| Unit name | Sign Language Interpreting Performance and Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DEAFM2017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. Jim Kyle |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Centre for Deaf Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will offer students an opportunity to explore the cognitive basis behind the complex task of sign language interpreting and relate it to their practice. Cognitive Interpreting theories and models will be applied to the interpreting process and models of interactional interpreting will be coupled with these. Techniques and tools for interpreting evaluation and analysis developed and practiced. Students will be able to engage with cognitive research techniques and relate these tools to their interpreting (self and peer) performance. Pre-requsite None
