assertive & meet a Deaf person you have not previously met (don’t just hang out with other students),
• Respect Deaf spaces, and
• Stay the entire time OR only leave on a break and in a non-distracting way.

• Volunteer at a Deaf-run event

Students must:

• Dress & behave professionally & in a non-distracting manner,
• Pay attention, 
• Sign at all times, 
• Be assertive & ask what needs to be done instead of waiting for someone to tell you to do something, 
• Respect Deaf spaces, 
• Stay the entire time OR only leave on a break, if you need to leave, inform the organizer or someone in charge, and leave in a non-distracting way.

• Interpreter Event 

Students must:

• Dress & behave professionally & in a non-distracting manner,
• Pay attention, 
• Sign at all times unless otherwise told to use spoken or written English, 
• Respect the space - if the workshop is for certified interpreters, hold questions/comments & ask them privately of someone, 
• Stay the entire time OR only leave on a break, if you need to leave, leave in a non-distracting way.

5. Deliverables (CRP, IRRs & Course Self Assessment)

Students will complete any course activities and 3 deliverables:

1. Pre-IRR (Interpreting Readiness Rubric + summary (IRRs are not accepted without the summaries) due in Week 1
2. Post-IRR + summary due in Week 16
3. Cumulative Reflection Paper (CRP) due in Week 16
4. Course Self Assessment due in Week 16

Describe standard practices, employment trends, compensation, and professional business practices in the current job market; explain the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct and the Standards of Ethical Behavior and apply them to situational decision-making; analyze the history of ASL/English interpreting and its evolution to current practice; and describe issues of language, power, and control and their impact on the role of the interpreter and the goals of interpreting.