STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Analyze the interpreting process according to the Colonomos Model.

 II.     Discuss interpreting in terms of task analysis theory.

 III.    Discuss other theoretical models of interpreting used in spoken language and sign language interpreting.

 IV.     Analyze source message and context for the following:  content, register, affect, and style.

 V.      Demonstrate ability to identify the main point(s) of a given text.

 VI.     Demonstrate ability to summarize a given text.

 VII.    Analyze and apply anticipatory and prediction skills and techniques.

 VIII.   Develop techniques in anticipation as a part of prediction.

 IX.     Develop techniques in prediction for enhancing processing time.

 X       Analyze and apply closure skills and techniques.

 XI.     Analyze and apply of visualization skills and techniques.

 XII.    Demonstrate basic skills in paraphrasing while maintaining the syntactic and semantic information in the source.

 XIII.   Develop awareness of current auditory and visual memory skills.

 XIV.    Expand substantive and verbatim auditory and visual memory capacity.

 XV.     For ASL to English Interpreting, develop use of a broad visual field; identify eye/head/body shifts, reference markers, as well as grammatical and affective NMM`s.

 XVI.    Recognize contextual, visual, organizational and contextual clues.

 XVII.   Determine units of meaning at the phrasal, sentential, and textual level.

 XVIII.  Recognize the internal process of taking the semantic intent of the speaker and composing in the target language.

 XIX.    Consecutively interpret familiar, introductory level material demonstrating appropriate attention the following:  lexicon, syntax, production, register, phrasing, fluency, and speaker affect.

 XX      Recognize fundamental similarities and differences between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting.

 XXI.    Experience simultaneous interpreting prepared introductory level material as an exposure to the task.

 XXII.   Analyze interpretations for overall effective processing

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      INTERPRETING PROCESSING THEORIES:  Analysis of the Colonomos Model, Task Analysis, and Other Models.

 II.     FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS: Message Analysis, Synthesis/Abstraction, Anticipatory/Prediction Skills, Closure, Visualization, Paraphrasing, and Auditory/Visual Memory.

 III.    CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING--PREPARED TEXTS:  Application of processing skills and management.

 IV.     SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING:  Introductory level with only previously prepared and consecutively interpreted texts.

 V.      SELF-ASSESSMENT:  Foundation for analyzing interpretations.