lin 334 interpreting: source language asl

LIN 334 Interpreting: Source Language English- Course Syllabus 1

Judy Shepard-Kegl Contact: 207-400-0493 | [email protected]

Office: Science Building A, 310 , Portland Hours: Zoom by Appointment

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LIN 334 INTERPRETING: SOURCE LANGUAGE ASL

Course Syllabus [last updated: 8/31/20]

Course Meetings: Wednesdays, 12:30-3PM (Zoom 12:30-2:30)

Course Mode: On-line Synchronous

Location:

Prerequisites:

ASLA or ASLPI score > 2, completion of at least ASL 202, and identification of a Deaf Shepherd.

Materials & Books

Required

● There is no required book for this course. All articles and video materials will be provided on-line.● You are required to keep a journal. I would like this to be a bound journal that you write in on a daily to

weekly basis as you explore the internal world that you bring to your interpreting. Periodically, you willbe required to post excerpts from that journal or to use them for class discussion.

● Headphones and an extension so that you can interpret from a spoken English source text withoutdisturbing the others around you in Zoom.

Optional resources that may be of help

Bridges, B. and Metzger, M. (1996). Deaf Tend Your: Non-Manual Signals in American Sign Language. New

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York: Calliope Press. Dean, R. and Pollard, R. (2013). Demand Control Schema: Interpreting as a Practice Profession. North

Charleston, SC: CreativeSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Videos and digitized articles will be made available on BrightSpace or shown in class.

Technology Requirements

● You need access to a computer with a camera and high-speed internet

● We will be using BrightSpace (https://courses.maine.edu/d2l/home) in this course.See the “Technology” section for information on Brightspace’s tech requirements.

● GoREACT this semester will be linked to BrightSpace and will be free. But if you have an accountalready, there may be some added goodies for you too.

Course Description Interpreting students study interpretation from English into ASL. Emphasis is placed upon appropriate sign choice, register, and affect as well as expansion and compression. The interpreting process is dissected, examined, and practiced with particular attention to the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI). We will discover that the interpreting process is not as much what you do with your hands, but rather how you process incoming and outgoing information in your brain. Our focus in this class is the process of interpreting from English into ASL, but what you do is basically the same either direction. The difference here is that for most of us, we are at a disadvantage. We are interpreting into our B language (second-language) rather than our A language (native language). We will explore the impact of this. Course may be repeated once for credit with permission of instructor.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. articulate the distinction between translation and interpretation.2. recognize the features of a carefully processed text in terms of equivalence of content,

affect, register, goal and intent.3. control the flow of incoming material to allow for maximal processing of the message.4. produce a polished translation of a 3-5-minute highly visual text that is part of a larger

series of texts, demonstrating planning at a textual level.5. recognize within one's own interpretations and the interpretations of others the level of

processing: word, phrase, clause, utterance, text.6. be able to talk about the work within the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI).7. be able to discuss the work of oneself and of others in a non-evaluative manner.8. be able to let go of the form of the English source texts in consecutive interpretations.9. demonstrate strategies that allow for deeper processing within extended texts produced in

an uninterrupted mode.10. exhibit increased accuracy and message equivalence in extended texts of 10 minutes or

more.

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Structure & Format

• Class will begin at 12:30 PM. Please be ready on Zoom. When you log in, start with your audioand video muted and please open your Chat.

• 12:30 The first 5-10 minutes of class will be open for questions.• 12:50-2:00 Interpreting Activity (sometimes as a group; other times in small groups)• 2-2:30 group work on the exercise• 2:30 Zoom class ends, but you can stay around to schmooze if you like• The additional half hour will be made up by an asynchronous video based upon a Powerpoint

on the topic of the week.• Every week, you will produce some interpreted text. The only way to get there is to do it.

Note: At two points during the class, there will be a roll call. When that happens, go to chat and indicate that you are there. You will have five minutes to post to chat. This is my way of taking attendance. (name) will track your chat posts related to roll call.

Assessment

These are hands on classes involving interpreting and talking about the work. It is not possible to make up or re-experience the activities covered in any given class. Missing more than two classes over the semester will seriously jeopardize your performance and your grade. This is not permission to miss two classes!! You have the opportunity to earn 120 points in this class. While you can earn 120 points, the grade will be figured upon a score of 100 points overall. This allows me to grade performance assignments stringently without any one assignment jeopardizing your overall grade.

Grading Criteria

Weekly Assignments (you must journal each one; 5 pts each) .................. 50 Points Midterm interpretation and comments ..................................................... 25 Points Economy of Interpreting Assignment ......................................................... 15 points Final Consecutive Interpretation and comments ....................................... 15 Points Final Simultaneous Interpretation and comments ..................................... 15 Points

Total Points Possible ................................................................................ 120 Points Grade based upon ........................................................................................ 100 Points

Course Evaluations

At the end of each semester, every student has the opportunity to provide constructive feedback on their courses. It is important to me that you take the time to let me know your thoughts about the course. I use your feedback to make improvements to the course materials, assignments, and outcomes.

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Course Policies 1. Visual Attention to the instructor and to one's peers is essential in this class.

• No texting during class. Please keep your phone put away, not on your desk.• Please don't be working on your laptop for other things.• Please attend to your peers when they are asking questions or presenting in class. They are as much a

source of learning as the instructor is.2. Homework assignments must be submitted on time and in the proper format.

• Assignments handed in after the due date will not be accepted. No exceptions.• Life happens, so I will remove your three lowest weekly assignments (except your final consecutive

and simultaneous translations).3. Attendance is required.

• These are hands on classes involving interpreting and talking about the work. It is not possible tomake up or re-experience the activities covered in any given class. Missing more than two classesover the semester will seriously jeopardize your performance and your grade. This is not permissionto miss two classes!! You have the opportunity to earn 120 points in this class. While you can earn120 points, the grade will be figured upon a score of 100 points overall. This allows me to gradeperformance assignments stringently without any one assignment jeopardizing your overall grade.

Grading Scale

100-93% = A 92-90% = A- 89-87% = B+ 86-83% = B 82-80% = B-

79-77% = C+ 76-73% = C 72-70% = C- 69-60% = D 60% or lower = F

Attendance and Late Work

You are encouraged to turn in assignments early. However, weekly work submitted after an assignment due date, unless otherwise cleared by the instructor, will not be accepted. The assignments are designed to prepare you for the next class or to move you along on your final projects.

Withdrawal from the Course

Last day to drop for 100% refund is Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020; for grade of W is Wednesday, Nov. 4. For more information, review USM’s Add/Drop and Withdrawal Policies1.

Class Cancellation

If for any reason I need to cancel a class, I will place that information in announcements and mail everyone at the latest by Wednesday morning by 9 a.m.

1 https://usm.maine.edu/reg/addingdroppingwithdrawal

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Inclement Weather

From time to time USM will close the University due to inclement weather. When the cancellation is for an entire day, the class content will be made up at another time or through additional, outside of class, lectures or assignments. When school opens late or closes early, and the time selected is during the middle of our class, class will be asynchronous, meaning that we will not meet on-line that week. I will record the lecture and provide an assignment for you to do before the next class. Too often even though it may be fine in one place, students are struggling with internet or other electrical issues during such times. It is important to note though that there will be videos to watch and work to do before the next class.

Academic Integrity / Plagiarism

Everyone associated with the University of Southern Maine is expected to adhere to the principles of academic integrity central to the academic function of the university. Any breach of academic integrity represents a serious offense. Each student has a responsibility to know the standards of conduct and expectations of academic integrity that apply to academic tasks. Violations of student academic integrity include any actions that attempt to promote or enhance the academic standing of any student by dishonest means. Cheating on an examination, stealing the words or ideas of another (i.e., plagiarism), making statements known to be false or misleading, falsifying the results of one's research, improperly using library materials or computer files, or altering or forging academic records are examples of violations of this policy which are contrary to the academic purposes for which the University exists. Acts that violate academic integrity disrupt the educational process and are not acceptable. Evidence of a violation of the academic integrity policy will normally result in disciplinary action. A copy of the complete policy may be obtained from the Dean of Students Office website2 or by calling and requesting a copy at (207) 780-5242. That said, in terms of interpretation, plagiarize freely. This is the one field where borrowing from each other with abandon is praised. However, simply memorizing someone else's text would indeed still constitute plagiarism. I want you to experience the most authentic interpreting experiences you can. This will be the focus of most of the weekly assignments. The final consecutive and simultaneous interpretations in the class will be more systematically processed and refined works of translation.

Final Examinations / Final Project

There is no cumulative final examination for this course. There is a final project which involves creating a consecutive and simultaneous translation of a 3-5 minute excerpt from Harry Potter. The simultaneous version will be presented in from of a Deaf audience the last week of class. It is a USM academic policy that no tests or exams may be scheduled during the last week of classes. We will not have a cumulative final exam, so there will be no class during exam week.

2 https://usm.maine.edu/community-standards-mediation/academic-integrity

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Course Schedule Week: Topics Due: Week 1 Sept 2

Introduction to the class. What is coding?

Week 2 Sept 9

Processing for meaning not form

ASSIGNMENT 1: Interpretation of excerpt from Everything is Illuminated

Week 3 Sept 16

Letting go of English. It's harder than you think.

ASSIGNMENT 2: Interpretation of Symphony in Slang

Week 4 Sept 23

The Sorting Hat exercise; Review of the 10-Steps process for discourse analysis

ASSIGNMENT 3: Interpretations of Mr. Koumal Flies like a Bird and Mr. Koumal Battles his Conscience.

Week 5 Sept 30

My Trip to Costa Rica Living in Vermont

ASSIGNMENT 4: The Church Basement Exercise

Week 6 Oct 7

The Great Hall; Dawnland Oct 12 8-10 PM

ASSIGNMENT 5: Visualization of your HP excerpt; vignettes

Week 7 Oct 14

MIDTERM Assignment 6: Interpretation of the Great Hall and worksheet; Interpret Dawnland

Week 8 Oct 21

Expansion and Compression

Assignment 7: Shah text; Trump text Part 1

Week 9 Oct 28

Faceting; why match for gender, race, ethnic background?

Assignment 8: The Car Accident View the George Floyd Memorial excerpt and comment in GoREACT.

Week 10 Nov 4

Economy of Interpreting Part 1

Assignment 9: Interpreting 3 of you HP Vignettes

Week 11 Nov 11

NO CLASS VETERAN'S DAY

Week 12 Nov 18

Economy of Interpreting Part 2 Face, Pace, Space

Assignment 9: Shah Text; Trump Text part 2

Week 13 Nov 25

NO CLASS THANKSGIVING

Week 14 Dec 1

Shah Text; Trump Text Part 3 Part 3 (working with a CDI)

ASSIGNMENT 10: 10-steps of HP excerpt

Week 15 Dec 8

Final Interpretations with Deaf Audience

ASSIGNMENT 11: Consecutive Interpretation Due (comments and comparison of consecutive and final versions due by midnight next Wednesday)

Technology

Technology Support Center (Help Desk)

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If you need technical support at any time during the course (especially concerning Brightspace), please contact the Technology Support Center:

Phone: (207) 780-4029 or 1-800-696-4357

Email: [email protected]

● You need a maine.edu account to access most of our online resources. If you can’t remember your account information, visit the UMS User Account Management website3 or contact IT at 1-800-696-4357 and ask them to help you access your maine.edu account.

● The USM Portal4 can be used to reach your student email, Brightspace, MaineStreet and most other university online tools through a single website.

● If this is the first time you’ve used Brightspace, Check out USM's Student Brightspace Training5

Computer Access

Participants will need a reliable PC or a Mac with the latest version of a web browser. In addition, you will need a

broadband Internet connection (DSL or faster). Below is a suggested list of recommended software you may need

to access electronic resources for this course.

Latest Versions of Web Browsers · Mozilla Firefox6 (Windows / MacOS) - Recommend

· Google Chrome7 (Windows/MacOS) - Recommended

· Safari8 (MacOS - Update through the App Store)

Note that Brightspace and many other web-based applications used in USM courses do not work well in Microsoft’s web browser, Edge.

Brightspace Technical Requirements

D2L recommends having the latest version of whatever browser is being used on any computer or mobile device. Brightspace works very well on mobile Apple and Android devices via web browser. The Brightspace Pulse app in the Apple App Store and Google Play also allows you to receive notifications regarding your courses on your device. The Pulse app is primarily meant for students to receive course announcements, and updates via push notifications on their mobile devices. The Pulse app is not “Brightspace for mobile devices.” The Brightspace site (courses.maine.edu) itself is mobile friendly. The full content for a course can be accessed by tapping the

3 http://accounts.maine.edu/ 4 https://my.usm.maine.edu/ 5 https://courses.maine.edu/d2l/le/discovery/view/course/86822 6 http://mozilla.com/firefox 7 http://www.google.com/chrome/ 8 http://www.apple.com/safari/

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menu button in the upper-right corner of the Pulse app screen, and selecting “Launch Course Homepage.” This will take you directly to the full course on Brightspace in your device’s web browser.

Technology in the Classroom

Please do not be using your computer or phone for other activities during class.

Netiquette

Our text-based communication is vital in this course since it is the primary - and possibly only - way we will connect with each other. Please be careful and considerate in all your communications with each other and your instructor.

The online medium is poor at conveying tone. Consider what you are saying and remember that your intent might not be inferred by your readers (fellow students and instructors). Take a moment to re-read everything you write: assume that it will be taken in the worst possible light. And extend courtesy to others: assume the most charitable light possible. Both of these steps will make communication easier and far more civil. (See also my Netiquette posting in BrightSpace.)

Student Data Retention

Your maine.edu account is issued to you for as long as you are a student of this or any other University of Maine System campus. There are various limits on how long IT can retain data you have stored through this account depending on which services you have used. Below are the major points, but we encourage you to visit the UMS User Account Management website9 for full details on maine.edu account policies. Do NOT treat important academic work in old Brightspace courses as your sole copy. Each semester, all courses receive a fresh Brightspace page commonly referred to as a “shell.” Course shells older than two years are automatically purged from the system, but sometimes instructors remove old course shells manually on their own. It is strongly recommended that you make backups of any work you have submitted to Brightspace before or shortly after your course ends. Especially if your program requires you to maintain a portfolio of work you have done.

Google Products

Your maine.edu account is also a fully functional Google Account with access to Gmail, Google Drive, and most of Google’s other products. After leaving the university, either through graduation or simply not registering for courses, credit-earning students have 5 years before their maine.edu account is removed. The limit is 2 years for non-credit students. This includes files and email stored in Google’s products using your maine.edu account. If this data is important to you, or if you need to retain it for a portfolio or future certification, you must make and maintain your own personal backups of these files. Consider using Google Takeout10 to backup this data prior to separating from the University.

9 http://accounts.maine.edu/ 10 https://takeout.google.com

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Box & Others

If you are using Box through your maine.edu account, please be aware that your storage can only be maintained for one year after you have graduated, or otherwise separated from the university.

University Policies & Support Resources

ADA & Electronic Accessibility Notification & Accommodations

The university is committed to providing students with documented disabilities equal access to all university programs and services. If you think you have a disability and would like to request accommodations, you must register with the Disability Services Center. Timely notification is essential. The Disability Services Center can be reached by calling (207) 780-4706 or by email at [email protected]. If you have already received a faculty accommodation letter from the Disability Services Center, please provide me with that information as soon as possible. Please make a private appointment so that we can review your accommodations. The following is a list of accessibility resources for the software we use in this course:

● Brightspace Accessibility information11

● Google Suite Accessibility information12

Tutoring & Writing Assistance

Tutoring at USM is for all students, not just those who are struggling. Tutoring provides active feedback and practice, and is available for writing, math, and many more subjects. Walk-in tutoring is available at the Glickman Library in Portland, the Gorham Library, and the LAC Writing Center.

● For best service, we recommend making an appointment at the Learning Commons scheduling website.13

● Questions about tutoring should be directed to Naamah Jarnot at (207) 780-4554. ● Interested in becoming a more effective, efficient learner? Check out the AGILE website!14

Note: Remember that your goal is to be an ASL/English Interpreter. Don't forget the English side of that equation. Use the writing resources here while you have them available.

Counseling

Counseling is available for USM students. The best way to schedule an appointment is by phone at (207) 780-5411.. More information is available on the University Health and Counseling Services website15.

11 https://www.d2l.com/accessibility/standards 12 https://support.google.com/a/answer/1631886?hl=en 13 https://usm.maine.edu/learningcommons/schedule-tutoring-appointment 14 https://usm.maine.edu/agile 15 https://usm.maine.edu/uhcs

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Recovery Oriented Campus Center (ROCC)

A peer support community for students in recovery from substance abuse and other mental health conditions is available at USM. More information may be found online at the Recovery Oriented Campus Center website16 or by containing ROCC at (207) 228-8141.

Non-Discrimination Policy & Bias Reporting

The University of Southern Maine is an EEO/AA employer, and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran’s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: If you perceive a microaggression on my part in any of the categories above, please take it as a teaching moment and opportunity for me to learn. Identify it and process it with me. I cannot grow without you help. If you feel like me, consider reading this book: Garay, S. Common Interpreter Microagressions experienced by Diverse Deaf Communities. https://www.thediversityacademy.com/offers/NcZqpJGz/checkout Amie Parker, Interim Director of Equal Opportunity

The Farmhouse, University of Maine Augusta Augusta, ME 04333, (207) 581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System). Incidents of discrimination or bias at USM should be reported to Associate Vice President for Student Affairs David Roussel at (207) 780-5242.

Statement of Religious Observance for Students

Absence for Religious Holy Days

The University of Southern Maine respects the religious beliefs of all members of the community, affirms their rights to observe significant religious holy days, and will make reasonable accommodations, upon request, for such observances. If a student’s religious observance is in conflict with the academic experience, they should inform their instructor(s) of the class or other school functions that will be affected. It is the student’s responsibility to make the necessary arrangements mutually agreed upon with the instructor(s).

Title IX Statement

The University of Southern Maine is committed to making our campuses safer places for students. Because of this commitment, and our federal obligations, faculty and other employees are considered mandated reporters when it comes to experiences of interpersonal violence (sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating or domestic violence, and stalking). Disclosures of interpersonal violence must be passed along to the

16 https://usm.maine.edu/recovery

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University’s Deputy Title IX Coordinator who can help provide support and academic remedies for students who have been impacted. More information can be found at the Campus Safety website17 or by contacting Sarah E. Holmes at [email protected] or (207) 780-5767. If students want to speak with someone confidentially, the following resources are available on and off campus:

● University Counseling Services: (207) 780-4050 ● 24 Hour Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-871-7741 ● 24 Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-866-834-4357

Policy On Acceptable Conduct In Class Settings

If a student substantially disrupts a class, the professor may ask the student to align with this policy on conduct in a class setting. If the student refuses, the professor may, at their discretion, ask the student to leave. If the professor takes this step, they must attempt to communicate with the student and provide informal counsel and advice. The professor may elect to notify their dean of the situation as well. If the student disrupts the class again, the professor may, at their discretion, provide a written notification to the student, describe the offending behavior, and refer the student’s case to the appropriate academic dean and notify the dean of students that an official student conduct code violation has occurred. The Student Conduct Process is detailed on the Community Standards and Mediation website18.

Covid Face Covering Requirement

Per USM and the University of Maine System, all students, faculty, and staff members are required to wear a face covering, including during all face-to-face classes. Resident students are exempted from this requirement when in their own room in the residence hall. Students seeking additional exceptions from this requirement should refer to the Disability Accommodations section of this syllabus. Full information on Covid restrictions and guidelines can be found on the University of Maine System website19.

17 https://usm.maine.edu/campus-safety-project 18 https://usm.maine.edu/community-standards-mediation/conduct-process 19 https://www.maine.edu/together/community-guidance/everyone/

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