Introduction to ASL-English Interpreting

Program Code: SAC.ASLEI.AA

Program Control Number: 42818

The Associate in Arts in Introduction to ASL-English Interpreting prepares students for paraprofessional careers and for a baccalaureate degree in American Sign Language (ASL)-English Interpreting from a four-year college or university. Career opportunities exist in many industries such as education, medical, business, and government. Upon completion of the AA in Introduction to ASL-English Interpreting, students will have skills in communicating via ASL, knowledge of Deaf culture, and an introductory awareness of ASL-English Interpreting and other professions within the Deaf community.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Apply receptive and expressive skills in maintaining an ongoing dialogue in American Sign Language with fluent users.
2. Identify and explain the Deaf experience from cultural, educational, linguistic, sociological, psychological, and multicultural perspectives.
3. Describe the requirements, roles, and responsibilities of an ASL/English interpreter for the deaf, the skills and further education and training necessary to be a member of the profession.
4. Interpret a brief passage in American Sign Language to English and in English to American Sign Language that accurately reflects the meaning of the passage.