Where am I?
This minisite is for use by Utah Valley University American Sign Language Interpreting classes. Class schedules, lecture notes, overheads, and extra reading materials can be found under your specific class site. Or, read information about me and UVU’s American Sign Language and interpreting-related courses.
Classes I Teach
ASL3310Introduction to Interpreting
This course is an introduction to bidirectional (ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL) interpreting between Deaf and nondeaf people. Upon completion, this course will help prepare candidates to take the Utah State and/or RID NIC written examination.
ASL3330Cross-Cultural Communication and Interpretation
This course is a continuation of ASL 3310, but focuses more heavily on 1) interpreting with special emphasis on intercultural communication, and 2) the development of language understanding with respect to intercultural communication.
ASL3350Consecutive Interpreting
This course introduces students to theory, skills, and processes required to produce consecutive interpretations and focuses on developing basic abilities required to interpret rehearsed and/or spontaneous texts.
ASL3360Simultaneous Interpreting
This course focuses on transitioning students from consecutive interpreting approaches to time-limited simultaneous interpreting and continues focus on developing cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts.
News & Announcements
9 January 2011 Fall 2011 semester was great; thanks to everyone who particpated (and was patient with changes) last semester. On to great things. The ASL3310 class site is live today and ready to begin Spring 2012 semester. I’ve ditched Schoology and am really trying Canvas this semester. If it doesn’t go well, we’ll move to CourseKit next semester.
20 December 2010 Fall Semester is, incredibly, over; grades should be posted by 21 December 2010. Thanks to all for their hard work. The ASL3330 class site should be ready for Spring 2011 semester; please check back.
25 August 2010 The new class site is up and running, including a link to the new online classroom we’re using this semester (ning.com has been retired). Let me know if there are any problems. Also, kudos to those who passed their certification tests this summer!
22 December 2009 ASL3350 has concluded for the Fall 2009 semester. Thanks to the guinea pigs this semester; your feedback has been invaluable. Congratulations to those who passed the state and NIC written exams this fall.
26 August 2009 The class site is up now; we’ll go over this in class. Also available now is the online classroom where your written and video assignments should be posted. Any questions? Email me.
29 July 2009 Congratulations to all those (five? six? seven?) who passed the Utah State written, performance, and NIC written exams this summer. You bring honor to us all. The class schedule has been partially updated for Fall 2009 semester.
22 December 2008 Thanks to all of the students in Fall 2008 ASL3350; we had a good time. Best of luck to those students taking the Written Test in December and January, and congratulations to those who passed the NIC Written Test this semester.
4 September 2007 Have a look at our growing bookmark list at delicious.com; follow the instructions in the email you received last week to start adding more links.
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