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  • ASL 4150R: ASL Conversation IV

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Offers intermediate/advanced ASL users opportunities to enhance their proficiency in the target language by focusing on production. Centers on discussions from a selected reading list in 'book club' form. Teaches how to improve authentic pronunciation, reduce errors in authenticity of language structure, generate thought in the target language spontaneously as a substitute for translation, and sharpen comprehension for natural conversational flow. Contrasts with all other upper division ASL courses which are more content based. Facilitates lowering the affective filter when conversing in the target language by increasing the frequency of conversational opportunities. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits toward graduation.
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  • ASL 4330: Visual Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350, matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis and University Advanced Standing. Teaches necessary processing skills related to interpreting from Sign to spoken languages including ability to concentrate and analyze visual linguistic and non-manual markers. Analyzes discourse focusing on context, linguistics and culture. Lab required.. Lab access fee of $12 applies.
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  • ASL 4360: Legal Interpreting

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350 and matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis and University Advanced Standing. Provides a conceptual understanding of the American legal system, and the unique cultural challenges related to interpreting for parties within the system. Examines both the law and Deafness and the areas of language and cultural mediation required to effectively facilitate communication between people who are Deaf and people who are hearing in legal settings.
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  • ASL 4375: American Sign Language to English Interpreting

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3360, Matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis, and University Advanced Standing. Introduces skills and processes required to produce conceptually accurate and linguistically appropriate voice interpretations of ASL texts. Develops cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts. Teaches and incorporates more advanced semantic choices and negotiation techniques. Works with a variety of audience sizes and types. Teaches how ethics impact behavioral decisions and interpretations. Gives more consideration to developing sets of technical or field-specific signs and applying these to interpretative work. Includes one-hour per week lab.
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  • ASL 4380: Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Medical

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350; ASL 3360, matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis, and University Advanced Standing.. Guides interpreters through skill sets applied to real life classroom lectures, specifically medical and psychology courses offered online through accredited universities. Requires practical application of specific interpreting skills and techniques as will as course preparation and acquisition of course specific knowledge to develop balanced interpreting practices, including both specific applicable skills in interpretation and a broad based liberal arts knowledge to which the skills are applied.
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  • ASL 4381: Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Law

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350, ASL 3360, matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis, and University Advanced Standing.. Guides interpreters through skill sets applied to real life classroom lectures, specifically law and justice courses offered online through accredited universities and sample courtroom scenarios. Requires practical application of specific interpreting skills and techniques as well as course preparation and acquisition of course specific knowledge to develop balanced interpreting practices, including both specific applicable skills in interpretation and a broad based liberal arts knowledge to which the skills are applied.
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  • ASL 4382: Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Education

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350, ASL 3360, matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis, and University Advanced Standing.. Guides interpreters through skill sets applied to real life classroom lectures, specifically education and other courses offered online through accredited universities. Requires practical application of specific interpreting skills and techniques as will as course preparation and acquisition of course specific knowledge to develop balanced interpreting practices, including both specific applicable skills in interpretation and a broad based liberal arts knowledge to which the skills are applied.
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  • ASL 4383: Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Community

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3350, ASL 3360, matriculation into the Interpreting Emphasis, and University Advanced Standing.. Guides interpreters through skill sets applied to real life classroom lectures and instruction including business, manufacturing and organizational courses offered online through accredited universities. Requires practical application of specific interpreting skills and techniques as well as course preparation and acquisition of course specific knowledge to develop balanced interpreting practices, including both specific applicable skills in interpretation and a broad based liberal arts knowledge to which the skills are applied.Lab access fee of $12 applies.
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  • ASL 4384: Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework/Deaf and Hearing Interpreter Teams

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3370 and University Advanced Standing. Prepares students to work in Deaf-hearing interpreter teams. Provides practical application of specific interpreting skills and team interpreting techniques as well as interpersonal skills and develops tools for healthy collaborative interpreting teams. Increases 21st-century know-how in face-to-face and video remote interpreting modalities. Designed as last class for senior-level interpreting emphasis students.Lab access fee of $12 applies.
    ShareASL 4384 - Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework/Deaf and Hearing Interpreter Teams

  • ASL 4390: Professional Issues in Interpreting

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 3375 and University Advanced Standing. Provides students advanced study and skills development in the business and profession of interpreting, decision making while interpreting between Deaf (including Deaf-blind) and hearing populations, and negotiation of the complex and growing field of interpreting. Develops the understanding of the day to day demands of the work needed become truly professional interpreters. Provides extensive individual feedback.
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