Interpreting
6 courses · Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
INTR G100 Introduction To Sign Language Interpreting
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- SIGN G180 or two years of High School ASL.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to provide students with the historical and theoretical knowledge of the interpreting profession. Topics include the history of interpreting, roles and responsibilities of an interpreter, the Code of Professional Conduct, relevant organizations, interpreter skills and competencies, overview of various settings, terminology, the interaction of American Deaf and Hearing Cultures, business practices, and systems of evaluation and certification.
INTR G130 Beginning Voice To Sign
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- SIGN G280 and INTR G100.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is the first in sequence for building English-to-ASL interpreting skills. The course includes translation, consecutive interpreting, and simultaneous interpreting. Students will learn to apply discourse structures and prosodic markers to the interpreting task. .
INTR G135 Advanced Voice To Sign
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- INTR G130.
This course is the second in sequence for English-to-ASL interpreting skills. The course includes reviews of grammar, translation, and consecutive interpreting. This course focuses on the advanced skills of simultaneous interpreting by application of discourse structure, prediction, and the Gish goal-to-detail model of interpreting Transfer. Credit: CSU.
INTR G155 Beginning Sign to Voice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- SIGN G280.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces the processes, skills, and techniques of interpreting from American Sign Language (ASL) to English. Students will begin the development of skills required to accurately interpret a signed message into English.
INTR G160 Advanced Sign To Voice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- INTR G155.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is an advanced course in the skills, processes, and techniques of interpreting from American Sign language (ASL) to English. Students will enhance their previous beginning skills in accurately interpreting a signed message into English to an advanced level .
INTR G190 Specialized Interpreting Situation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- INTR G130 or INTR G155.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course examines the role and responsibilities of an interpreter in various interpreting situations. The practical aspects of interpreting will be examined to prepare students to work in specific settings. The application of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct (CPC) to specific roles and settings will be examined in depth. The practicum requires a minimum of thirty (30) hours of volunteer interpreting.