INTP 1442 - English Grammar for Sign Language Interpreters

2 Credits

This course covers fundamentals of English grammar and writing and their relationship to the study of ASL and interpreting/transliterating. Topics include: parts of speech; prepositional phrases; simple, perfect, and progressive verb tenses; passive and active voice sentences; direct and indirect objects; predicate adjectives, predicate nouns, and predicate pronouns: fundamentals of English sentence structure; punctuation; capitalization; proofreading strategies; and grammatical aspects of English that create challenges for interpreters/transliterators. The course provides terminology and skill-building exercises which will enable students to: more clearly talk about and analyze aspects of English and ASL; more accurately evaluate their interpreting/transliterating work; identify non-standard English; and evaluate and develop their use of spoken and written standard English. 2C/2/0/0

Prerequisite(s): Completion of ASLS 1413 American Sign Language 3 with a grade of “C” or better