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ITP 103 - Discourse Analysis and Translation

Institution:
Community College of Allegheny County
Subject:
Interpreter For The Deaf Train
Description:
This course serves as an introduction to principles of discourse analysis and translation. Both American Sign Language (ASL) and English source texts are used to cover a survey of the main theories of translation and interpretation. Students learn foundational skills for subsequent interpreting courses. This course focuses on the mental processing skills including but not limited to: visualization, listening and comprehending, shadowing, paraphrasing, abstracting, dual-task training and cloze skills. Students must pass this course with a grade of "C" or better in order to progress to ITP 104.
Credits:
4.00
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Eligibility for ENG 101L and admission to the Interpreter Training Program.
Corequisites:
ASL 209 
Exclusions:
Level:
Instructional Type:
Lecture/Lab
Notes:
Additional Information:
Historical Version(s):
Institution Website:
Phone Number:
(412) 323-2323
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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