SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: SIGN 227 Cgnitive Prcessing fr Interpreters Humanities and Scial Sciences Divisin Sign Language Department 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: Interpreting Cgnitin Summer 2009 SECTION B - Official Curse Infrmatin 1. Recmmended Class Size: a. Maximum Class Size: b. Class Size Apprval Date: 2. Methd f Instructin: Lecture Labratry þ Lecture and Labratry 14 4-16/08 Wrk Experience, Occupatinal Wrk Experience, General Open Entry/Exit Independent Studies Distance Learning (Distance Educatin Delayed) fr nline curses. Distance (Hybrid Online) fr nline supprted curses 3. Cntact Hurs fr a Term: Nte: If nt a variable unit/hur curse, enter the hurs in the "Lw" clumn nly. Leave the hurs in the "High" clumn blank. Lw High Lecture: T Lab: T Lab/Lecture Parity? Yes þ N Activity: T Clinical: T Ttal Hurs 108 T 108.00 4. Credit Units: 4.00 T 4.00 1 Unit f credit per eighteen (18) hurs f lecture cntact hurs fr a term 1 Unit f credit per fifty-fur (54) hurs f lab, activity r clinical cntact hurs fr a term 5. Taxnmy f Prgrams (TOPS) Infrmatin: a. TOPS Cde and Curse Prgram Title: Page 1 f 5
085010 - *Sign Language Interpreting b. Curse Cntrl Number: CCC000502842 (T be entered by the Instructin Office Only.) 6. SAM Pririty Cde:(Select One) þ Apprenticeship Curses ffered t apprentices nly. Advanced Occupatinal Curses taken in the advanced stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Each B level curse must have a C level prerequisite in the same prgram area. Clearly Occupatinal Curses taken in the middle stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Shuld prvide the student with entry-level jb skills. Pssibly Occupatinal Curses taken in the beginning stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Nn-Occupatinal 7. Please place this curse int the apprpriate discipline by selecting frm the drp dwn list. The discipline placement indicates what preparatin is needed t teach the curse. Discipline faculty may place their curses int mre than ne discipline as apprpriate: 8. General Curse Infrmatin a. Curse Credit Status: b. State Transfer Cde: c. State Classificatin Cde: d. Basic Skills Status/Level: e. Sprts/Physical Educatin Curse: C1 Nt Transferable, AA/AS Degree I Career-Technical Educatin N Nt a Basic Skills Curse Yes ( Only check here if the curse is a physical educatin curse.) f. Grading Methd: g. Number f repeats allwed: Optinal Letter Grade r P/NP Nn-repeatable Credit (equates t 0 repeats) h. Overlap/Duplicate Curse: 9. Curse Preparatin: Nte: If this curse has a new requisite, a cntent review supplemental frm must be cmpleted. þ Prerequisite SIGN 104, SIGN 223, Engl 1A Page 2 f 5
Crequisite Advisry Nne 10. Curse Special Designatrs 11. Curse Prgram Status þ Prgram Applicable Stand-alne 12. Funding Agency Categry: þ Nt Applicable Primarily develped using ecnmic develpment funds Partially develped using ecnmic develpment funds SECTION C - Transfer Status Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educatinal Design General Educatin and Baccalaureate Level Subcmmittee. CSU Transferable Apprval Date: UC Transferable SECTION D - General Educatin Request Mt. San Antni Cllege and CSU General Educatin curse apprval are submitted t the Educatinal Design GE and BL Subcmmittee fr apprval. 1. The Articulatin Officer submits the curse directly t the CSU Chancellr fr apprval. 2. Upn receiving apprval, the curse is apprved fr the Mt. SAC Assciate Degree GE and placed in the area(s) CSU apprval indicate(s). Yes þ N Apprved fr inclusin n Mt. SAC and CSU General Educatin List? 1. Mt SAC General Educatin Applicability: 2. CSU General Educatin Applicability (Requires CSU apprval): 3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC apprval): Page 3 f 5
SECTION E - Curse Cntent 1. Curse Descriptins a. Catalg Descriptin The develpment f cgnitive prcessing skills necessary fr interpreting between ASL and English. Cnstructing and decnstructing meaning, memry, listening and attending will be cvered. Includes memry building, restating, clze, and listening exercises. b. Class Schedule Descriptin: þ Yes N Is a curse descriptin t be printed in the Class Schedule? The develpment f cgnitive prcessing skills necessary fr interpreting between ASL and English. 2. Curse Outline Infrmatin a. Lecture Tpical Outline: - Cnstructing meaning in English at the lexical and sentence levels - Discurse analysis: themes, main pints, supprting details - Discurse patterns: cause/effect, instructin/descriptin, argument/persuasin - Intra-lingual exercises in ASL and English - Meta-cgnitin/cgnitive prcessing analysis - Surce language analysis/decnstructin - Memry - Building ASL English vcabulary - Applying clze skills in interpreting, lexical level - Applying clze skills in interpreting, phrasal level - Prcessing Time - Restating/Paraphrasing as tls that increase interpreters' ptins - Listening and attending - Visualizatin - Predictin - Prsdy in ASL and English - Final exam b. Lab Tpical Outline: - Clze exercises, lexical - Clze exercises, phrasal - Memry Building exercises - Prcessing time enhancement drills - Restating drills, withut delay / with delay - Practice listening: alne, with interference, while multi-tasking - Intra-lingual Interpreting practice - Creating meaning frm pictures - Frmulating visual images - Final exam 3. Curse Measurable Objectives: Page 4 f 5
1. Analyze text/discurse in bth ASL and English fr themes, main pints and details. 2. Analyze text/discurse in bth ASL and English fr speaker intent (gal f discurse). 3. Analyze text and demnstrate the ability t recgnize prsdy elements. 4. Use prsdy elements with a given text (ASL/English) t determine meaning and discurse patterns. 5. Use prsdy elements t effectively chunk text int smaller units. This skill is necessary fr bth memry and prcessing time in later interpreting classes. 6. Paraphrase accurately bth ASL and English texts (maintaining meaning equivalence and speaker intent). 7. Reprduce text accurately frm memry int ASL. 4. Curse Methds f Evaluatin: Categry 1. Substantial written assignments fr this curse include: One three page analytical paper. If the curse is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this curse are inapprpriate because: This curse fcuses n develping the cgnitive skills necessary t interpret between ASL and English; althugh there are written assignments in this curse, skill develpment is the fcus and nt writing. Categry 2. Cmputatinal r nn-cmputatinal prblem slving demnstratins: - assess paraphrases f texts fr meaning equivalence, apprpriate prsdy elements, and maintenance f speaker intent Categry 3. Skills Demnstratins: - paraphrase ASL and English texts, maintaining meaning equivalence, apprpriate prsdy and speaker intent. All assignments will be spken r signed Categry 4. Objective Examinatins: 5. Sample Assignments: 1. Frm samples f ASL and English discurse, chse at least tw samples frm each language and identify the prsdic elements in each sample. Write a minimum 3-page paper cmparing and cntrasting the prsdic elements in each language using specific examples frm the samples. 2. While listening t a sample f English discurse, create an utline that identifies themes, main pints, details, transitins, and the speaker s intent. 3. While watching a sample f ASL discurse, create an utline that identifies themes, main pints, details, transitins, and the speaker s intent. 4. Clze exercises: Given a newspaper article with every 5th wrd remved, fill in the missing wrds. 6. Representative Text: Bk 1: Authr: Carl J. Patrie Title: The Effective Publisher: Interpeting Dawn Sign Series: Press Date f Publicatin: Cgnitive 2006 Prcessing Editin: Skills 1st Page 5 f 5