Interpreter Training Program

Winter 2018

Enrollment:

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

View the program website

Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

Additional Costs

Books$360-540
Supplies and Equipment$180

Program Description

The AAS–T is an associate degree providing comprehensive core Interpreter Training Program content based on the CEIC accreditation standards. The critical content coursework in the AAS–T addresses all of the Educational Interpreter competencies required by the Washington State Board of Education for Educational Interpreter standards in the state of Washington (RCW 72.40.080) and interpreters in Deaf Education P–12 from OSPI. The balance of the degree is made up of significant general education coursework credits necessary for transfer.

The Interpreter Training Program is an innovative program that offers the opportunity to acquire basic skills to launch into a new career in the sign language interpreting field skill in American Sign Language or to use sign language as a foreign language credit. All program courses are offered on campus and online.
                      
Those who are skilled interpreters provide a valuable service to society making it possible to provide equal access for deaf and hard–of–hearing people to all areas of employment, social services and education.

              

 

Course of Study

The Interpreter Training Program (ITP) offers the AAS-T or the ITP Certificate of Completion. The Certificate is only available to those with an existing AA, AAS, BA, or BS degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to recognize and manage the linguistic needs of the consumer.
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in language skills , both in ASL to English and English to ASL.
3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the understanding of the RID 7 tenets and the
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) Codes of Professional Conducts.
4. Students will demonstrate awareness of state and national laws that impact the Deaf and the interpreting profession.
5. Students will demonstrate awareness of cultural norms, expectations, and media.
 

Career Opportunities

Graduates may find work locally or choose to relocate. Employment is possible by contacting interpreter agencies, school districts, and state agencies. Interpreters must be competent in a vast array of skills and knowledge to be able to work competitively in a bicultural/bilingual world. Job opportunities include: pre-school thru 12th grade, post-secondary (vocational training, community college, university, and graduate levels), mental health, social services, training programs, medical and legal fields, video relay, and many more.

Certificate - SFCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Falls Community College
Students applying for a certificate of completion must currently hold an AA, AAS, BA or BS, have completed ASL& 121, 122, 123 and PSYC& 100, and complete a specified 85 credit sequence of courses in the human services interpreter training program.

Prerequisites
-  ASL& 121 Am Sign Language I 
-  ASL& 122 Am Sign Language II 
-  ASL& 123 Am Sign Language III 
-  ENGL&101 English Composition I 
-  MATH&107 Math in Society 
-  PSYC&100 General Psychology 
 
Prerequisite: AA, AAS, BA or BS Degree 0
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First Quarter
ASL& 221American Sign Language IV 5
EDUC&204Exceptional Child 5
ITP  241Deaf Social and Cultural Issues 5
15

Second Quarter
ASL& 222American Sign Language V 5
ITP  104Introduction to Audiologic Rehabilitation/Habilitation 4
ITP  231Theories of Discourse Analysis 3
ITP  232ASL Linguistic Principles 2
14

Third Quarter
ASL& 223American Sign Language VI 5
ITP  233Manually Coded English Systems 5
PSYC&200Lifespan Psychology 5
15

Fourth Quarter
ITP  245Ethics and Principles in Educational Interpreting 5
ITP  251Interpreting I 5
ITP  261Transliteration I 5
ITP  281Applied Interpreting I 1
16

Fifth Quarter
ITP  252Interpreting II 5
ITP  262Transliteration II 5
ITP  282Applied Interpreting II 2
12

Sixth Quarter
ITP  253Interpreting III 5
ITP  263Transliteration III 5
ITP  283Applied Interpreting III 3
13
85 credits are required for the Certificate

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.